Dudley Henriques wrote:
The solution was simple really, and what I did then still
holds true for today in these situations. I simply avoid them and move
on to other postings.

The simplest and most effective solution.

Hell, I don't even use filters! No need to. A simple look down the
list of any newsgroup reveals to me instantly what is potentially
interesting and what's simply a high noise level thread.

That is what I've been doing for the 19-some years I've been reading
Usenet.

With a few minor differences your post is one I would have written had I
gotten around to it. Hmmm ... have you been reading my mind? :-)