I have recently changed my email reader to Thunderbird and just got around to exploring how to filter my newsgroups.
There is a LOT of political clam trap in this Toyota newsgroup as well as the few other groups that I subscribe to. Its unfortunate, because between all the crap, there are some very helpful posts.
May I suggest, that users who really want to discuss Toyota issues, add the "Toyota" name in the subject line of their post. Then users would be afforded the option to wade through the day to day garbage, or setup a filter to only access material relevant to this group. I know this isn't a perfect solution, but it's a start.
Those who want to continue posting off topic issues, maybe free to do as they wish; but as a courtesy to others, leave "Toyota" out of the subject line.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome.