"jps" wrote in message
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In article ddQsb.3967$jN3.1092@okepread02, says...
I visit this forum more for information than for enjoyment. I'm not
asking
anyone to post anything so that I can "enjoy my visit". Of course,
anyone
has the right to post anything that they wish in a newgroup. But, (and
maybe I'm wrong) I thought is was just considered a common courtesy to
stay
within the topic. I must be wrong, seeing that OT info outnumbers
"boat"
topics.
Some of us (from both sides) rec.boats threw common courtesy out the
window during the 2000 election debacle.
Rec.boats is a true reflection of the division in the US. It's the
nastiest bar off the nastiest dock you've been to in your life. You
have to decide whether it's so nasty that you want to turn your boat
around and head back out to sea or filter out the crap you don't want to
witness.
Your choice.
BTW, how does your courtesy meter deal with top posting?
jps
I apologize for the breach in etiquette. I do choose to continue visiting
this newsgroup and gather information that I can use from time to time
regardless of whatever state this group it is in. And, I understand peoples
frustrations with life/government/country/economy/whatever and the desire to
talk about it. However, I think courtesy went south long before the 2000
election, and that there are better forums to discuss whatever you have on
your mind that doesn't pertain to boats/boating. You're right, it's nasty.
But, it doesn't have to be.
maui