On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:17:22 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

it
generally devolved to the mess you have now because those who
participate in OT don't have the discipline to keep it off the
newsgroups.

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That's about right. I've been in and out of wretched.boats since the
early 90s and it has always been a bit over the top for various
reasons. Surprisingly enough, you can still get good answers here if
you ask the right questions and sort through the responses.