"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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Top-posted to annoy the flonkers.....

Yeah, I ignored most of it. I kf'ed Jon a while ago, the filter should
expire soon, we'll see if the content has improved. In hindsight I
coulda put in a filter to kill your 'HOMO' posts but what the hey,
that's marginally harder than I can generally be bothered with.

Don't hold your breath..... it's been proven that any attempt to teach a
pig to sing results in failure.



I had a nice break away from it all, saw some new icebergs, a couple
new (to me) whale species and a chinstrap penguin a long way from where
he should be. Managed to swipe a floe with a sleeping leopard seal on
it and ruin his day so badly there were stains on the ice as he left
:-) I can't really take asa at all seriously and I don't much care.
It's entertainment. When a thread gets boring - ignore. Ditto for
people who simply can't keep up.

Sounds like an excellent trip. I'd love to get to the Antarctic someday. I
understand the Leopard Seal is the top predator in the Antarctic... can you
clarify that?


Hope you get to splash Overproof soon. I've been sailing Patanela D
every second day or so since I got back.

Overproof will probably see the ocean in May. That clip provided by Ganz on
another post was very entertaining.... it's amazing to see a vessel
flounder in such a mild wave. It's indicative of the lack of talent and
ability of sailors in his area.

Double the size of the wave and you have the Gull Rocks at the mouth of my
bay with breaking seas..... my double ender surfs that with no problem.

PDW

In article OvV3e.166159$fc4.13772@edtnps89, Capt. Mooron
wrote:

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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Ummm, Moron - the postings Thom was referring to were those repetitive,
boring, content-free ones lacking it life, wit, humour or any trace of
originality whereby you just called Jon a HOMO for post after boring
post after boring post after boring post after ......
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz

Heh.. Look... Ganz had been at it for months. I fiqured it was time he
was
subjected to the same bland repetative regieme. I admit... and stated as
much that it was like playing "Whack the Gopher" at a fair.... only
difference being the gopher was frothing more each time it popped up. I
had
no problem with it since I was not employed at the time and had sufficent
time on my hands to persue this objective. I posted sailing related
content
as well as some replies to off topic threads during that time. Look
Peter...
when I am not interested in following a prolonged disscussion between
Doug
and Dave of investments and social security ... I just select and delete
the
thread.... or ignore their posts.

Thom could have employed a killfile as could everyone else. I suggested
it
to anyone that had a concern. You have, as explained... several options
at
your disposal... a kill file or the choice of ignoring the post and the
option of reply. I even assured that I would include a word in every
reply
to Jon that could have been entered in a kill file message "if content
contains" for those of which cared to follow my other posts while
avoiding
my trouncing of Ganz.

My primary objection is that this involved nobody but Ganz and myself.
Thom
decided to involve himself of his own free will. Not only did he take the
liberty and attitude that his opinion was of merit to me or not... he
attacked me in the process. Now he seems surprised that I've taken this
in a
negative manner????

Don't take it as an attempt to be your conscience. Take it as a
critique on style.

Critique on style ? I admitted no "style" was involved in those
posts....
on many occasions. I consider advice but I question direction. I do not
consider mutual respect to be asking too much. Had I attacked Thom as
Ganz
had on several occassions ... then I could have understood his actions.
Thom
seems to have the mistaken belief that he is the adjudicator of disputes
and
enforcer of posting content.
As it is... I have made it clear to Thom that his manner of appraoch has
clarified his opinion of me. I owe him no consideration nor compliance.
Respect is earned and age does not give carte blanche to such
considerations.

Think about it... if Thom had approached me as you have here... I would
have
been much more receptive to his concerns....

CM