Gene Kearns wrote:

Skipper penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Either cite, or post the ENTIRE article.

Why should she, the point was made. And a very good point it was.

Because any honest poster with more than a 3rd grade education knows
that is the proper thing to do.

The ENTIRE article? Not always needed, Gene. Perhaps the title of this
thread should have been 'Clarity of Purpose'. That way, we could better
focus on the major point of this thread, responsible reporting. K warned
NG readers about Ficht technology (and in depth and detail) over a year
BEFORE the schidt hit the fan and the Ficht failure became common
knowledge. During this same time, Grannis was spruiking Ficht while
insulting NG contributors. Well, lo and behold, turns out K was right
and Grannis wrong. Tens of thousands of Ficht customers were left high
and dry.

So, what did we learn from that episode? We learned that a gal from
Aussieland could take on a recognized and respected technical guru and
be vindicated. We also learned not to trust the advice of gurus quite so
much in the future because they might well be wrong. We also learned
that Bill's pride and ego would not let him admit that he led many down
the primrose path.

Bill Grannis *is* a recognized and respected industry expert. Thousands
were hurt in the Ficht debacle. This NG should be used as a forum to
discuss such issues and warn folks of potential disasters. K did her
job. Grannis should at least tip his hat to the good job K did in
warning readers of the Ficht problem, she was the only one doing so. I
thing he'd be a bigger man for doing so.

--
Skipper