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On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:36:22 GMT, (Henry Blackmoore) wrote:
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On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:37:29 GMT, (Henry Blackmoore) wrote:
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This newsgroup is akin to a pub where most everyone shares a common
interest.
It's nothing at all like a pub. In a pub--or in any face to face
gathering--there are certain built-in constraints to behavior. Those
constraints tend to be closely tied to a) shame; and b) one's instinct for
self-preservation. Here on rec.boats, a very small handful of people
behave
in
ways I presume they never would in real life, simply because they'd risk
personal embarrassment, shame and likely personal injury.
You have a point there. But you are preaching to the wrong person. I
didn't
come to this newsgroup to get into it with folks.
And yet, strangely, out of all the posts you've made to rec.boats under your
current 'nym, almost none of them have anything to do with boating. Maybe
you
were a prolific and valued boater posting under some other handle?
Strangely I don't use different names. I use my real name. I just don't give
out my email address to just anyone or publicly. And if you insist on playing
Encyclopedia Brown or Joe Hardy and want to do a bit of sleuthing then read up
on just what 'X-no-archive:yes' is all about. The majority of my previous
posting were never archived Sherlock.
And I acknowledged that possibility.
Sure, but I don't always read the whole post and then come back and write
comments. I just take paragraphs that interest me from the top down as
they come. Sometimes new developments farther down warrant revisions,
sometimes not or I don't feel like it. In any case, get over it.
But I be god-damned if I
have to remain silent while sob's throw insults my way. Just like in a real
pub I can fight back if I so choose.
It takes no courage whatsoever to post insults from behind the comparative
anonymity of a Usenet handle--and in many instances here I see pure
cowardice.
Bully for you.
A pub on the waterfront perhaps that attracts boaters.
Many of the people here (like you) would not last ten minutes in an actual
physical gathering of boaters. Besides--I see very little evidence of any
interest in boating among the more prolific combatants here. My hunch is
that,
even with the onset of the boating season, you who have effectively ruined
rec.boats as a boating resource will continue your sociopathic behavior
here.
How come I don't see posts like this chewing out Harry K. and company, like
'asskisser? Why is that? Am I missing something?
Probably, yes. Tell you what: why don't you do a search of the rec.boats
archives for all the posts I've made here (you should find well over 400 of
them); you should be able to discern what my positions are, and to whom I
express them. You may be surprised.
You are not important enough for me to warrant much more than a reply or two
to your comments.
I hope this doesn't come as too much of a blow to you, but my "importance" in
your eyes is of no concern to me.
Good then buzz off.
You've claimed that I don't take others to task (Krause, for example) for their
posts. You're wrong--and a quick search of past posts to rec.boats will show
you *how* wrong. But suit yourself.
I don't feel the need to research your life or to try and
find out if you use your real name or where you live etc... Obviously the
reverse isn't true though eh? Maybe you are a bit unbalanced mentally, no?
I think this may be a personal record for you: longest time corresponding with
someone before making some irrelevant, childish personal insult.
Kind of one the level with your "people like you" stereotyping and labeling is
it?
Is it okay for them to spew
their vile and bullsh*t but shame on me for putting it back in front of
them?
All the chastizing seems to be very one-sided around here.
I suspect you're reading only a small part of the traffic in rec.boats.
You are the sleuthing expert. You tell me.
Nope. You've made a claim. Back it up.
I will leave the Hardy Boys crap to you Joe.
And like any pub
filled with free spirited individuals the folks can and will talk about
most
anything that they wish. Be it boats, politics or anything else.
Ah. Never been in a pub full of "free spirited individuals," I see--unless
you
subsist on a diet of Ensure, sucked through a wired jaw.
Just who are you to say otherwise?
I've always found this kind of position amusing: people like you, who
contribute
to the rapid deterioration of a formerly useful community under some sort
of
"free speech" umbrella, yet who whine and complain hypocritically when
called
to
account for that same behavior.
Oh really now? I have been coming here for years now and you know
something?
I came in here originally to talk about boats and I still do.
Really? Under what handle? And when?
Under my OWN name. And I go back to at least 1999 or 1998.
But you can figure all of that out yourself since you are so smart.
However when I
first started posting I also got insulted and had mud flung at me by various
members of the newsgroup that made fun of my home state, my name, my email
addresses, my boat and my political affliations amongst other things.
Can you consider the strong possibility that you may have contributed
significantly to that state of affairs? Even caused it? You seem to be
upset
that you've been insulted, and that your "political affiliations" have been
ridiculed. I never seem to have that problem. Care to guess why?
What are you? A school-marm? What role are you trying to assume here?
Look, if you don't like my posts (or any other ones for that matter) then
either ignore them or use the filtering features of your news client. It's
really that simple.
Henry, I *love* your posts. I don't get all that much opportunity to respond
to
anyone quite so mean-spirited, petty and fatuous as you seem to be. And my
hunch is, you'll keep responding for some time. I'm just wondering how long
it'll take you to level some accusation of perversion or lawlessness at me.
Or you could just ignore it, let it stand and allow anyone who might happen to
read it draw their own conclusions.
Ignore it? Why? So you can get the last word. I''ll ignore something when I
so choose.
And if you are talking about Harry K and/or school buses and you are playing
detective then you will find that I didn't start that sh*t. And if you want
to defend that vile piece of sh*t then you go right ahead. However I never
had unkind words to say to Krause until he started throwing his insults
around. The terrible things that Krause has said about Texas and Texans
alone warrants anything that gets thrown back at him. I don't feel sorry
for the "rectal fissure". It is obvious how one-sided that you really are
Joey.
Funny how I am "mean-spirited" for engaging left-wing whackos throwing barbs,
insults and threats around ain't it Joe?
Funny how 'asskisser is throwing around the very same things that you accuse
me of and you ain't saying jack as far as I can see.
Like I said Joe, get a kill filter and unbind your panties.
Like I said if mud gets slung my way I reserve the right to sling some right
back. You can try and be NetCop or Newsgroup Moderator all that you want to
but you don't have anything to stand on in that capacity.
The
folks that I retort to or insult in here are the ones that started throwing
their **** at me first.
Really. So poor, innocent Henry first posted to rec.boats about--what,
boats?
And was immediately maligned for his innocent, on-topic posting. No, unless
you
x-no some of your posts, or have posted earlier under some different 'nym;
just
about every post I've been able to find from you has seemed to be spoiling
for
some kind of fight.
What makes you think that you have seen EVERY post that I have made. Do
you think that Deja-News has everything archived?
Oh, my goodness. I seem to have overestimated your knowledge of Usenet. When
I
qualified my statement, above, with "...unless you x-no some of your posts..."
I
should have been more explicit. What I should have written was, "...unless you
include the directive, 'x-no-archive:yes' in some of your posts to inhibit
archive display by DejaNews or Google..." I incorrectly assumed that you'd
recognize what "x-no" referred to. Terribly sorry.
What are you rambling about now? I know perfectly well what "x-no" refers to.
However there are (and were) some newsgroups that were never part of Deja's
or Google's Archives. The only that you are "overestimating" is your own
intelligence.
But your biggest problem, IMO, is that you're just boring. And predictable.
You don't bring anything interesting to the table--unless your demonstrated
fixation on basskisser's imagined sexual preference and practices, and your
apparent obsession with labeling him as some kind of drug addict have
entertainment value.
You are not exactly the most exciting thing to have hit this newsgroup either
Joe. And if you want to stick up for and feel sorry for an admitted
drug-cultivator then that is certainly your perogative.
Go talk about boats Joey. Like I said you can use your kill filter or just
ignore anything that "bores" you. Quite simple actually. Try to grasp it.
Joe Parsons
I don't have to explain anything to you fella. You can figure things out for
yourself. You obviously fancy yourself as some kind of elite.
Same as in a pub or bar I don't walk away from too
many jerks throwing verbal punches or otherwise. Why should I? I have the
right to speak my mind as well.
This is what is called a "straw man." No one has said that you don't have a
right to behave badly on Usenet--but you can't reasonably expect not to
receive
consequences--verbal on Usenet, possibly physical in meatspace. I have never
seen anyone behave IRL as you and several others do here without either being
assaulted or ejected from the premises.
Your one-sidedness is really showing here.
You expect me and others to just settle down and be silent while the
left-wing
whacko contingent says and does what they please?
You are preaching to the wrong person here. Go play NetCop to somebody
else.
Let's see you engage some of the lefties on this issue.
As I've said--I suspect you have read rec.boats quite selectively. Check the
archives.
As you are quite "selective" in those you engage too eh?
Joe Parsons
Go talk about boats Joe. Stop getting your panties in a wad because I and
others won't conform to your expectations. Learn how to and use a good
kill filter. Nobody forces you to click on a post or thread in here. You
are not part of a captive audience. You have the freedom to choose (just as
you have the freedom to post what you like on ANY subject).
later....