At first I thought ''Ellen'' was a guy, but she sure whines
like a woman.

A little too thin skinned for this group I'd say.



SBV

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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"Jeff" wrote
|
| And why is this a problem? There are plenty of useful
newsgroups and
| forums, but there is only one ASA.

It's a problem because this is one of the FEW public
newsgroups about sailing
and it's pretty much been taken over by a small group of
immature and bully
people. They think it's just peachy to post whatever they
want. They disrupt on
purpose people here who'd really like to read about
sailing. (Errr, alt.sailing.asa
isn't alt.politics, alt. wartalk, alt. babytalk,
alt.racetrack. etc...) How selfish are
people who spoil the sailing talk with their off topic
junk? Are they too wimpy to
actually go to alt.politics? Afraid they can't cut it?
Rather disrupt than discuss?
I think so.
Is there a consensus that alt.sailing.asa is supposed
to be a hang-out for the
immature off-topic trouble makers who delight in being
asses? Wouldn't you and
responsible others like to see more sailing discussed
here. I sure would. I can
read bully babies in just about any public newsgroup. Are
you happy to see what
should be a public forum turned into a private bashfest?
I'm not. It shouldn't be
that way. Mature people should have a public forum to
discuss sailing, don't you
think? Isn't it plain rude for certain people to disrupt
the legitimate activities of
others? Would you go to a funeral and do a strip-tease?
There's a time and place
for everything.

| Are you claiming yours is "sensible talk"? It sounds a
lot more like
| whining.

Your entitled to your opinion but why side with the
bullies? Have you been
poisoned by their rude and selfish behavior. If you think
it's cool to act like
that then your also part of the problem. Why can't
everybody be civil and
stop stepping on the legitimate topic of this newsgroup?

| Why are you so insistent that there is a problem? I
admit that the
| flonkers are a nuisance, but that's what kill files are
for.
| Otherwise, everyone is free to say what they want.

I have to wade through and delete fifty off-topic
posts that go on and on just
to get to a couple of sailing related posts. Should a
sailing newsgroup be like that?
No, it shouldn't and you know it.

| Just about the only power we have is to ignore posters
we don't like.
| Now you're complaining because Thom is doing that.
You're a real
| piece of work.

You seem to have an odd sense of what complaining is.
I could care less if
Tom ever read my posts. He's a nobody. He hasn't a clue.
Hypocrite! What does he
post about sailing? Scarce few! And you? Do you really
enjoy wading through so many
off topic posts? Childish posturing? Immature squabbling?
Excessive thumb-sucking?
I don't think you do even if you won't admit it.

Cheers,
Ellen