"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:
On 11/5/2006 9:50 AM, Eisboch wrote:

I don't post that much here anymore. There's only a couple of people
left here, you among them, that I like and find interesting. The
netcops
have turned this newsgroup into a pile of steaming dung, suitable
mostly
for their overwrought and uncritical advertorials.

Last we heard, the YoHo was being offered for sale. Assuming you found
a buyer, that leaves you with "half a canoe" and some other assorted
paddle boats (IIRC). Maybe you're posting less because you're fairly
well out of boating these days? Should the NG emphasis ever shift back
to personal attack, overwrought and uncritical political cut 'n paste,
and unsubstantiated claims of personal wealth, prestige, and
accomplishment- the crowd that such a change might generate will
probably bring in a few people you will like and find interesting. So
hang in there, Harry- there's hope for a return to the nasty old days
you so enjoyed here and an accelerating trend among the majority to go
there.

Meanwhile, as long as you have introduced the thought that we should be
critical of the quality of posts to the NG, I'm still looking for some
evidence that your lobster boat exists outside of your imagination.
Wait! I know just where to turn to find it: rec.boast


Rec.boats is an unusual newsgroup. It is one of the oldest newsgroups on
Usenet (along with alt.sailing.asa) and is unique in the respect that it
has
no charter. It's more of a free for all. One of it's best attributes in
the
past has been humor and although I don't always agree with Harry on some
subjects, I've always found a light side in many of his posts.

Personally, I enjoy the boating topics but, as I've got to know some of
the
virtual personalities of some of the participants, I've also enjoyed many
of
the off topic discussions and debates. Everything can be done to an
excess
of course and when it does it becomes obvious. Filters work well if some
topics or those that indulge in personal attacks get to be too much for
anyone.

Point is ... your constant scolding, lectures and passing of judgment
about
how *you* think others should behave are just as annoying as an over done
political post IMO. Some people here are masters at purposely raising
the
ire of others (trolls) and frankly, I consider you one of them at times
when
you do this.

Prove me wrong and chill out. Post what you want and expect both praise
and
criticism. Stop worrying about everybody else and their behavior and
methods. We can deal with it ourselves.

Eisboch


Let me see if I follow all of your points he

It's a very good thing for the boating newsgroup to function as a chat
room for the "virtual personalities" and you enjoy all of the OT
discussions. Politically hot spuds are fine, at least for the first
couple of exchanges before the personal remarks and name calling begin
in earnest.

In fact, you think posting just about anything here is OK and that
everybody should be able to express an opinion, (as long as that
opinion doesn't pertain to whether or not the OT political stuff and
personal conversations are an asset to the newsgroup).

You conclude your several paragraphs of personal preferences and
opinions about what you think it is appropriate for me to post with an
appeal to me to keep my personal preferences and opinions to myself.

Did I miss anything important?

Someone take the shovel out of that man's hand.