Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:57:51 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:47:21 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:48:02 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/ynwktr
Hmmmm - does this qualify as a "boating" post? It seems more like it
belongs in a newsgroup about seamen, shipping news or environmental
law news groups - not that I'm being parochial or anything.

I suppose that under the guidelines authored by Chuck it would
because it tangentially is about water pollution which affects
everything from - well, everything.

However, it seems a little "fishy" to me - fishy in this instance
relating to boats as some of us fish from boats thus this query is
probably ok - then again, you never know.
I suppose the difference between the treatment of Muslim women and the
treatment of water is indistinguishable to a few.

Or even asking for donations for a charity.

Not that fund raising isn't important - it is. However does that
belong on a boating newsgroup? Or does it have to be a boating
related charity? Would it have been better to email members of this
august body mentioning your admirable support of this charity? Did the
post belong here where, in theory, only boats and boating is supposed
to be discussed?

What applies to one should apply for the other - or is that too
complicated?

I don't know the rules as applied by Fearless Leader Chuck - they seem
somewhat arbitrary.

Tom,
There is NO LEADER, Chuck is expressing his opinion that political cut
and paste political articles have a tendency, and a long tradition in
rec.boats, of quickly becoming an excuse to call others an "Asshole". I
know you enjoy a well thought out debate, but you will be hard pressed
to have an intellectual debate on any political issue in rec.boats. By
the third post it will be you "left wing pinko fagots" and you "Reich
wing fascist pigs".

Now it is possible that you do enjoy a completely open forum, open to
any and all topics, no matter how ridiculous they might be. If that is
the case, and you think Chuck's position on Off Topic Political Clutter
is ridiculous, then you really should be encouraging Chuck to continue
making his posts concerning Off Topic Political Clutter

I hope I have made this perfectly clear to everyone, because I have no
idea what I said.