On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:49:04 +0200 (CEST), "privacy.at Anonymous
Remailer" wrote:

Normally I find experienced boaters to be extremely courteous to one
another. Of course there are always the few jagoffs that think they own all
the waters. They are the ones who rip through the marked no wake zones,
wouldn't lend a helping hand to a fellow boater that was in trouble, you
know the type.

Then there are inexperienced boaters that just don't know any better.

These off topic political posts don't belong in rec.boats. Are they made by
inexperienced boaters or those that think they own the waters and don't
give a damn about a fellow boater.

I, along with 99.9% of the readers of this group think this bunch should
find some other place to play. There are groups intended for that type of
discussion.

I'm curious where the poll is where you dug up that 99.9% statistic?
I'd like the chance to participate. Or is it simply a poll of one?

We come to this group to get away from politics, news, and work. We come
here to enjoy our hobby which is boating.

Evidently, most of our boats are not giving us much trouble or enough
pleasure that we've run out of things to say about them


To those that think your political rants and raves and copy and pastes are
enjoyed by the vast majority of us, forget it. This is a boating newsgroup.

You can always filter what you don't want to read.

Get the picture? This political trash does not belong here. It is not
wanted. Go play somewhere else.

Don't waste your time. The political banter in this group has grown
considerably since the election of 2000. Most of it is exchanged by
seasoned newsgroup regulars, most of whom are also avid boaters. There
have been a few people, like you, who have gone around complaining
about the political talk, and it has resulted almost 100% (how's that
for a statistic) of the time with the complainer leaving the group in
disgust while the political talk continues.

I take a hiatus from the political talk for a while to give it a rest.
Several others have pledged to do the same thing. But there are some
here who enjoy fanning the flames of controversy, and there is nothing
more polarizing and controversial right now than politics. It's just a
shame that many of can't seem to leave it go.


Dave