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Vic Smith Vic Smith is offline
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Default Doug King and company...

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:08:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:


On Jan 25, 5:23?am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Partisan political whorehouse is a bit strong don't you think? ?:)


Not at all.

Look at the topic list for the last several weeks. Boating subjects
represent less than 10 percent of the content on this site, and the
typical boating-related thread draws 2-3 informative replies. Anything
beyond that too often disintegrates into "you don't really own a
lobster boat" and other nonsense. The other 90 percent of the content
typically includes threads labeled "Democrats can't keep it in their
pants", "Republicans are pedophiles" and other horse ****. Many of
these threads attract 200 or more posts, (from about the same 10
screen names representing 6-7 actual guys), and the majority of posts
after the first dozen degenerate into bitchy remarks and personal
attacks.

It's truly amazing when some of the worst perpetrators of OT crap and
launchers of patisan political chaos suddenly want to have discussions
regarding boats. I wonder how many of those folks think that the
people interested in boating are willing to sift through 20 or 30
goofball, hostile, threads filled with name calling and political
extremism


Hey, the guys are just havin' a little fun. It's all good natured.
I knew about Doug's trip from rbc and asa anyway.
If I had a boat, I'd talk about it.
Now stuff it.
BTW, what is "patisan?"
Just kidding, Chuck. About everything.
I want a ride on your boat.
In the summer, when it drizzles.

--Vic

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