"D MacPherson" lifted the
trapdoor, peered around and wrote:

If I read Scotty's post correctly, I think he is referring to the general
omission of "hobbyist" level sources for training in yacht design, rather
than anything regarding newsgroups.

You may be right, but I read that he was asking if he would be discouraged
from posting "here" ie. in this ng, otherwise the reference to "flames"
doesn't make much sense. Oh well, I'm sure he will say

steveb