Don White wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Hello, rec boats


Tomorrow is the one-month anniversary of Boatingforum.

Thanks to many of the rec.boats crew who have contributed something
there.

In the first 30 days we have had 320 posts to 90 different threads,
and the vast majority are boating related in nature. There are now 28
"members", and typically 10-20 guest visitors every day.

While the moderator function allows posts to be deleted that are
blatant trolls or personal attacks, in the first 30 days there hasn't
been a single post removed from the board. People are behaving like
gentlemen, (and there are some ladies as well), so there's no WWF
atmosphere. Not much need for a referee; and what a pleasant surprise
that has been. :-)

So, for the vast crowd (both of you) possibly wondering how this
experiment with a lightly moderated forum organized by topic is
progressing; satisfactory so far- but still in the startup stages.

Best wishes to one and all.....


Congratulations. I always felt that a little evenly applied moderating
would do wonders to keep the worst offenders in check allowing the majority
of posters to find a way to get along.


Indeed, but I think it also helps that Chuck sprinkles the messages with
photos of bare, naked ladies. :)

Seriously, though, the bottom feeders seem to be staying away in droves.
There was one attempt I noticed to start some crap, but it went nowhere.