On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:18:14 -0400, John H.
wrote:

JimH asked for some info from everyone on the various state's wide load
restrictions over at Chuck's Place. I responded with a web site from Ohio
and suggested he use Google, rather than try to get responses from fifty
people from each state.

Apparently my response ****ed off the moderator, who soon thereafter
published a warning about bringing stuff from here to there (???).

So, I apologize to whomever I offended, JimH, I suppose.

It wasn't about your post - it was a different poster who made a
wholly, totally and globally inappropriate remark about JimH and the
nonsense that goes on in rec.boats that none of the other posters saw
because I got to it the second it was posted. It was deleted, the
member banned for 24 hours before anybody even knew it happened.

Let me repeat - it had nothing to do with you.. Which is exactly what
I was talking about separating the two groups - keep that crap over
here and not there.

I have no idea of what has transpired (although plenty of people have
volunteered the information) and frankly I don't care - what happens
between you and JimH here is between you and him here. Keep it off
boatingforum.

For the record, I took both of your posts at face question/answer
value because I had no idea of what had transpired between you here.

And, Tom has reinstated Harry at Chuck's Place! I guess his good behavior
over here has earned him the reinstatement. Way To Go, Harry!!

What happens here had nothing to do with there.

Let me repeat myself:

WHAT HAPPENS HERE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THERE.

I felt that if Harry wanted to participate and follow the rules as
I've stated three or four times, that was fine with me - he can do
what he wishes as long as he behaves himself and resists trying to be
clever. He's there anyway - I won't give away which recent joiners
are who, but he's not as smart as he thinks he is. He also has a
couple of "proxy" watchers which is highly amusing.

As I said, I'm a forgive and forget kind of guy. If he's that
interested in what goes on there that he has to try and spoof the
system, then why not just get it in the open. He knows the rules -
when they are broken, all the ids will be deleted not simply banned.