noah wrote:


PROPOSAL:

1.) That we, as a group, decide to return rec.boats to a "boating"
newsgroup.
2.) That we, as a group, acknowledge the importance of "chit-chat",
political argument, and general nonsense by supporting the creation of
rec.boats.lounge, or some similarly named group, where the
conversation is unlimited.

Personally, I have benefitted from other's boating knowledge in this
group.

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Can we take that portion of the experience next door?

I am willing to do the process (3 to 6 months) to create a discussion
group for rec.boats. Is there any support for this effort?

My personal opinion is that there is a tremendous wealth of boating
information and experience here. Far more than any individual could
hope to experience. This treasure is also often buried under tons of
political opinion. I think that this is a mistake.

This issue has been raised before. It has either never received
adequate support to move it forward, or the people involved have not
been able or willing to do it.

I am not suggesting "moderation" of rec.boats, simply an updated FAQ
and a seperate discussion group for OT stuff.

Response from posters and lurkers is appreciated. It's not worth the
effort if nobody cares.

Regards,
noah

I lurk here most of the time and like to read "political opinions" of others
with mutual intrests. At least most of the "OT" are noted as such and the
thread pattern of posting is followed so if you want to follow the thread
you can. Most of the "OT" posts are not just copy & paste dribble from "I
read this so it must be so" that clutters political groups who start a new
(old) thread to get their name and subject back to the top of the header
view.
Sounds like a great idea,"rec.boats.lounge" would be a great name for the
group.
We could all do with less name calling, but some of the satire in this group
rivals Will Rogers or Mark Twain sometimes.
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