Michael wrote:
With the valiant exceptions of a few, notably Bart Senior, Thom and Katy
(and a few others so don't feel slighted I just picked on those of us who
have been around the longest) the majority of .asa has denigrated into a
pale and for the most part useless comparison of it's glory days.

Which "glory days" were those?

... The
sailing content is vastly overshadowed by insipid political commentary which
in itself is of no merit.

Actually there is more sailing content in this discussion group than
most others I've sampled.

.... Bart does a good job of holding his finger in
the dike

Not what I'd call a good choice of words there.


....It takes more than
quantity to be a leader especially in a free society

Yes, it does.


... For the majority of the spam propaganda posts
it's just Neal wannabes. He knew when to push a button or ring chimes or
zing in a barbed conversation starting content but the majority of it was
always about sailing.

Which ones were those? The ones where he bragged about imaginary
voyages, pontificated on Jaxxian laws of physics applied to sailing, or
the ones where he displayed total ignorance about common sailing
equipment & it's employment (for example, jib sheets).



... And you ain't Neal.

Thank goodness.

DSK