Dear Group,

I've seen a post or two recently which credited me for having a
positive influence for the good respecting the increased number
of sailing related posts since my return. I may or may not deserve
credit.

I may deserve credit because I did succeed is sticking a sock in
the mouth of the psychotic Gay One whose stalking behavior,
profanity, puerile name calling and gaying-up of most threads
along with his general disruptive influence certainly caused some
people who are interested in sailing to be reluctant to post here.

I may deserve credit in that I've made a decision to attempt to
keep my discourse somewhat civil and to try to set an example
for others so the group could function on a more adult level.

This is not to say that I always stay on topic or that I am not
sometimes guilty of being a little disruptive with some of my
comments but the difference between my example and that
of the psychotic Gay One is that I'm off-topic from time to
time while the pGO was acting primarily as a disruptive
influence. His main reason for posting here seemed to center
on the fact that he could butt into threads and make himself
the topic of conversation which conversation often quickly
degenerated into a gay, name-calling contest with language
typical of a bunch of ten-year-olds.

In other words, by my example I have attempted to inject
some adult content into the group since my return. Not the
kind of adult content Horvath and his stripper woman provide,
but adult in the manner of discourse, no matter the topic.

An adult can tell somebody to bugger off in subtle and
creative ways and such as that becomes fun to read.
It takes a very small mind to enjoy, day after day, the
waste-of-space rantings of a since-I-returned Gay
psychotic One.

Children talk a certain way and intelligent adults talk
a different way - a way that is much deeper and more
thought provoking. I believe sailors, by their nature, are
thoughtful and thinking people. I further believe that I am
not alone in being bored by continued childish behavior with
the psychotic Gay One preoccupies himself.

Now, while it is easy to put all the blame on Gaynz, let's not
fall into that trap. It takes two to Tango. Those of you who
encouraged Gaynz's aberrant behavior by humoring him along
with your own posts emulating his disruptive methods are at
fault to a great degree as well. It is heartening to see that
even those who sunk to Gaynz's level seem to have realized
it is time to close that sordid, asa chapter.

I am encouraged in that I see many of you turning away from
the type of post that has been the psychotic Gay One's stock
and trade and I give YOU the credit for turning this group
around and getting it back on track. I find it much more
enjoyable to read playful banter between subscribers, with
or without sailing content, than to read a bunch of hostile
mud-slinging. Myself, I have derived definite pleasure in
friendly banter with some of you for a change.

What good is a past time taken so seriously that you let
it get you all riled up? Life's too short for that crap.

In conclusion, I will accept some of the credit for this group's
improved performance this past month or so but I also give each
of you, who realized what was going on and helped affect a
change for the better, a well-deserved attaboy.

Keep up the good work.

One more thing . . . Mr. Jonathan Ganz would you accept an
invitation to become a positive influence here? I for one have
not totally written you off. I think you have it in you to let
bygones be bygones and to be an asset instead of a liability.

What do you say?

Respectfully,
Capt. Neal