Ok Bart
I want some points although I'm not sure what I will do with them.
I use my real name and I am located in Roswell Georgia. I have a 1982
Catalina 27 (Tire Swing. I have had this boat since new but it is up
for sale. I should get additional points here because the sail number
matches the last four digits of my phone number. I also have a O'day
40 (Savannah Daydreamin) that we use to cruise the Bahamas. Due to a
family member medical problems we didn't go this year so I decided to
become a "lurker".
How many points do I get?
JR


Bart Senior wrote:
Annual LURKER Check-In !!!

For those of you lurking out there. This is the
annual Lurker Check-in.

Lurkers are those that read posts but do not post
responses or start threads.

You don't have to post anything intelligent, just
your handle and location, include boat name,
type and model, if you have one.

This is your big chance to get easy points.

If you don't check in, nothing bad will happen to you,
you will just remain POINTLESS!

1 point award per fact you provide.

Those of you that have posted and do not have any
points at all, or you are not sure if you have any points,
you can check in now for free alt.sailing.asa newgroups
points.

What is your first name JR? Or is that what you like to
be called?

Your response is good for 10 points! You are now a
blooded veteran.

More importantly, you are not POINTLESS! Everyone
should have a few points.

Thanks for participating.

When I was in the Air Force I had to evaluate my troops
on their performance reports. I thought that was pointless.
The lesson I learned was ratings don't matter, finding ways
to motivate people is what is important.

I started posing questions in here years ago. At some point,
I believe when I felt we were needed to get back to discussing
sailing, I started posing questions as a method of starting
sailing discussions. This is a tough crowd. I've had to put
some effort into coming up with good questions. Lately
I've been posing USCG questions which helped eliminate
arguments about the answers.

Other people have since posed questions and awarded points.
It is a fine tradition which I hope will continue long after I'm gone.

Since then it has taken on a life it's own. Once someone
complained about not having any points. My feeling is
everyone should be able to earn some. Why not?

The earliest recorded point awarded I found was 1 Feb 2002.
Can you find an earlier one? [1 pt]

Bart

"JR Gilbreath" wrote

Ok Bart
I want some points although I'm not sure what I will do with them.
I use my real name and I am located in Roswell Georgia. I have a 1982
Catalina 27 (Tire Swing. I have had this boat since new but it is up for
sale. I should get additional points here because the sail number matches
the last four digits of my phone number. I also have a O'day
40 (Savannah Daydreamin) that we use to cruise the Bahamas. Due to a
family member medical problems we didn't go this year so I decided to
become a "lurker".
How many points do I get?
JR