On 20 Jun 2006 07:51:07 -0700, "Solo Thesailor"
wrote:

Hi,
I am new to Groups and have thought that this .cruising forum (and
.boats) seem strangely much more quarrelsome and filled with
offend-defend-offend-defends than any I have visited. That is rather
disappointing as I thought there was a shared positive and kindly
kindred spirit among boaters/sailors. Hopefully it is just jovial
bickering like among siblings? Just humour? Please tell me it is so.

I would like people with wisdom and experience to continue to share it
around, as lots of us newer are all ears and can sort out at least to a
certain extent which piece of advice to listen to or which is relevant
if not immediately then for later or other circumstances. Of course
some off-topics or 'seemingly' off-topics or some manners of wording
may irritate some people (incl me occasionally) but let's please
accept/tolerate/forgive/appreciate different ways people contribute and
accept that words cannot adequately represent our well-intentioned
communication. Something may sound off topic when it is in fact
relevant and appreciated, something may sound like bragging when it is
not. There's a lot of wisdom on this forum and lets allow more sharing.
And let's remember that everyone sacrifices valuable time to
'contribute', and for that I'm very grateful. Please do not discourage
contributions with insults or superiority.

If I have failed to adequately make myself understood I'd like to
rephrase that contributors please continue to contribute, freely in
whatever way you judge appropriate. I have learned much. Thank you.

Solo Thesailor
http://sailingstoriesandtips.blogspot.com Any comments, feedback and
contribution to the website is most welcome and appreciated.

I expect you will soon conclude that lecturing newgroup particpants on
how they should behave is in general fruitless - indeed attracts
epithets like "net nanny" and worse.

Moreover, sad to tell, this NG is rather mild: for real mean
minded nastiness try, ... oh there are several - rec.equestrian
comes to mind for one. (I received posts hoping for my death, for
example)

If you are still sensitive to invective, the sci. newsgroups are the
inheritors of the original philosophy to some extent: "praise in
public, criticise in private" etc. The rec.NGs are much more rowdy.

Sincerely


Brian Whatcott Altus OK