On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:51:40 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote:

I find the tone of the following post, offensive. Why is it always
the pseudonymous posters who want to let rip in this way?

Brian Whatcott

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:45:01 GMT, wrote:

Maybe usenet is not the right place for you. DSK (aka Tougboat) is a human butt
plug.

BB
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Of course, if they were "all good" they would still be in the majority, dimwit.
At one time, oxen pulled plows to cultivate fields. At one time, buggy whip
manufacturers had a marketable product. At one time, Sails were all made of
heavy canvas.

Tougboat, you are the king of all nitwits.

BB

Brian Whatcott wrote:

I find the tone of the following post, offensive. Why is it
always the pseudonymous posters who want to let rip in this way?

Brian Whatcott

It isn't _always_ the anonymous posters who let fly. I myself do so from
time to time, as do many others who publish under their own name. Usually
it takes persistence and effort to draw these responses out of me, but
sometimes it doesn't. There doesn't seem to be any discernable pattern.

Also, what one individual finds "offensive" is just that: one person's view.
I cannot understand what else one might expect on Usenet.

I hope I haven't offended you, Brian.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

Brian Whatcott wrote:

I find the tone of the following post, offensive.
Why is it always the pseudonymous posters who want
to let rip in this way?

Hello Brian,

Most newsgroups have many long standing feuds, and
"rec.boats.cruising" appears to be no exception. Such a shame.
Consider, if you will, my innocent sounding post of a few days ago. I
was really looking forward to a good exchange of pros-and-cons of
different sailboats. I can't sail them all, but I was really looking
forward to sharing knowledge with other sailors. I wanted to know what
different people liked about different boats. But out of more than 30
posts, only 3 posts so far were on-topic (thanks to Frank, Matt, and a
fellow "Texan"). The rest of the bandwidth has been consumed by
long-standing rivals trying to outdo one another. It makes it really
difficult to wade through the noise. Such a shame... Such a waste of
human knowledge... One of these days I may start a new thread to see
if we have better luck.

Thanks,

Bob Whitaker
"Free Spirit"

On 15 Mar 2004 22:00:59 -0800, (Bob Whitaker)
wrote:

Brian Whatcott wrote:

I find the tone of the following post, offensive.
Why is it always the pseudonymous posters who want
to let rip in this way?

Hello Brian,

Most newsgroups have many long standing feuds, and
"rec.boats.cruising" appears to be no exception. Such a shame.
.....
Bob Whitaker
"Free Spirit"

My problem arises because I had access to arpanet-style newsgroups
fifteen years ago, for a spell. People mis-spoke then, as now.

But when they did, you can be sure that people spoke up and let their
distaste be known. So the level stayed civilized.

I don't feel the need to invite guttermouths into my study even now,
but when they arrive, I believe I would be well-served as would you,
to let them know how I feel about their stuff.

Brian Whatcott Altus OK

First, I apologize for my part in continuing the offensiveness. It was
perhaps a mistake to treat "JAXAshby" and "BinaryBill" as deserving any
reply, for reasons that they make obvious.

(Bob Whitaker)wrote:
Most newsgroups have many long standing feuds, and
"rec.boats.cruising" appears to be no exception. Such a shame.



Brian Whatcott wrote:
My problem arises because I had access to arpanet-style newsgroups
fifteen years ago, for a spell. People mis-spoke then, as now.

But when they did, you can be sure that people spoke up and let their
distaste be known. So the level stayed civilized.

I don't feel the need to invite guttermouths into my study even now,
but when they arrive, I believe I would be well-served as would you,
to let them know how I feel about their stuff.

The problem here is that these two clowns (if indeed they are two
different people, my suspicion is that they are both sock puppets) are
more entertained by outraged & offended reactions. My intention was to
try and pretend it was a serious discussion and maybe some good would
come of it all. Best thing to do with trolls is ignore them though.

DSK

DSK wrote:
....snip...
Best thing to do with trolls is ignore them though.

Of course, this is the best advice; but we're (all) only human. It may
be cruel; but sometimes I just *hafta* comment/respond when it comes
to Jax et al.

I mean, without Jax, we wouldn't know that dead reckoning is illegal,
that the Gulf Stream is extremely difficult to find, that you can sail
upwind under bare poles because of "vectors," and on, and on.

For me, the amusement value is worth the price of admission (cluttered
bandwidth). Mostly.

Frank

DSK wrote:
....snip...
Best thing to do with trolls is ignore them though.

That is, of course, the best thing to do; but we're (all) only human.
Cruel as it may be, I sometimes just *hafta* reply to something Jax or
one of the other loons says. Ya gotta love 'em.

How else would we know that it's illegal to use dead reckoning? Or
that the Gulf Stream is extremely difficult to find? Or that you can
sail upwind under bare poles because of "vectors?" And an endless
stream of other outre bits.

Frank