Eisboch
For the first time in over a year, I am receiving email requests
from former participants of this newsgroup asking to be removed
from the "Boats" of rec.boats website. The sited reason is the
recent upturn of hateful posts, and particularly the new *low* of
posting personal information of other members on the site.
For me, this newsgroup has been very enjoyable in the past, often
laced with humor that has had me belly laughing. Even some of the
off-topic threads have been interesting, thought provoking, some
boring, with lively exchanges of views. Nothing wrong with that in
my opinion.

Lately, the NG has become increasingly full of threats, foul mouthed
attacks and just plain stupidity.

I have spent many hours creating and maintaining the "Boats" of
rec.boats website. It has become known outside of the NG circle and
my name is associated with it.

If this idiotic trend in personal attacks, threats and posting of
phone numbers and addresses continues in the rec.boats newsgroup,
I will be forced to close the site permanently.

Eisboch
........
And in 18 years, nothing has changed....