Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Greg, you have a good point about the OT identifier in the subject. Works real
good in the Harley Davidson NG's. But the (us) Harley folks are more cohesive
and less likely to respond to the Harry's of this world. If you can find a way
to make it work please let us (me) know!
Mike

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Backyard Renegade wrote:

(CaptMP) wrote in message ...
JUST boating related subjects???? WHAT??? ABSURD!! UNTHINKABLE!!

That said, whw soon, where and how. And how to keep the bozos out? If you can
figure it out, let me know.

Mike

It is very simple. No matter how much the crap they post ****es you
off, let it go. The only reason Harry and JPS are here is to fight. If
there is no fight, they will get bored and move on.
Scotty from SmallBoats.com


Wrong, booze-breath: *I'm* here for all the wonderful discussions about
boating that transcend the level of belles lettres. Or at least are
written in a semi-literate fashion.


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Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

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(CaptMP) wrote in message ...
JUST boating related subjects???? WHAT??? ABSURD!! UNTHINKABLE!!

That said, whw soon, where and how. And how to keep the bozos out? If you can
figure it out, let me know.

Mike

It is very simple. No matter how much the crap they post ****es you
off, let it go. The only reason Harry and JPS are here is to fight. If
there is no fight, they will get bored and move on.
Scotty from SmallBoats.com



"I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs
of Iraq."
-- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

I like it. But, unfortunately, I do think there needs to
be a moderator. It's not OT that's the real problem, it's the
jerks that OT post to provoke others. WTF are political
postings doing in this newsgroup anyway. If these folks want
a ****ing contest, I'm sure there are plenty of other groups
that would welcome the diatribe.

Note, I'm not really for censorship, but these ridiculous OT
posts have made me rethink that.

So, what' the procedure for starting a new group? If you need
help moderating, I'll volunteer.

-JimL


Matt's Arcade wrote:
What do you think?

I'm so tired of wading through the OT posts....

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:24:21 GMT, JimL wrote:

I like it. But, unfortunately, I do think there needs to
be a moderator. It's not OT that's the real problem, it's the
jerks that OT post to provoke others. WTF are political
postings doing in this newsgroup anyway. If these folks want
a ****ing contest, I'm sure there are plenty of other groups
that would welcome the diatribe.

Note, I'm not really for censorship, but these ridiculous OT
posts have made me rethink that.

So, what' the procedure for starting a new group? If you need
help moderating, I'll volunteer.

You can learn how to create a new Usenet newsgroup at
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=+%...isc.org&rnum=2.

I've been part of a newsgroup in the alt.* hierarchy for over a decade. It's a
NG that is often overrun by trolls and flamewars. Many times, people have said,
"We need a new, moderated newsgroup!" So we dutifully post the information on
new group creation and about moderation.

No one has ever stepped forward to begin that process. That's understandable,
given that it is a process that takes some time and is less than trivial. But
the information is at that URL, for anyone who'd like to check it out.

Joe Parsons


-JimL


Matt's Arcade wrote:
What do you think?

I'm so tired of wading through the OT posts....

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Thanks. I'll peruse it and see how to proceed.
I agree that we don't want to censor the posts, but it is so tiresome wading
through all the political posts :-(

Matt


"Joe Parsons" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:24:21 GMT, JimL
wrote:

I like it. But, unfortunately, I do think there needs to
be a moderator. It's not OT that's the real problem, it's the
jerks that OT post to provoke others. WTF are political
postings doing in this newsgroup anyway. If these folks want
a ****ing contest, I'm sure there are plenty of other groups
that would welcome the diatribe.

Note, I'm not really for censorship, but these ridiculous OT
posts have made me rethink that.

So, what' the procedure for starting a new group? If you need
help moderating, I'll volunteer.

You can learn how to create a new Usenet newsgroup at

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=+%...isc.org&rnum=2.

I've been part of a newsgroup in the alt.* hierarchy for over a decade.
It's a
NG that is often overrun by trolls and flamewars. Many times, people have
said,
"We need a new, moderated newsgroup!" So we dutifully post the
information on
new group creation and about moderation.

No one has ever stepped forward to begin that process. That's
understandable,
given that it is a process that takes some time and is less than trivial.
But
the information is at that URL, for anyone who'd like to check it out.

Joe Parsons


-JimL


Matt's Arcade wrote:
What do you think?

I'm so tired of wading through the OT posts....

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Matt's Arcade wrote:
Thanks. I'll peruse it and see how to proceed.
I agree that we don't want to censor the posts, but it is so tiresome wading
through all the political posts :-(

Matt


Tiresome? Serious question: do you have all your faculties? If there are
100 posts some days in rec.boats, I read about 25 of them, and simply
skip over the ones I don't want to read.

Takes a couple minutes to read the posts I want to read and post if I
feel like it.

Methinks these complaints are much ado about nothing.



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Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

Me to0 !!!

"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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I agree.

Lets start a new NG for just boating, not politics
 

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 21:29:51 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Matt's Arcade wrote:
Thanks. I'll peruse it and see how to proceed.
I agree that we don't want to censor the posts, but it is so tiresome wading
through all the political posts :-(

Matt


Tiresome? Serious question: do you have all your faculties? If there are
100 posts some days in rec.boats, I read about 25 of them, and simply
skip over the ones I don't want to read.

Takes a couple minutes to read the posts I want to read and post if I
feel like it.

Methinks these complaints are much ado about nothing.

Methinks you don't want anybody to miss your posts. :o)

If you're only seeing 100 per day, get a better newsserver.
rec.boats, on newscene, usually turns 500 a day, or more.
Regards,
noah

To email me, remove the "OT-" from wrecked.ot-boats.noah.
....as you were. :o)