I was not suggesting you were making those posts, I was saying that Gould
definitely did not. While the people you mentioned are some of the main
contributors to the childish posts, there are others on the conservative
side who are just as bad.

While many people wish the OT discussions would move to an appropriate
group, it will probably not happen. Since it seems that rec.boats has
become rec.boats.political.squabble it would be nice if others followed
Gould's lead in his method of debate. My guess is those who use cut and
paste articles and call each other "stupid" or "buttwipe" do not have
Gould's ability to discuss the issues. I have noticed that those who like
to brag about their intellectually capabilities seem to do the best to hide
their intellect when making posts in rec.boats. I have no idea of Gould's
actual intelligence, but I have noticed he never mentions it. He allows his
posts to represent his personality and intellectual ability.


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Jim,

I do not understand your problem with Gould 0738, while he seems to be
very
liberal, he is one of the few people in here who contributes to off
topic
posts who does not sound like a 4th graders in the playground calling
each
other names.

Since it seems off topic posts will continue to be a mainstay in
rec.boats,
it would be nice if they were intelligent and not the same tripe that is
repeated by the majority of off topic posters. I mean how many times
can
you say "you are stupid", "no I am not, you are", "I am witting and
smart,
but you are a buttwipe".




I like Chuck. Yes, he is very liberal and he has every right to hold that
political stance. But I will take him to task on his posts that I
disagree
with.

My posts do not generally degrade into the childish insults you mention.
Krause, jps and Basskisser are the ones you should direct your comments to
as they are the main offenders.