On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:48:42 -0500, John S wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:10:54 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:38:12 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 10:16:48 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


The only real reason for these handles is so the assholes who use them
can "get away" with saying things they'd not have the balls to say if
they were using their real names.


Whatever you think of Harry or his politics or his volume of political
postings..... he certainly hit this one squarely on the head.

Whether far left or far right, you (and you know who you are) have
come here, cowardly hiding behind the mask of an assumed name to spew
political half-truths and invective in the midst of a group of people
that, two years ago, posted about 10 to 15 times the amount of
information, help, and boating fellowship than is evident, now. You
freely post things here you'd never have the courage to say to another
person's face.

This was a live, informative, and helpful resource which had
*something* to offer to everybody from the newbie wannabe boater to
the well-experienced old salt, but you ruined that. True, there was
always some OT posting that took place, but not this incessant,
incredibly prolific, idiotic, acerbic, political ranting. By sheer
volume of posts, you lowered the signal to noise ratio to such an
incredible low that it just wasn't worth the effort for most people to
try to hear the boating through all of the politics. They left. As a
final proof of you inconsideration of others, you refused to preface
your postings with [OT], thereby *forcing* everybody to read your
crap, but that is why you came here, right?

So, now that the election is over, your politics is either all right
or all wrong, but where does that leave rec.boats? You've run nearly
everybody else off. You'll soon tire of calling each other names.
Would you please just leave, then, chose another battleground, and let
this newsgroup recover, if it isn't already too late?

Gosh, I never realized the feeling was so deep. Harry, a good enema
would clear your mind. Try to get jps, b'asskisser, and bb out of the
line of fire!

John Herring

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Cyberspace is not necessarily a nice place and identity theft, phishing,
etc. are common practices.

In all of the newsgroups I subscribe to, people sometimes use their real
names (particularly if they have a commercial interest) while a pseudonym is
just as common.

Have a look at sci.geo.satellite-nav or sci.geo.cartography for example. Not
everyone uses their real name when making a post. It doesn't seem to bother
anybody there.

In point of fact, US-CERT Security Tips advises
you not to give out any personal information over the internet unless
absolutely required to complete a transaction and then only over a secured
connection with a party that you trust.

I'll stick with the recommendations of the Feds and not divulge personal
information.

The right to privacy and security is something I take very seriously.



Regards
John S

Well, Harry has broadcast my last name so much that it probably
doesn't make any difference anyway. But, I think you may be correct
and will take it off my signature line again.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!