"John Smith" wrote in message
news:mcc2c.187610$uV3.787000@attbi_s51...

All I would ask is dont' be so hard on the newbies.....

Hey....it builds character. Besides, they'll get far more abuse from Windows
than they will from us.

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:22:59 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:07:05 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Actually, Basskisser, Harry, NOYB and jps post some very informative
and
accurate responses to boating questions. I agree with you about the
name-calling, and Harry could lay off that routine a bit. But it's
actually
been interesting to follow the evolution of a few of the more
civilized
people here. People have often found that they agree more than they
disagree. John H and Noah are perfect examples of that. I could live
next
door to John H and not kill him...I think.

As far as Tuuk, Wally, etc.....in every nice forest, there are weeds
and
coyote droppings.

That may be, but I'd sure as hell not let you borrow my mower!

Who cares? You're probably the type who buys a $200 mower every two years
at
the BORG, instead of ponying up like a big boy and buying a real one. :-)

For sure I don't pay more than $200 for one. My last one lasted almost
nine years, 'til I hit a metal spike and bent the crankshaft. That
mower never had an oil change nor a quart of oil added. Briggs and
Stratton engines are bullet proof. I wish I had one in my boat.

My next door neighbor must have about $600 invested in his POS Honda.
Every spring he has to take it in to get it tuned and started. It is
much prettier than mine though. I'd buy a Honda if I could put a B & S
engine on it. They're pretty.

I've got a Toro Super Recycler with a B&S IC Quite 6HP four stroke and it is
an amazing mowing machine. I've had it for 5 years now and plan on having it
for another 10 or 15, it starts up with one or two pulls every time. I
change the spark plug and air filter each spring.

Bert

If you're in a bar at a marina with friends, do you only talk about boats?

1. This isnt the bar at the marina.
2. Were not your friends.

You people are argueing with a man who dosen't know a bar from a newsgroup.

Subject: Moderator?
From: obull

snip

The only reason you and your fellow off topic posters continue to spam us
with
snip
In this group your constant off topic bull is spam
snip
The only people more stupid than that would be someone like yourself for
trying
to defend your ignorance of newsgroup etiquette.

Or perhaps the people like youself who don't understand the meaning of the word
"spam".

Capt. Bill

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:05:52 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:36:48 -0500, John H
wrote:

My next door neighbor must have about $600 invested in his POS Honda.
Every spring he has to take it in to get it tuned and started. It is
much prettier than mine though. I'd buy a Honda if I could put a B & S
engine on it. They're pretty.

John H

I've had a Honda for 9 years and it always starts on the first pull.

They are simply the best.

Maybe he has the Japanese equivalent of a lemon.

John H

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

"CCred68046" wrote in message
...
If you're in a bar at a marina with friends, do you only talk about
boats?

1. This isnt the bar at the marina.
2. Were not your friends.

You people are argueing with a man who dosen't know a bar from a
newsgroup.


Then think of a more generic term than "bar" or "newsgroup". Try "forum" or
"venue".

Doug,
Do ya know what I like about you, besides being a top poster. :-) Ya
have a way with words:".....in every nice forest, there are weeds and
coyote droppings."
Paul


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
Actually, Basskisser, Harry, NOYB and jps post some very informative and
accurate responses to boating questions. I agree with you about the
name-calling, and Harry could lay off that routine a bit. But it's
actually
been interesting to follow the evolution of a few of the more civilized
people here. People have often found that they agree more than they
disagree. John H and Noah are perfect examples of that. I could live next
door to John H and not kill him...I think.

As far as Tuuk, Wally, etc.....in every nice forest, there are weeds and
coyote droppings.


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:h%62c.186479$uV3.783757@attbi_s51...
Doug,

The answer is obvious, you ignore it. Now, let me ask you a question,
when
you read Basskisser, NOYB, Harry, jps, Tuuk, Wally etc. it is very
obvious
that they do not come here to discuss boats, they like to discuss
politics.
Many people enjoy discussing and arguing about politics, so they are not
unusal. What is unusual is that the prefer to discuss politcs in
rec.boats.
Why not go to one of the politcal discussion groups?

Now your point is just ignore the posts if you don't like them. Well I
do,
and many other do the same thing. What is the harm from people calling
each
other names? The problem is that most of the very knowledgeable
boaters,
mechanics, suppliers and people who used to enjoy discussing boats have
left
this group because they found it too irrating seeing adults behavning
like
children. The people who want to discuss boats or have questions
answered
find their questions or requests for boating discussions are overlooked
by
the regulars, because they really don't want to discuss boats. At one
time,
the regulars would enjoy discussing boats and would get into OT
discussions
as a way to pass the time. That is not the case today. Today the
majority
of the regulars come here to argue politics and call their opponets
names.
The poor person who comes in this group often finds his legitmate
questions
ignored by the regulars because they are too busy with their political
mud
slinging. That is the problem with 80% of the posts being off topic.

Now, do I believe anything I said will change the topics and political
trolling that goes on here? No way, I don't believe it will change, but
you
are a smart person and you should understand why some people who come to
this newsgroup are offended by the 80% of off topic BS. It really would
not
be so bad, if people actually made politcal statements that made sense,
but
most of the posts are "you are stupid", the __________ are destroying
the
world as we know it", you don't know anything, and I know it all. One
of
the regulars who seems to be intellegent thinks if he uses profanity by
changing the spelling (ie dumfock) it makes it more politically correct.
It
doesn't, all it does is make him look silly.

The person who started this thread, thought his comments would make a
difference. That showed that he is a newbie to rec.boats, but it was
not
an
unreasonable request.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
I'm sure the proportions will change as the boats go back in the
water.
But,
my question is still a valid one which some people can't answer. What
do
you
do when you see a boating question that's of no interest to you
whatsoever?

"John Smith" wrote in message
news:Ks42c.122743$4o.163236@attbi_s52...
Doug,

I know my post will not make a difference, but what has happened is
that
most of the contributors who liked the forum as a group to
discussion
boats,
have long left this group. The regulars now come here to discuss
politics
and ignore most posts concerning boats. As I said, I know the group
wont'
change, but Joe's posts is a fair request. At one time, this group
was
90%
on topic and 10% off topic, it is now about 80% OFF TOPIC and 20% on
topic.
Since the group is not moderated, it will go whatever way the
regulars
want
it to go, but I am sure we will see less and less boating topics as
this
group is taking over by those who think it is a political forum. It
appears
that the regulars want this to be a political forum.





"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
If you see a topic regarding bilge pumps, but you have no interest
in
that
at the moment, what do you do?

"Joe. R" wrote in message
link.net...
Doesn't this board have a moderator? It's really a downer to
see
a
once
fine source of information on boats and boating in general get
polluted
by
non boating garbage.

There are other sites where folks can spout off on non-boating
topics.

jr

Pete,
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. :-) No gain.
Paul

"Petey the Wonder Dog" wrote in message
...
Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
I usually read them and if I have something to contribute I do. If I
don't
then I don't.

That makes you one of the people ruining the group.

Doug,
No, only if you're in the middle of the lake and your engine died! Then
that's all you TALK about!!! :-)
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
If you're in a bar at a marina with friends, do you only talk about boats?

John,
Well you know that there are people that if you say "no" to, they'll go
and do it in spite. Some of these people just love to argue. If you say
black, they'll say white. I guess a good percentage of these people aren't
like this in person but have an anonymous personality that they exercise on
the internet. For some of these people they seem obsessed with it. For my
part I feel sorry for them, they take this way too personal. I guess I'm old
enough to realize that most things just aren't worth arguing about, life too
short! And to keep this on topic, Happy Boating.
Paul

"John Smith" wrote in message
news:M4c2c.185501$jk2.673026@attbi_s53...
Doug, you seem to be a reasonable guy, and you are right when I am in a
marina the subject can vary, but if it becomes a brawl I and most other
boaters just move their boat to a different marina. I think that we have
had many knowledgeable boaters pick up their boats and either move to
another marina, or just get out of boating all together. As I said,
nothing
you or I say will make a difference, too many people seem to enjoy rolling
around in the mud, but let's not try to rationalize the behavior that goes
on in rec.boats as a discussion.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
If you're in a bar at a marina with friends, do you only talk about
boats?