Subject: Can someone help me find the boating website instead of this
political site
From: "Doug Kanter"

Let's say you notice a subject header like this: "Which anchor style for
this kind of bottom?"

Now, let's say you have no interest in that message? How will you handle
that situation?

Why, he would read it. Just like all the other OT whinners in this group.

And by the way , sasiinc, this is a newsgroup not a "website".

Capt. Bill

Capt. Bill, you are one of the regulars who make great contributions to
technical questions concerning marine engines. It looks like you occasional
will get into the political topics, but that is not the main reason you
come. It appears that you come here is to discuss boats. What I have
never understood is why you view the newbies who come into the group and
complain about the signal to noise ratio, as being an OT whiner.

The OT threads have gotten out of hand, and they will probably never stop
but can't you understand when someone comes to rec.boats, they are amazed
that 80% of the posts are concerning politics? Even the people who crudely
express their concerns, don't come close to the mud that is slung in the
majority of the OT discussions?

I am not trying to get into an argument with you, I just can't figure out
why you find the "OT whiners" so outrageous?



"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...
Subject: Can someone help me find the boating website instead of this
political site
From: "Doug Kanter"

Let's say you notice a subject header like this: "Which anchor style for
this kind of bottom?"

Now, let's say you have no interest in that message? How will you handle
that situation?

Why, he would read it. Just like all the other OT whinners in this group.

And by the way , sasiinc, this is a newsgroup not a "website".

Capt. Bill

Speaking of OT threads getting out of hand, where is Gould? Did he promise
to not post OT anymoe and it resulted in zero posts at all?


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:Jk72c.120874$Xp.533880@attbi_s54...
Capt. Bill, you are one of the regulars who make great contributions to
technical questions concerning marine engines. It looks like you
occasional
will get into the political topics, but that is not the main reason you
come. It appears that you come here is to discuss boats. What I have
never understood is why you view the newbies who come into the group and
complain about the signal to noise ratio, as being an OT whiner.

The OT threads have gotten out of hand, and they will probably never stop
but can't you understand when someone comes to rec.boats, they are amazed
that 80% of the posts are concerning politics? Even the people who
crudely
express their concerns, don't come close to the mud that is slung in the
majority of the OT discussions?

I am not trying to get into an argument with you, I just can't figure out
why you find the "OT whiners" so outrageous?



"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...
Subject: Can someone help me find the boating website instead of
this
political site
From: "Doug Kanter"

Let's say you notice a subject header like this: "Which anchor style
for
this kind of bottom?"

Now, let's say you have no interest in that message? How will you
handle
that situation?

Why, he would read it. Just like all the other OT whinners in this
group.

And by the way , sasiinc, this is a newsgroup not a "website".

Capt. Bill

Hey...you're right. He hasn't been around in ages. Neither has the right
reverend Dave Hall, but who cares.....

"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
...
Speaking of OT threads getting out of hand, where is Gould? Did he promise
to not post OT anymoe and it resulted in zero posts at all?


"John Smith" wrote in message
news:Jk72c.120874$Xp.533880@attbi_s54...
Capt. Bill, you are one of the regulars who make great contributions to
technical questions concerning marine engines. It looks like you
occasional
will get into the political topics, but that is not the main reason you
come. It appears that you come here is to discuss boats. What I have
never understood is why you view the newbies who come into the group and
complain about the signal to noise ratio, as being an OT whiner.

The OT threads have gotten out of hand, and they will probably never
stop
but can't you understand when someone comes to rec.boats, they are
amazed
that 80% of the posts are concerning politics? Even the people who
crudely
express their concerns, don't come close to the mud that is slung in the
majority of the OT discussions?

I am not trying to get into an argument with you, I just can't figure
out
why you find the "OT whiners" so outrageous?



"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...
Subject: Can someone help me find the boating website instead of
this
political site
From: "Doug Kanter"

Let's say you notice a subject header like this: "Which anchor style
for
this kind of bottom?"

Now, let's say you have no interest in that message? How will you
handle
that situation?

Why, he would read it. Just like all the other OT whinners in this
group.

And by the way , sasiinc, this is a newsgroup not a "website".

Capt. Bill

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:50:42 -0500, "Bert Robbins"
wrote:

Speaking of OT threads getting out of hand, where is Gould? Did he promise
to not post OT anymoe and it resulted in zero posts at all?
Snipped

Chuck promised not to post for 90 days (I think). I miss him. He had a
pretty cool head, and he didn't call me nasty names.

John H

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

Subject: Can someone help me find the boating website instead of this
political site
From: "John Smith"

Capt. Bill, you are one of the regulars who make great contributions to
technical questions concerning marine engines.

I like to think I make contributions to more than just the engine threads. :-)

It looks like you occasional
will get into the political topics,

Very rarely.

but that is not the main reason you
come. It appears that you come here is to discuss boats.

That and the fact that here you are free to speak your mind. Unlike moderated
forums.

What I have
never understood is why you view the newbies who come into the group and
complain about the signal to noise ratio, as being an OT whiner.

Because the for the most part they show up, post little or nothing about boats
and then start another OT thread about OT posts. There by adding to the OT
noise that they claim to hate so much.
It gets to the point where it's hard to find a good black kettle for all the
black pots piled on top of them.


The OT threads have gotten out of hand,

They seem to ebb and flow.

and they will probably never stop

You got that right.

but can't you understand when someone comes to rec.boats, they are amazed
that 80% of the posts are concerning politics?

Sure.
But they need to stick around and add to the OnT posts. Not the OT posts.

Even the people who crudely
express their concerns, don't come close to the mud that is slung in the
majority of the OT discussions?

As has been expressed here and in most other newsgroups, these places are like
bars. If you don't like the conversation, move down a seat or two and start
your own.


I am not trying to get into an argument with you,

And you won't get one. :-)

I just can't figure out
why you find the "OT whiners" so outrageous?

I don't find them "outrageous," just mildly annoying in a humorous way.

Capt. Bill

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
...


but that is not the main reason you
come. It appears that you come here is to discuss boats.

That and the fact that here you are free to speak your mind. Unlike
moderated
forums.

Anyone who wants a moderated group should try posting something in rec.guns
that's not right out of the NRA party newspaper. I once tried to suggest
that pistol permits weren't such a bad idea. The message never made it "into
print". When I asked the moderator about it, he gave me some crap about my
email address being invalid. When I pointed out that he'd approved 3 other
messages from me, 2 before and 1 after the offending one, he didn't respond.
I've had similar experiences in rec.hunting.

SASIINC wrote in message
...
I stumbled on this political website by mistake. I am actually looking for
the
Rec.Boats website. Can anyone please direct me to it?

It's been kidnapped by a motley crew from Texas & Florida.
Have no fear...saner heads will prevail and the world will be right again in
November.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:52:15 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


SASIINC wrote in message
...
I stumbled on this political website by mistake. I am actually looking for
the
Rec.Boats website. Can anyone please direct me to it?

It's been kidnapped by a motley crew from Texas & Florida.
Have no fear...saner heads will prevail and the world will be right again in
November.


You could at least give Virginia, Maryland (especially!), and New York
some credit. Also, b'asskisser probably lives somewhere.

Come on March 15th!

John H

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

In article , "Don White" wrote:


SASIINC wrote in message
...
I stumbled on this political website by mistake. I am actually looking for
the
Rec.Boats website. Can anyone please direct me to it?

It's been kidnapped by a motley crew from Texas & Florida.
Have no fear...saner heads will prevail and the world will be right again in
November.


Question: Would the "saner heads" be from Maryland and bumf*ck Canada?

;^P