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