Subject: A good NG gone bad
From: "bajaman"

Listen up, you friggin' azz-wipes.....we really DON'T care about your
off-topic ramblings, so why the HELL don't you go and create your own little
cozy newsgroup where you can endlessly debate your bull****?
God....o/t posters are SUCH pieces of ****......

Why do you bother to see/read them?

I have one word for you Benjamin, filters!

Capt. Bill

Hi Carl,

About all we can do is bob along in the stream of verbal pollution and
keep our heads above the slime. Ignore any flames, and immediately add the
sender to the killfile.

I have cut down on SO many posts by ignoramuses (that probably don't even
own a boat,) that I am only loading 100 messages a day.

You are most welcome to discuss anything about boats.
--
Capt. Frank

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"Carl Craver" wrote in message
nk.net...
I couldn't agree more.
We've lost a lot of good people due to infighting, ot posts, and
politicts.
I for one, like giving helpful advice to fellow boaters.
I do get a bit "gun shy" on giving advice or opinions that are going to
get
argumets
from people who just love the conflict.
Let's clean up this group and we could cut the number of posts in half.

Maybe I'll stay this time.
Carl G. Craver


"Jim Brinson" wrote in message
news
I have been participating in this NG on and off for about 8 years. My
political leanings have been and will continue to be my own business.
With over 40 years experience as a boater and almost as many years in
the marine business, there have been times that I felt that I had
something of value to contribute.
Hopefully some of my posts have proved useful.
In my opinion, this group is out of control, at least as far as
providing useful information is concerned. The NG has changed - and
not
for the good.
But, the majority rules; apparently political comments are now the
expected norm. What a shame.

Good luck and good boating,
Jim

100 a day?

I don't open any political post, seldom read anything by Harry, never anything
by LaBomba182, and nothing with @posting.google.com in the ID line.

... I am only loading 100 messages a day.

Subject: A good NG gone bad
From: (JAXAshby)

never anything
by LaBomba182,

Since when?

The last time we posted to each other we agreed on something as I recall.

You seemed to see that just fine.

Capt. Bill

Jim Brinson wrote:

I have been participating in this NG on and off for about 8 years. My
political leanings have been and will continue to be my own business.
With over 40 years experience as a boater and almost as many years in
the marine business, there have been times that I felt that I had
something of value to contribute.
Hopefully some of my posts have proved useful.
In my opinion, this group is out of control, at least as far as
providing useful information is concerned. The NG has changed - and not
for the good.
But, the majority rules; apparently political comments are now the
expected norm. What a shame.

Good luck and good boating,
Jim

Jim,

I share your concern over the direction this NG has taken over the past
few years. I have gleaned so much good information from this group, and
contributed my 2 cents worth when I could. More often than not, when I
found something that was within my realm of expertise, the answer I was
contemplating had already been posted.

I use filters to block out most of the off-topic garbage. There are 5
people who I block who offer nothing of value here, along with messages
that contain "OT" or variations thereof. I've been playing with a few
other filters, but these seem to catch most of the non-boating related
garbage.

The only way I can think of to minimize the off-topic postings is the
same solution to preventing SPAM emails: Don't respond! Just as with
SPAM, if no one responds, it will mostly go away!

Have a great boating season! My spring preps will be completed this
weekend, but before you know it, I'll be starting the winterization
process again...

John

(remove the alphabet in CAPS for my real email address)

The only way I can think of to minimize the off-topic postings is the
same solution to preventing SPAM emails: Don't respond! Just as with
SPAM, if no one responds, it will mostly go away!

I'm sooo confused!
Why not just ignore the people and subjects you have NO interest in? Why
make such a BIG deal of this? GET A LIFE!!! There are far more
important things to bitch about.
Larry
Hill
I think it is all very intertaining.

"Larry Hill" wrote in message
...



I'm sooo confused!



Obviously...


Why not just ignore the people and subjects you have NO interest in?



I do. Via kill files and filters.



Why
make such a BIG deal of this?



I don't see anybody making a "big deal" about it, other than the fact that
those who post OT are being very rude and inconsiderate.



GET A LIFE!!!



I've got a life, thank you.



There are far more
important things to bitch about.



That's your opinion.


Larry
Hill
I think it is all very intertaining.



Which is a good barometer for measuring your intelligence.



Happy boating.


--
-Netsock



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