Harry Krause wrote:


Several of us are having a perfectly nice discussion here, and we're not
on the same side, politically. If you don't like it, just skip over
these posts.

Too bad that experience indicates that as soon as one side or the other
scores a "zinger" the name calling, etc, will begin and that it won't
be limited to this particular thread. When the schidt flinging and
personal remarks spill over from this totally inappropriate thread into
the on-topic items that people seek out a NG to read, it is then no
longer possible to just "skip over" the posts and have a functional
group.

The OP had no business launching an anti-Bush thread here. You probably
have some idea about whether or not I actually agree with most
anti-Bush sentiments people might care to express, but IMO we need to
exercise some self control to keep the group on course rather than sit
along the sidelines salivating until somebody else "starts it" and we
can get our pro-Bush or anti-Bush licks in for the day. :-)

Puleeze Chuck. Use your filter to remove OT: posts. I'm pretty sure you
know how.

jiminfl wrote:
Puleeze Chuck. Use your filter to remove OT: posts. I'm pretty sure you
know how.

That's not the point.

The political crap flinging inspires flaming and name calling that
overflows the borders of the
trolled threads and finds its way into the on-topic material. There are
years of history to verify this. Most participants in rec.boats don't
have the capacity to call one another vile names in one thread and then
have a civil discussion in another.