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wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) |
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JIMinFL wrote: Might as well put religion, Bayliner, and Jane Fonda on your hit list, and anything else that might disturb you. Good luck Chuck. Bayliner is a boating topic. |
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wrote in message ups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Might as well put religion, Bayliner, and Jane Fonda on your hit list, and anything else that might disturb you. Good luck Chuck. Bayliner is a boating topic. You miss the point Chuck.............and I think you do so intentionally. ;-) |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) They all go along fine, until (something) happens. Doesn't matter what. All kinds of things serve as an excuse for all hell to break loose. See your 2 cents, raise you a nickel. Half my kingdom to the guy or gal with a valid and convincing answer to this question: WHY do we need to drag politics, religion, etc etc etc through a boating discussion group? Notice the interrogatory: WHY? (now, in the interest of full disclosure regarding my highly generous offer- do note that is is for "half my kingdom" and there's a darn good chance I'm not actually a king.) :-) |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message ups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Might as well put religion, Bayliner, and Jane Fonda on your hit list, and anything else that might disturb you. Good luck Chuck. Bayliner is a boating topic. You miss the point Chuck.............and I think you do so intentionally. ;-) Not at all. If people want to argue about Bayliners, at least that's on topic. It's perfectly OK to disagree about things- but we know that we can't disagree about politics and remain civil in this group so why get hung up on a subject that doesn't have any business here in the first place? If we get into naming and flaming about a boating topic that would be unfortunate, but this is the forum in which to do that. If we want to discuss whether or not GWB is a wise and wonderful president or whether Hillary should run for office in '08, this is *not* the place for that. |
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wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) They all go along fine, until (something) happens. Doesn't matter what. All kinds of things serve as an excuse for all hell to break loose. See your 2 cents, raise you a nickel. Replay most threads relating to Bayliner, SeaRay or other mass market boat manufacturer and you will find your share of flaming and name calling. Yet these were boating related threads. ;-) Replay most of the recent political threads and you will find they did not turn negative until a certain sheriff rode into town. You live boating 24x7. That is not the makeup of this group. Back off and relax Chuck. Just because the word "boat" is in the NG category does not mean the word has to be included in each and every post here. Go look at rec.boats.cruising and you will find a general range of topics being discussed, normally at an adult level, and without some sheriff riding in on his painted pony demanding the topic to be closed. ;-) The bottom line is that the net copping is causing more problems here than the political posts. And there is one person leading the posse riding a painted pony causing most of them. ;-) |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) They all go along fine, until (something) happens. Doesn't matter what. All kinds of things serve as an excuse for all hell to break loose. See your 2 cents, raise you a nickel. Replay most threads relating to Bayliner, SeaRay or other mass market boat manufacturer and you will find your share of flaming and name calling. Yet these were boating related threads. ;-) Replay most of the recent political threads and you will find they did not turn negative until a certain sheriff rode into town. Aren't we all ultimately responsible for our own behavior, regardless of what somebody else might or might not do? Who should we allow to dictate our behavior? To whom should we surrender our right of (and responsibility for) self control? "He or she made me do it" didn't work 50 years ago when I was a kid. I bet it isn't any more valid today. You live boating 24x7. That is not the makeup of this group. Back off and relax Chuck. Just because the word "boat" is in the NG category does not mean the word has to be included in each and every post here. Go look at rec.boats.cruising and you will find a general range of topics being discussed, normally at an adult level, and without some sheriff riding in on his painted pony demanding the topic to be closed. ;-) Maybe rec.boats cruising is one of those groups where politics can be civilly discussed. In that case, great! There's no reason to discuss politics here if there's a group that welcomes political discussion so very close by. We disagree. You say, "This should be a free for all where we can discuss any topic we choose to, and if things get ugly it will be somebody else's fault." I say, "The group should discuss boating related topics, and then things will be less likely to get ugly in the first place." What do either of us have on our side except our own opinions? Your side: a group of guys who want to have a general chat room, love to argue politics, and may or may not be interested all that much in boating. My side: a group of guys who wold prefer not to wade through tons ot OT posts everyday and deal with the fallout from the ill feelings spawned by the political brush wars screwing up the on-topic threads. I guess the only thing on my side that isn't offset by something on your side is the fact that most people would think it rather reasonable to assume that a group called rec.boats would be about boating. If you're not about boating 24/7, then it woujld be better to spend a proportionate amount of time in NG's actually established to cater to your other interests, wouldn't it? The bottom line is that the net copping is causing more problems here than the political posts. And there is one person leading the posse riding a painted pony causing most of them. ;-) |
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wrote in message ups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) They all go along fine, until (something) happens. Doesn't matter what. All kinds of things serve as an excuse for all hell to break loose. See your 2 cents, raise you a nickel. Replay most threads relating to Bayliner, SeaRay or other mass market boat manufacturer and you will find your share of flaming and name calling. Yet these were boating related threads. ;-) Replay most of the recent political threads and you will find they did not turn negative until a certain sheriff rode into town. Aren't we all ultimately responsible for our own behavior, regardless of what somebody else might or might not do? Yep. Yet I find you constantly blaming the authors of the thread for the behavior of others. Thanks for making a point I have been trying to make for several months. Who should we allow to dictate our behavior? To whom should we surrender our right of (and responsibility for) self control? "He or she made me do it" didn't work 50 years ago when I was a kid. I bet it isn't any more valid today. You live boating 24x7. That is not the makeup of this group. Back off and relax Chuck. Just because the word "boat" is in the NG category does not mean the word has to be included in each and every post here. Go look at rec.boats.cruising and you will find a general range of topics being discussed, normally at an adult level, and without some sheriff riding in on his painted pony demanding the topic to be closed. ;-) Maybe rec.boats cruising is one of those groups where politics can be civilly discussed. In that case, great! There's no reason to discuss politics here if there's a group that welcomes political discussion so very close by. We disagree. You say, "This should be a free for all where we can discuss any topic we choose to, and if things get ugly it will be somebody else's fault." I say, "The group should discuss boating related topics, and then things will be less likely to get ugly in the first place." What do either of us have on our side except our own opinions? Your side: a group of guys who want to have a general chat room, love to argue politics, and may or may not be interested all that much in boating. My side: a group of guys who wold prefer not to wade through tons ot OT posts everyday and deal with the fallout from the ill feelings spawned by the political brush wars screwing up the on-topic threads. I guess the only thing on my side that isn't offset by something on your side is the fact that most people would think it rather reasonable to assume that a group called rec.boats would be about boating. If you're not about boating 24/7, then it woujld be better to spend a proportionate amount of time in NG's actually established to cater to your other interests, wouldn't it? The bottom line is that the net copping is causing more problems here than the political posts. And there is one person leading the posse riding a painted pony causing most of them. ;-) |
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On 24 May 2006 17:15:38 -0700, "
wrote: JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JIMinFL wrote: Chuck! Are you setting a good example with this psyco babble? It appears as if you are trolling for trolls. " Do as I say, not as I do" appears to fit here. I plan to needle most everybody who tries to take this group back to the mess it used to be. If you look at some recent political threads they went along fine and were quite civil until the NG's designated *sheriff* rode into town on his painted pony and started making demands. The "More Meat for Whiners" thread is a perfect example. Just my $.02. ;-) They all go along fine, until (something) happens. Doesn't matter what. All kinds of things serve as an excuse for all hell to break loose. See your 2 cents, raise you a nickel. Replay most threads relating to Bayliner, SeaRay or other mass market boat manufacturer and you will find your share of flaming and name calling. Yet these were boating related threads. ;-) Replay most of the recent political threads and you will find they did not turn negative until a certain sheriff rode into town. Aren't we all ultimately responsible for our own behavior, regardless of what somebody else might or might not do? Who should we allow to dictate our behavior? To whom should we surrender our right of (and responsibility for) self control? "He or she made me do it" didn't work 50 years ago when I was a kid. I bet it isn't any more valid today. You live boating 24x7. That is not the makeup of this group. Back off and relax Chuck. Just because the word "boat" is in the NG category does not mean the word has to be included in each and every post here. Go look at rec.boats.cruising and you will find a general range of topics being discussed, normally at an adult level, and without some sheriff riding in on his painted pony demanding the topic to be closed. ;-) Maybe rec.boats cruising is one of those groups where politics can be civilly discussed. In that case, great! There's no reason to discuss politics here if there's a group that welcomes political discussion so very close by. We disagree. You say, "This should be a free for all where we can discuss any topic we choose to, and if things get ugly it will be somebody else's fault." I say, "The group should discuss boating related topics, and then things will be less likely to get ugly in the first place." What do either of us have on our side except our own opinions? Your side: a group of guys who want to have a general chat room, love to argue politics, and may or may not be interested all that much in boating. My side: a group of guys who wold prefer not to wade through tons ot OT posts everyday and deal with the fallout from the ill feelings spawned by the political brush wars screwing up the on-topic threads. I guess the only thing on my side that isn't offset by something on your side is the fact that most people would think it rather reasonable to assume that a group called rec.boats would be about boating. If you're not about boating 24/7, then it woujld be better to spend a proportionate amount of time in NG's actually established to cater to your other interests, wouldn't it? Chuck, you're making rational arguments that any reasonable person would understand. Key word - reasonable. JimH is pandering to a certain crowd, most of which have deserted him anyway. Putting him in your kill file would help everyone. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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I am once again the focus of JohnH's post, with his reply being nothing
but inflamatory. JohnH has been the cause/origan of most negative or argumentative posts, this being one of them. |
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