Jack Goff wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:54:00 GMT, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:47:15 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

......from what I have seen Harry has
gone out of his way to avoid most of the personal attacks that used to
be rampant in rec.boats.....
I agree. This is self evident and laudable behavior. I've noticed new
"faces" and a renewed interest in boating chatter. I attribute this
almost solely to the abatement of OT vitriol.

I thank those others who have refrained.

Gene and Reggie, you guys crack me up. Or did you miss Harry's post:

It's too bad you are married, Herring. You and Karen Smith would make
the ideal couple in so many ways.

That's what I responded to, a post where Harry went out of his way to
*make* a personal attack. I guess in comparison to his behavior in
the past, where he's at today is a huge improvement. I'll try not to
slam your pet boy in the future, even if it is just throwing his crap
right back at him.



Jack,
Harry is not my "pet boy", but if you really are interested in making
rec.boats a place to discuss boating and/or enjoy chatting with boaters
you really will ignore those posts you think are offensive. "Throwing
crap" back at someone who you think is offensive does nothing but fill
rec.boats up with crap. I am sure you have to agree with Gene's comment
about the new faces and renewed interest in boating topics.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!