On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:14:43 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:01:17 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
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As I have told you before, "Reggie," since you have no obvious
expertise, no stated profession, no boat that anyone has seen, and no
real name, I consider your opinions worthless.
Well if you are going to turn every discussion into personal insults it
really does limit your ability to have a discussion when you have a
difference of opinion.

Since I have no expertise in any subject, you really should be able to
do a good job debating, but you gave up as soon as someone disagreed
with you. All in all, your disagreement did stir up some boating and
boating mag. discussion.


Why would I want to "debate" someone with no expertise, no stated
profession, no boat that anyone has seen, and no real name?

I didn't "give up" debating you, "Reggie." I didn't play.

Speaking of 'never seen boats'...Harry, you mentioned being interested in
another boat. Are you considering the sale of the Parker and the 36'er, or
only one of them?
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John H

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JohnH,

If we are not careful it is easy to turn the NG back into the the slug
fest some would prefer it to become. Asking about the Lobster Boat that
no one has seen, is one of the topics that is sure to open up a can of
worms, and is best left alone. Sometimes you just need to pretend you
didn't see a post.

As anyone who has spent anytime in Usenet will tell you, listing your
credentials, your profession, or your extensive fleet of boats, has
never kept a discussion on topic. If anything it diverts the thread off
topic into the validity of the the person's profession, expertise. or
the personal info as presented by the individual.

My opinion of boating magazines "reviews" is accepted as fact by those
in the industry, and by the average reader, including those who read
PassageMaker. Heck, even Harry agreed they really don't present the
good, the bad and the ugly, and they will not do a article on any
product that they can not present in a favorable light. That was the
point of my original post. If I was to present my resume including
personal information and boating credentials, it would not have added to
the on topic discussion, but would have been the equivalent of pouring
gas on an open flame of personal insults. I am hoping if I ignore
Harry's insults and do not throw insults back at him, he will try to
stick to the discussion.

If not, so be it.

Why are you telling me all this? The second two paragraphs have already
been said, and I don't disagree with any of it.

As to the first paragraph, I see nothing wrong with asking Harry a question
about his boats. There is surely no reason for that question to open a can
of worms and cause a 'slug fest'. It seems that incessant name-calling,
personal insults, lies, and other forms of misbehavior would generate more
of a slug fest.

However, if one *does* live in a glass house, one shouldn't throw stones.


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John H

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