I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

"anon" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there had
been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the assholes
could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.


Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I have
purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.

As Harry pointed out earlier, most of the sensible posters with a genuine
interest in boating were forced to move over to Chuck's moderated site.
I'd recommend same if you like civility and good manners.

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:03 -0400, anon wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there had been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the assholes could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.


Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I
have purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.

What did you get?
--
John *H*

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

John H. wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:03 -0400, anon wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!
People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there had been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the assholes could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.


Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I
have purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.

What did you get?


He got insulted by salty dog.

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

anon wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice
lady who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there
had been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the
assholes could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.


Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I
have purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.


The posters at
http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi
will be glad to welcome you and if you have questions or problems, help
you with them.

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

On May 20, 7:48 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:03 -0400, anon wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there had been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the assholes could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.

Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I
have purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.

This place could be useful if ALL parties refused to participate in the
nonsense. If you don't think this unmoderated group is for you, one of the
biggest, and most active moderated boat forums is athttp://www.boatered.com

There are others, of course, but they are not as well run or nearly as big. the
boatered forums have been around for a long time, has far more participants, and
the moderation is only to maintain order in a very low-key manner. No heavy
handed gestapo tactics like other forums you may hear about. Don't take my, or
anyone else's word for it. Check them all out and decide for yourself.

boatered is the most moderated group on the net. Post something that
Les Hall does not agree with and you are toast (unless you pay to
become a *member* there).

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

JimH wrote:
On May 20, 7:48 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:03 -0400, anon wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:59 -0400, anon wrote:
This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!
People like you who lurked but didn't participate killed it. If there had been a
steady stream of boating related questions and information, the assholes could
not have taken over so easily. You blew it.
Nice....I used to contribute quite often until I sold my boat. Now I
have purchased another boat and this is what I found upon returning.
This place could be useful if ALL parties refused to participate in the
nonsense. If you don't think this unmoderated group is for you, one of the
biggest, and most active moderated boat forums is athttp://www.boatered.com

There are others, of course, but they are not as well run or nearly as big. the
boatered forums have been around for a long time, has far more participants, and
the moderation is only to maintain order in a very low-key manner. No heavy
handed gestapo tactics like other forums you may hear about. Don't take my, or
anyone else's word for it. Check them all out and decide for yourself.

boatered is the most moderated group on the net. Post something that
Les Hall does not agree with and you are toast (unless you pay to
become a *member* there).




Plus, boatered is a full time sales of its stuff organization.

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

On May 20, 4:46*pm, JimH wrote:
On May 20, 4:34 pm, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

Based on what you read today I don't blame you for wondering if this
is a boating NG.

This NG started going downhill many months ago when it turned into
personal message board as well as a group to discuss guitars, NASCAR,
cooking and grandchildren.

Most real boaters got fed up and left for another place.

Why are you here?

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

On May 20, 4:34*pm, anon wrote:
This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

Harry ran her off with his low life nasty remarks to her. The group
was really screwed up for a long time because of Harry and JimH's
constant lies, childish name calling, and nasty mean spirited insults.
Then they left for another group, and it was very nice and serene
here, everyone got along. Now they are back with the only reason to
stir ****.

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:59:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 20, 4:34*pm, anon wrote:
This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

Harry ran her off with his low life nasty remarks to her. The group
was really screwed up for a long time because of Harry and JimH's
constant lies, childish name calling, and nasty mean spirited insults.
Then they left for another group, and it was very nice and serene
here, everyone got along. Now they are back with the only reason to
stir ****.

These kinds of posts just keep the **** going.

Thanks, Loogy.
--
John *H*

I used to frequent here many years ago..what happened?
 

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On May 20, 4:46 pm, JimH wrote:
On May 20, 4:34 pm, anon wrote:

This newsgroup used to be very informative. There was a very nice lady
who knew everything about chemicals for your boat and some very
knowledgeable people all around. What happened?
I'm afraid to ask questions or make comments now!

Based on what you read today I don't blame you for wondering if this
is a boating NG.

This NG started going downhill many months ago when it turned into
personal message board as well as a group to discuss guitars, NASCAR,
cooking and grandchildren.

Most real boaters got fed up and left for another place.

Why are you here?

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As I've said numerous times... Dingy Dan invited us back. Guess he was
lonely.
You guys should really pay more attention to him.