I think we all realize that Neal is "trolling". However, with each new
troll we are apt to find a new possibility of "misinterpretation" that
needs to be addressed.
Since the subject is at least "On topic" and does tend to bounce around
all aspects of the "rules" it does serve a purpose for the group at large.
For myself, it keeps me on my toes. I used to read the rules book from
cover to cover, once or twice a year, to spark some memory cells .....
BORING!! This gives me a chance to do much the same thing and have some
fun at the same time.
Frequently, because of my background, I will get people coming to me
with rules question (either for test purposes or just for general
information), and I've been amazed at times, with some of the
interpretations people have, from reading the rules ( much like the
stuff in Neal's trolls) so, there's a good chance, BG if there's a
rules thread, you'll see me stick to it, because a read through of the
rules by a neophyte may end up creating more questions than answers.

otn

Gerard Weatherby wrote:
On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:37:04 GMT, otnmbrd wrote:


The only reason I continue to answer your post, is to be sure that some
neophyte who is lurking in the background here, does NOT believe that
what you say is gospel, but is, instead, gibberish garbage.


Surely after the first back and forth this hypothetical neophyte lurker will
have sufficient information to draw the necessary conclusions. Why not just
post links to the rules?

The downloadable version
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/download.htm

and the online version

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm

S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org