Am I the only one that thinks that people are posting an unnaceptable amount
of OT posts about political issues? There are dedicated newsgroups for
discussing such stuff. At the moment it seems like 50% of the posts in here
are non-sailing related.

It's the kind of crap that makes sailors long for the solitude of the sea.
If this weren't a virtual ship, I'd be tossin' bodies over the side.
Scout

"Mike Mc" wrote in message
...
Am I the only one that thinks that people are posting an unnaceptable
amount
of OT posts about political issues? There are dedicated newsgroups for
discussing such stuff. At the moment it seems like 50% of the posts in
here
are non-sailing related.

:-)

Very true... however, the original poster of OT subjects is
lost in the mists of time. Probably several people, so there's
no one to complain about. It seems to me that most of the OT
posts start off as right-wing ones, but I'm biased of course.
I don't have a big problem with OT posts, but the nastyness of
the right-wing posts (and some left-wing ones... certainly
complicit myself) are hard to just let stand.

In article ,
Scout wrote:
It's the kind of crap that makes sailors long for the solitude of the sea.
If this weren't a virtual ship, I'd be tossin' bodies over the side.
Scout

"Mike Mc" wrote in message
...
Am I the only one that thinks that people are posting an unnaceptable
amount
of OT posts about political issues? There are dedicated newsgroups for
discussing such stuff. At the moment it seems like 50% of the posts in
here
are non-sailing related.

The only suggestion I have is to try and refrain from responding to
any offensive or obviously biases posts (yes, even mine) and see if
the volume goes down.

Of course, personal attacks seem ok to me. :-)

Jonathan




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Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

The only suggestion I have is to try and refrain from responding to
any offensive or obviously biases posts (yes, even mine) and see if
the volume goes down.

Of course, personal attacks seem ok to me. :-)

Jonathan

Hehehehehe. That would include all of them, they are all obviously bias :-o

Posting here is like sitting at a big bar drinking cocktails after a good
day of sailing. In some areas of the bar the current topic may be Kerry and
Bush and in another are it may be the war and in another it may be that days
sailing, sailing equipment or telling jokes.
Just walk around and pull up a bar stool and jump into what ever
conversation you have an interest in or start a new one, but don't leave the
bar because of a few drunks ;o)

Hey bartender!!!!
A round for everybody!!!! And make mine a double!!!

Mike Mc wrote:

Am I the only one that thinks that people are posting an unnaceptable
amount
of OT posts about political issues? There are dedicated newsgroups for
discussing such stuff. At the moment it seems like 50% of the posts in
here
are non-sailing related.

At this point in history, people get a lot more worked up about
presidential politics than about what brand of antifouling works best in
South Florida. The topic of all newsgroups is trolling first, then flying,
then mountain climbing, then wife swaping, or whatever the hell the
newsgroup name says it's about. Now politics is good bait. By December, I
doubt you will find much political talk here.

In article , FamilySailor wrote:
Hey bartender!!!!
A round for everybody!!!! And make mine a double!!!

Hate to break it to you, but there is no bartender.
If there was, several people would have already
been thrown out.




--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Yep... mainly because all the right-wing freaks
will have retired to their underground bunkers
for another 7-year cycle.

In article bHV0ZWZpc2s=.847bb3cdb05116d130f635b368f64f8a@109 2254606.nulluser.com,
John Deere wrote:
Mike Mc wrote:

Am I the only one that thinks that people are posting an unnaceptable
amount
of OT posts about political issues? There are dedicated newsgroups for
discussing such stuff. At the moment it seems like 50% of the posts in
here
are non-sailing related.

At this point in history, people get a lot more worked up about
presidential politics than about what brand of antifouling works best in
South Florida. The topic of all newsgroups is trolling first, then flying,
then mountain climbing, then wife swaping, or whatever the hell the
newsgroup name says it's about. Now politics is good bait. By December, I
doubt you will find much political talk here.

Jonathan
--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

Well, duh, Mike..... You don't understand alt.sailing.asa yet....Post here
for a number of years then make that observation....

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s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein



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Hate to break it to you, but there is no bartender.
If there was, several people would have already
been thrown out.

Hey don't ruin my delusion (