Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
for a while.

It's getting pretty bad when people you thought were reasonable
individuals turn into petty partisan ideologues - left and right.

Have fun ****ing on each other's shoes.

I've got better things to do.

Later,

Tom

You can be sure things will be bad here for the next 5 months. After
that, it should brighten up. I'll want to hear about your adventures on
your Halman 20.

Don,
In the summer of 2000, everyone said it would get better after the election,
in the summer of 2004, some said it would get better after the election.
Now you say it will get better in 5 months.

As long as the most prolific poster, cut and pastes 10-20 headlines a day,
with the sole purpose of trolling for political fights, it will not get any
better, it will get worse.


"Don White" wrote in message
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
for a while.

It's getting pretty bad when people you thought were reasonable
individuals turn into petty partisan ideologues - left and right.

Have fun ****ing on each other's shoes.

I've got better things to do.

Later,

Tom

You can be sure things will be bad here for the next 5 months. After that,
it should brighten up. I'll want to hear about your adventures on your
Halman 20.

Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:
Don,
In the summer of 2000, everyone said it would get better after the election,
in the summer of 2004, some said it would get better after the election.
Now you say it will get better in 5 months.

As long as the most prolific poster, cut and pastes 10-20 headlines a day,
with the sole purpose of trolling for political fights, it will not get any
better, it will get worse.


Well...you could start things off by setting an example for others to
follow.

Don,
I don't start OT threads, and don't bring OT posts into on topic posts. In
the last few years we have seen many people leave, their absence has never
changed the tone of rec.boats. Let Harry take a week's vacation, and the
tone changes immediately. The problem today is even when Harry is on
vacation he posts to rec.boats 8 hrs. a day.


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:
Don,
In the summer of 2000, everyone said it would get better after the
election, in the summer of 2004, some said it would get better after the
election. Now you say it will get better in 5 months.

As long as the most prolific poster, cut and pastes 10-20 headlines a
day, with the sole purpose of trolling for political fights, it will not
get any better, it will get worse.


Well...you could start things off by setting an example for others to
follow.

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote:

Don,
I don't start OT threads, and don't bring OT posts into on topic posts. In
the last few years we have seen many people leave, their absence has never
changed the tone of rec.boats. Let Harry take a week's vacation, and the
tone changes immediately. The problem today is even when Harry is on
vacation he posts to rec.boats 8 hrs. a day.

Truer words were never spoken...or written.

--
Skipper

Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:
Don,
I don't start OT threads, and don't bring OT posts into on topic posts. In
the last few years we have seen many people leave, their absence has never
changed the tone of rec.boats. Let Harry take a week's vacation, and the
tone changes immediately. The problem today is even when Harry is on
vacation he posts to rec.boats 8 hrs. a day.


So you say Harry is solely responsible for the direction this newsgroup
follows. That's almost a backhanded compliment...that he has such a
hugh influence no one else can re-direct or re-energize the group.
Good thing Harry isn't pushing religion....y'all be praying at a new church.

Don,

We wouldn't be praying at a new church, we would be telling Harry he is full
of it. ; )

Anyone who wants to cut and paste news articles and then make personal
insults to anyone who disagrees with his politics, can have just as much
impact on rec.boats as Harry. Harry just spends more time making insults
and cut and pasting articles than anyone else in rec.boats.

You are a liberal, take strong stands on issues, but most people do not find
you offensive, even if they disagree with you. Harry goes out of his way to
be offensive, and he succeeds at being the most offensive poster in
rec.boats.

It is not Harry's politics that bring down, it is his personality.


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:
Don,
I don't start OT threads, and don't bring OT posts into on topic posts.
In the last few years we have seen many people leave, their absence has
never changed the tone of rec.boats. Let Harry take a week's vacation,
and the tone changes immediately. The problem today is even when Harry
is on vacation he posts to rec.boats 8 hrs. a day.


So you say Harry is solely responsible for the direction this newsgroup
follows. That's almost a backhanded compliment...that he has such a hugh
influence no one else can re-direct or re-energize the group.
Good thing Harry isn't pushing religion....y'all be praying at a new
church.