I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

Rob

drake wrote:
I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats

Sorry that your dozens of questions were ignored by the participants
here.

but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.


Most of the racism is cross posted from other groups. We have one or
more rec.boats participants who frequent some of those boards, and the
garbage sort of sticks to their shoes. Petty bickering and foul
language? Yeah- but you should have seen us last year.
If all you can see is the negative stuff, you aren't looking very hard.

All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.


G'bye.


Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.


Hundreds over the years.

There are a couple of moderated sites you might enjoy. They don't allow
any political statements (unless they agree with the moderator's point
of view) and they tend to be commercial fronts for specific products
and services.....(just try to post something negative about a towing
service, etc, on some of them)....but you won't see much name calling.

Good luck

"drake" wrote in message
oups.com...
I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

Rob

Hmmmmm........just goes to show how people perceive things differently, I
was just going to post about how friendly, civil, and helpful this group
seems to be. I've only been lurking a few months, but if you want to see
foul language, petty bickering, and outright racism, you should check into a
couple of the "musical" groups I subscribe to (I'm a weekend
musician)..........would make this group seem tame by comparison. But
everyone has their own opinions, and should be respected for them......just
my observations.
Thanks

"drake" wrote in message
oups.com...
I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

Rob


I see you use Mozilla as your news reader. When you see each subject, are
you also seeing all the replies automatically, or are they collapsed until
you expand them?

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:43:43 GMT, "D Wilkie"
wrote:


Hmmmmm........just goes to show how people perceive things differently, I
was just going to post about how friendly, civil, and helpful this group
seems to be.

That is absolutely true for the most part. There are maybe half a
dozen "Kill File" candidates, and after they have been properly
dispatched, the rest of the group looks fairly good these days.

Reasonable questions usually get a bunch of good answers.

"drake" wrote in message
oups.com...
I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

Rob


You don't have to read everything written.
When the material is off topic, or becomes off topic, you don't have to read
the material.
When the material is on topic you can read the material to your hearts
content.

I am a rookie powerboat owner and have gained a lifetime of boating-related
knowledge from this group over the last year.

The choice is yours.

I agree that the ****ing and moaning and name calling are a real
disappointment, but the boating discussions are invaluable. Even the
****ers and moaners and name callers have useful contributions when they are
discussing boating.

Good luck with your choice and if you find a better interactive resource,
shout it out.

Harry Krause wrote:
Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 18 Aug 2006 07:09:21 -0700, "drake" wrote:

I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

Rob

It's an outrage. I think you should demand a full refund!

CWM


Drake who? I can't recall one post from he, she, or it.

I only joined last week and have found the site very informative. I've
only asked 1 question and with the exception of getting the
question...."Why does a boat with 130 hours have a new engine?" about
six times by the same guy, the answers were prompt and well written.
I've enjoyed reading the boards alot. Just MHO

"Brazilla" wrote in message
ups.com...

I only joined last week and have found the site very informative. I've
only asked 1 question and with the exception of getting the
question...."Why does a boat with 130 hours have a new engine?" about
six times by the same guy, the answers were prompt and well written.
I've enjoyed reading the boards alot. Just MHO


I wuz confused.

Eisboch

drake wrote:
I joined this group as i thought I might learn something about boats
but all I see is petty bickering, foul language and outright racism.
All this stuff I don't need to hear about so I am out of here.

Too bad there are no moderators to keep this stuff out. I wonder how
many others have left cause of these problems as well.

You don't join a newsgroup, all you do is read and post.

Eisboch wrote:
"Brazilla" wrote in message
ups.com...

I only joined last week and have found the site very informative. I've
only asked 1 question and with the exception of getting the
question...."Why does a boat with 130 hours have a new engine?" about
six times by the same guy, the answers were prompt and well written.
I've enjoyed reading the boards alot. Just MHO


I wuz confused.

Eisboch



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