At last count, we've had three donations for a total of $360 that I get to
match. That's not bad, but we can do a lot better!

As can be seen from the team page:

http://www.komenrichmond.org/site/TR...040&px=1015621

the goal is still quite a ways away. Making a small donation is *much*
better than bickering in the newsgroup!

My offer to match ends in one week. Sock it to me!
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:13:17 -0500, John H.
wrote:

At last count, we've had three donations for a total of $360 that I get to
match. That's not bad, but we can do a lot better!

As can be seen from the team page:

http://www.komenrichmond.org/site/TR...040&px=1015621

the goal is still quite a ways away. Making a small donation is *much*
better than bickering in the newsgroup!

My offer to match ends in one week. Sock it to me!

And this relates to boating how?

This is an admirable quest on your part and I applaud your dedication
to this cause - I share your enthusiasm as I have two charities that I
am very involved with. It is a good thing you are doing this.

I still have to wonder if this is appropriate for a boating newsgroup?

Not that I care - I'm just trying to define the ground rules for the
various participants so we know what is acceptable and what isn't.

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:21:51 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:13:17 -0500, John H.
wrote:

At last count, we've had three donations for a total of $360 that I get to
match. That's not bad, but we can do a lot better!

As can be seen from the team page:

http://www.komenrichmond.org/site/TR...040&px=1015621

the goal is still quite a ways away. Making a small donation is *much*
better than bickering in the newsgroup!

My offer to match ends in one week. Sock it to me!

And this relates to boating how?

This is an admirable quest on your part and I applaud your dedication
to this cause - I share your enthusiasm as I have two charities that I
am very involved with. It is a good thing you are doing this.

I still have to wonder if this is appropriate for a boating newsgroup?

Not that I care - I'm just trying to define the ground rules for the
various participants so we know what is acceptable and what isn't.

Noted and answered.
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***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:


Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.

That's it and I'll shut up about it now.

Capice? :)

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:25:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:


Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.

That's it and I'll shut up about it now.

Capice? :)

Ja wohl! :)
--
***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:53:03 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:25:05 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:


Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.

That's it and I'll shut up about it now.

Capice? :)

Ja wohl! :)

Much better.

Feel the power!!! :)

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:


Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.

That's it and I'll shut up about it now.

Capice? :)

To any reasonable person this post would be more acceptable than
many/most others. We have people who post about their operating
systems, cameras, and even their desk chairs. I'll skip the obvious
off-topic political posts.

It's great to see that you donate to charities close to your heart.
Just for grins, why not drop $10.00 or $20.00 so John has to match it?
I donate to the same charity every year but I would rather spend a few
dollars here to see if John can keep up with it.

"Dan" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:


Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.

That's it and I'll shut up about it now.

Capice? :)

To any reasonable person this post would be more acceptable than many/most
others. We have people who post about their operating systems, cameras,
and even their desk chairs. I'll skip the obvious off-topic political
posts.

It's great to see that you donate to charities close to your heart. Just
for grins, why not drop $10.00 or $20.00 so John has to match it? I donate
to the same charity every year but I would rather spend a few dollars here
to see if John can keep up with it.


Good point.

Our daughter is running in the 5/17/07 event in Columbus and we are
sponsoring her team, as we always do. We donated to John's daughter's cause
over and beyond that, modest as it may be, last year and this year. In the
end it is a worthy cause to donate to.

The other ones we contribute to without question are the Salvation Army and
our Church.

Whether or not requests for charitable contributions are acceptable to post
in a boating NG are acceptable is not my call. I brought it up last year
and was blasted for do so.

So...................it is your call. But do consider donating to the
cause.

On Mar 24, 3:25�pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:04 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Noted and answered.

Don't get carried away - I'm on your side on this remember.

Post away - you have my complete support.

I would donate, but I already have supported two friends of Mrs. Wave
and one of my oldest - there is only so much to go around. *And I'll
be honest with you - the fact that you will match contributions is a
wonderful and very admirable thing to do - I have nothing but respect
for your efforts.

It was only an illustration of my take on the whole what is and isn't
appropriate and to tell the truth, my annoyance over Chuck's apparent
inability to see anything other than his own truth.


Whine, whine, whine. You hang up a politically oriented cut 'n paste
and then moan how your free speech is infringed upon. Here's a flash,
Tom- you've got to say something to be speaking- not just dredging up
some crap that you hope will serve your admitted purpose; fostering
"chaos" in the newsgroup.

Sorry to see you're so spun out of control by my calling your troll a
troll.
If I disliked you at all, I'd think it was pretty darn funny. As it
is, it's merely sad.

You need to toughen up a bit if you want to troll around here. Just
like nobody can stop you from posting cut and pasted political crap,
nobody can stop me from expressing an opinion about your behavior when
you do. If my comments offend you and upset you so much that you need
to address them in every unrelated thread you participate in then you
don't have what it takes to be a successful troll.

If in your version of "free speech" you should be able to post
political propaganda to a boating newsgroup with the expectation that
nobody will make a negative comment about the behavior, I'm shocked
that your permissive atitude doesn't also allow you to accept freely
spoken negative comments in response. Why should you have a right to
set a standard for my behavior any more than I have a right to set a
standard for yours? Post a political cut 'n paste everyday if you
want- there's no way anybody can stop you if you lack the common
courtesy and self control to stop yourself. Just don't expect others
to forego their rights to comment in response. If you don't like some
of the comments, tough schlitz- it's the risk you run when you decide
to post under any of your several screen names here.

Chuck Gould wrote:

....another 300 words of whining b.s. :



Whine, whine, whine. You hang up a politically oriented cut 'n paste
and then moan how your free speech is infringed upon. Here's a flash,
Tom- you've got to say something to be speaking- not just dredging up
some crap that you hope will serve your admitted purpose; fostering
"chaos" in the newsgroup.

Sorry to see you're so spun out of control by my calling your troll a
troll.
If I disliked you at all, I'd think it was pretty darn funny. As it
is, it's merely sad.

You need to toughen up a bit if you want to troll around here. Just
like nobody can stop you from posting cut and pasted political crap,
nobody can stop me from expressing an opinion about your behavior when
you do. If my comments offend you and upset you so much that you need
to address them in every unrelated thread you participate in then you
don't have what it takes to be a successful troll.

If in your version of "free speech" you should be able to post
political propaganda to a boating newsgroup with the expectation that
nobody will make a negative comment about the behavior, I'm shocked
that your permissive atitude doesn't also allow you to accept freely
spoken negative comments in response. Why should you have a right to
set a standard for my behavior any more than I have a right to set a
standard for yours? Post a political cut 'n paste everyday if you
want- there's no way anybody can stop you if you lack the common
courtesy and self control to stop yourself. Just don't expect others
to forego their rights to comment in response. If you don't like some
of the comments, tough schlitz- it's the risk you run when you decide
to post under any of your several screen names here.