[Rhodes22-list] political debate and the list charter

[Steve Alm]

And if Roger is really gone, then I nominate Todd to be the new Roger.

On 5/22/05 2:42 AM, "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

> Todd,
> 
> I assume you're talking about Roger, but I disagree.  He never shirked away
> from political discussions.  He was always one of the ones who proliferated
> the discussions.  He would always begin with,  "Gentlemen, ....." and then
> give his opinion which everyone (mostly) treated with respect and maturity.
> I don't think he has left us because of this.  I have no theories on why,
> but suspect he might have sold his boat (he was threatening to do that) and
> maybe he did.  I dunno.  I remember when you joined, and we gave you a lot
> of shit and you just gave it right back and now we're friends.  Simple as
> that!   8-)  And you've been one of our most knowledgeable members in
> engineering and repair.  Thank you for hanging with us.
> 
> Graham, lots of us have been here on the list for a long time and we
> consider each other as friends, albeit cyber friends, and we discuss
> anything.  We've discussed R22 issues into the ground and we'll continue to
> do that, but this is a very diverse and interesting group.  The only thing
> we have in common is the R22, and that's great.  We can talk about the boat
> forever but that's not the only thing we're interested in.  Like Lloyd said,
> life is like salt and pepper.... This isn't just an R22 site, it IS a blog
> of sorts for us friends.  If you don't like us, say goodbye and unsubscribe.
> You have every right to express your opinion (and you're not the first or
> last to complain about the political stuff) but here's some advice:  If you
> don't like us, leave.  But if you have any questions or comments about
> sailing, all you have to do is ask.  You'll get answers.
> 
> Slim
> 
> 
> On 5/21/05 10:56 PM, "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Rik wrote:
>> 
>>>>> I'll try to say this politely ........ READ the CHARTER!!!
>> 
>> Rik,
>> 
>>  There are quite a few of us original members that still fail to follow the
>> charter's guidance.   I am referring to:
>> 
>> "Subject Line: Please set or change the subject line to reflect the true
>> subject of the post......."
>> 
>>  While the charter does not specifically spell it out, we have all here
>> collectively agreed that jokes, sensitive subjects, religious, and political
>> content be clearly labeled in upper case in the subject line of the post.
>> The
>> delete key only works effectively if we can identify the content from the
>> properly labelled subject line.  This is why e-mails have subject lines.  It
>> is not fair to Graham to get blasted for complaining when we are all guilty
>> (with the exception of Ed, who faithfully changes his subject lines) of not
>> following the charter.  Graham has not been around long enough to know this,
>> but we need not be so quick to judge.  The political and religious bickering
>> and arguing drove away one of our most knowledgeable members.
>> 
>> Todd
>> 
>> 
> 
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