[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of Order

Geoff Farrell geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
Tue Feb 8 15:54:21 EST 2011


Anybody that would hit someone else over the head with a bottle and waste
perfectly good liquor is just plain crazy, and that includes Europeans as
well as Americans. Geoff

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Robert Baldi <rob.o.baldi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Ben -- buy these people some more liquor while we debate.
>
> I have been off the list for several years - I used to post as Moses2u.
> When
> I just recently signed back on I
> was sent a charter that said in part:
>
>
> * Any other subject that might be found at a sailor's bar or the
> Clubhouse Bar, Including Rhodes sailboats or Rhodes sailors' travels,
> events, family, jokes, quotations, pets, etc.
> * The level of discussion does not have to be fit for a child, but
> some good taste is expected.
> I guess the question should be who defines "some good taste" -  I for one
> have regularly been attributed with "no taste what so ever" and no one has
> ever accused me of having any let alone some "good taste". You however are
> an elegant guy - perhaps a lengthy definition of the term with author's
> comments are necessary - something legal like.
>  - by the way- I just thought of this post while looking at the picture of
> my Rhodes 22 and contemplating what size head sail to buy.
>
> On a more serious note - I am told that people left the list when it became
> uncivil - -- being offended is fine - so is offending someone, to a point
>  -
> -- but when we are all sitting around the sailor's bar let's not hit each
> other with a bottle just to make a point --
>
> I vote that people can throw bilge water but they can't throw the bucket,
> and they can splash their own beer but they may not spill anyone else's
> beer, nor may they  throw their bottle, chair, or any object that
> could render a sailor unfit for duty.
>
> rob
>
> --
> Robert O. Baldi
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:35:16 -0800 (PST)
> From: BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of Order
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
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>
> If you go back to the posts to which I am posting a new reply you will see
> that we are late in having our yearly debate on appropriate posting rules.
> If you follow this thread back to December 2009 you can rehash this debate
> in your minds without actually having it again.
> Benc
> s/v susan kay
> BenCittadino wrote:
> >
> > Rhodies;
> >
> > It's almost winter, so we may as well deal with this issue. Frankly, it
> > doesn't matter to me that much which way we go but I would like to get it
> > settled to avoid arguments in the future. But Al's most recent missive
> > suggests we ought to talk some about this.
> >
> > Is it the opinion of the people who post here that the posts should
> relate
> > to sailing only, or does the "anything that might come up in a sailor's
> > bar" model suit most of us best?
> >
> > I agree with Al that the list should not become dominated by extraneous
> > stuff, but frankly I think allowing for friendly chatter helps us get to
> > know each other and might even create a synergistic bonding or fraternal
> > aspect that might encourage more socializing with our boats.
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