Re: [Paddlewise] STOP THE INSANITY!!!

I support what Jackie says below although I do see why you are seeing
red.

Sponsons were not effectively discussed on WaveLength because of Tim's
wild interjections and attacks on people.  It prevented John Winters
from fully laying out the clear treatise that he just did for
PaddleWise.  It was an excellent summary with lots of differentiation of
real and unreal aspects of sponsons.  And I think we should all thank
him for still being able to speak fairly objectively about sponsons. 
After all the wild personal accusations he had to undergo, I am surprise
that he isn't going out with a beebee gun to shot every sponson in sight
and lots of party balloons as well.

I think points added by Bob Myers, a key question asked by Chuck Holst,
and my own inputs have shed tremendous light on this subject, which is
an important one.  Don't forget that Tim has been trying to get trial
lawyers and legislators interested in papering the walls with cases and
laws mandating sale of sponsons.  This kind of discussion that is going
on here in PaddleWise is an antidote to all of that nonsense.

I do however understand why you are throwing up your hands.  What went
on in WaveLength was exasperating.  However, what is going on here is
not.  The only similarity is that the subject is sponsons.  Please don't
see red on this.  If John Winters doesn't, and he has more reasons than
most of us for being justified in being pissed off, then we shouldn't
either and deal calmly and effectively with the subject.

best,

ralph diaz 


> >         Personally, I moved to PaddleWise to get away from the %&*$ #$_at_%
> > sponson debate. So how come it's being dragged along? Do we need a new
> > listserver called "SponsonDump" were this pointless debate can go to die?
> >
> >         STOP ALREADY!!!
> 
> You came to the wrong place, then.  It was pretty clear that *NO* paddling
> related topic would be censored here.  There's already a list that does
> that.
> 
> PaddleWise was set up because I *wanted* to talk sponsons rationally.
> That's happening here right now.  Very civilized.  Now, you wouldn't be
> deliberately trying to undo that would you?
> 
> Jackie

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