RE: [Paddlewise] the "back-channel"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sailboat Restorations, Inc.
> [mailto:sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net]
> 
> Thanks very much to all who responded.  I received far more 
> responses off PW
> than on, and I appreciate all of them.  

  This comment is right in line with a phenomenon that I've noticed also -
that some posts receive _a lot_ more attention "off-line" than in the public
forum.  Maybe this isn't even worth discussing, but my understanding, which
can admittedly be flawed, is that PW was formed for the _sharing_ of
information, knowledge, stories, etc between paddlers from all the
paddlesports (that involve water).
  Why all the talk "under the covers"?  I sometimes post directly in
response to a question, but that's invariably because I goofed up and forgot
to reply to the list.  Hey - if you have something to share why not share it
with the whole group - if it's worth writing you might as well share it with
the whole group - you might be surprised at what someone else might learn
from your posting - even if you think it's fairly unimportant and innocuous.

 I'm not saying that direct postings are bad - just wondering "stuff" that
could benefit all is being missed.

  If I'm out-of-line and should really be hanging upside down in my kayak
'cause I'm "all wet" then so be it.  


Dave Seng
politically incorrect in 
Juneau, Alaska
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