Ralph, It's funny you should say something about that. I just started following those two new groups myself and though to myself. Who is this Tim guy? He must be nuts, but it's kind of funny in a way. For some reason I keep seeing a Mighty Python skit in my head. It's like no matter what the topic he changes it to sponsons. JFF >After being away from newsgroups for awhile because of changes in computers >and some problems, I finally got my newsgroup reader set up again just over >the weekend. I wandered on to rec.boats.paddle and rec.boats.paddle.touring >to see that Tim Ingram of Sponsons fame is absolutely screwing up the >newsgroups with his constant diatribe about safety and the superiority of >sponsons (hmm, an alliteration that Tim might want to use :-) ). He must be >hogging about 90 per cent of the traffic and is getting people to actually >respond. > > > > > >As I waded through Tim's trash, I felt very thankful that we were able to >create Paddlewise as a listserve that is moderated against such excesses. >Jackie started PaddleWise in part to get away from Tim trash but we got so >much more in the process. With a moderated listserve that quickly cuts off >abuses, we have been able to have good discussions in a civil manner and not >stray too often from paddling subjects. It is now around the 3rd anniversary >of Paddlewise (it's started January 29, 1998); the garbage going on in the >paddling newsgroups is a reminder of how thankful we all should be. > > > > > >ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 05 2001 - 13:27:35 PST
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