Pascal said:
quality not quantity is what matters.. heck, this is a site about Hatteras not Sea Rays... see what happens when we let a Sea Ray owner in!
See, even Pascal has a sense of humor! Hope you don't mind that I put a smiley face in for you instead of that slash dot colon thing you do!
I was actually going to sit down and write a PM to you mods and Doug this morning, but maybe this is a better option so others can see too. Maybe I'm just dumb as to interpreting the posting rules here, but I truly am surprised at what gets zapped and what doesn't. I never cared on the other forum, and I don't care on this one about running up posting scores or getting zapped for that matter. While I don't lose too much sleep over being policitcally correct on certain subjects, I do want everybody to be happy on this forum.
I've stated on more than one occasion that I (and others) treat this site like an exchange of thoughts between myself and a marina full of Hatt owners. That turned out to be unacceptable behavior on the other forum, so we ended up with this one. Somebody made the comment that this section was all about me, but it isn't. It's a meeting place for members of similar interests and styles of discussion. To that end, why not make a slight change in the rules or their interpretation?
I just figure when someone makes the statement that this is not an "anything goes" forum, foul language and inappropriate or offensive topics would not be acceptable. Should it turn into an anything goes area, I dare say no one would post any differently than what has been seen to date. Some of us may be a bit off the wall, but we're all gentlemen here. We do like to socialize as a group from time to time, okay most of the time. But we are Hatteras related as a group, so it only seems appropriate that we speak as one.
Hey Doug, at the risk of being a pain in the stern, how about adding a tongue in cheek disclaimer to the cover page where this section is listed. "Enter at Your Own Risk!
" would work. I for one am thankful for this entire site, and I am happy we now have a less formal side to it. We're all experienced boat guys here, but we choose to show our less formal sides when we're among friends. I can't imagine any new Hatteras customers or other guests being offended here. Heck, we demonstrate that boating promotes fun and helps make new friends. The second part of that has proven to be invaluable to me, even more so than the technical knowledge I have gained from the tech section. How many of us would even own a boat if we were required by law not to have anyone but the captain on board? I wouldn't.
Okay, I'm done now, and not a single one liner in the bunch! I see I did use a whole bunch of I's on this post, but I think I speak for a bunch of us on here. We ain't out to do nobody no harm.
