[C320-list] Kill Filters

[allan.field at comcast.net]

Bill - Well said!  I knew there was a reason we missed you and Kathy at Rendezvous this year! - Allan

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From: Bill Culbertson <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com> 

> I think you are right, Pat. I certainly want both. 
> 
> I think the longer one is an owner and an active list participant, the more 
> likely they are to appreciate and value both features. That may be partly 
> because they are more likely to have been able to attend at least one of our 
> face-to-face gatherings by then. They know the people. The social side becomes 
> more relevant to them. I know when I was a newbie, the social side was kind of 
> goofy to me. Luckily I got to your regatta in 2002 and that changed. 
> 
> The irony is that the longer anyone has been an owner, the more likely they are 
> to be a source of information to those looking for answers and tips. I know 
> that this year (my sixth season) and last year, I found myself answering more 
> queries than I asked. Most of us who have been here for a while can retell what 
> we've learned from our predecessors as well as offering a few things we might 
> have thought up on our own. 
> 
> Beware: If you bleep out the chatty folks with a kill filter, you may well be 
> bleeping out some of the best sources of suggestions and tips present on this 
> list. If you piss them off, they will leave and then where will you be? 
> 
> Honestly I'm amazed that some people think their time is so all-fired important. 
> The wealthiest, most successful people that I've had the pleasure to meet have 
> ALWAYS had time to chat with me - as if they had all the time in the world. 
> It's those middle-manager types who act so busy and important all the time that 
> they can't be bothered with such trivialities. 
> 
> My $.02 
> -bill culbertson 
> Harmony #859 - Lake Erie 
> 
> ----- Original Message ---- 
> From: pat reynolds 
> To: C320-List 
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 6:09:17 PM 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Kill Filters 
> 
> 
> Most probably want both. 
> 
> Pat R 
> 
> --- Dave Anderer wrote: 
> 
> > Different strokes. Some folks want this list for 
> > tech stuff and others 
> > as a social club. 
> > 
> > I want the tech stuff, and have found that setting 
> > up a kill filter for 
> > a couple folks here makes the list much more 
> > relevant for me. (Not 
> > something I wanted to do, or felt the need to do on 
> > any other list 
> > before, but hey - its a new world out there.) 
> > 
> > cyrace at comcast.net wrote: 
> > > This is the kind of stuff that ruins this 
> > otherwise wonderful e-mail service. I wish the 
> > people that like to use this system for they're own 
> > kidding around would just stop. Let's keep this 
> > list to what it was intended: to help and inform all 
> > of us who were smart enough to buy a C320. 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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