[Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.

[Michael Meltzer]

I give rummy top scorces for striring the pot, it been slow around here for a few days

never to dispoint:(but it is in the help link (at the bottom now :-)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.


> To all on the Rhodes list,
>
> We've all been here, done this, most of us more than once.
>
> To those who would be the Topic Police, I would point you to the Rhodes List
> Charter. Michael will probably post a link to it any minute now. When you get
> to the part where it says "any topics of interest to Rhodes sailors", you
> will have found the key words. You can (and just might) say that I may be out
> of place here, being merely a former owner now, but most of the reason I
> still hang out here is because this list doesn't have all of the stuffy boat
> topic only related rules that are found on most lists. We actually get to do
> something besides answer the same old boat questions over and over when we
> come here. This makes this list much more interesting and fun to hang out at,
> than most.
>
> I do agree with Rummy that it would be good to be careful that our posts are
> not hurtful. But then again, Some people's feelings seem to get hurt overly
> easily. Let's be real here, for every "Democrat" joke that's ever been posted
> here, there one just like it with "Republican" in the punch line. It's
> politics, if you didn't laugh at it, you would surely have to cry. If you are
> going to take all this stuff seriously, you're in for a life full of hurt
> feelings.
>
> Rik Sandberg
> S/V Happy Little Girls 2 - PS Flicka
> Formerly, S/V Country Rhodes - R 22
>
>
> On 11/24/2003 11:53 am, you wrote:
> > Here, here, Rummy.
> >
> > People who have things to say or relay that do not pertain to the title of
> > this list (Rhodes22), should take it elsewhere.  Common curtesy goes a long
> > way to keeping people interested in any exchange, even on the Internet.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > In a message dated 11/24/03 12:20:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
> > > I have expressed my political views on the list previously (I have none)
> > > so
> > >
> > > I'm not offended by these jokes or cheap shots or whatever you want to
> > > call them. That being said, I feal that the recent flurry of jokes are
> > > not only flamming, but unkind.
> > > I really wish you people would do this kind of stuff OFF the list.
> > >
> > > Rummy
> >
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