[Rhodes22-list] How to quit this email list

Bill Effros bill at effros.com
Sat May 28 13:40:29 EDT 2005


Alex,

I've missed you.

Bye.

Bill Effros

Alex Bell wrote:

> Rik,
>
> How bout steping up to the plate and saying what you have on your 
> mind. Go ahead and take a stand here.
>
> What is the greatest asset of your current boat?  (there's a boat 
> question for you) Sorry for the cynicism, but I just scanned a bunch 
> of stuff that got my blood boiling here. Being one of the "support our 
> troops" kind of people, I really get urinated off when I see people 
> telling Phil and wife "what you should do" and questioning their email 
> addresses etc. What a load of crap.
>
> Alex Bell
> long time list member, but soon to be a "former" member
>
> Rik Sandberg wrote:
>
>> Graham,
>>
>> DUH...... Seems to me, the list belongs to the people who formed it 
>> and use it everyday. The rules are whatever they (read WE) decided 
>> they should be. I don't know what - "and any other topic of interest 
>> to it's members" - is hard for you to understand. You claim to hunger 
>> for information about your boat, yet I see NO questions about your 
>> boat on the list from you. Had you tried asking one you may have been 
>> surprised at the speed and volume of the replies. But, alas you don't 
>> even bother to introduce yourself, you just lurk and expect us to 
>> repeat some mantra of R-22 information over and over so you won't 
>> have to expend any effort ..... sorry Bud ....it ain't gonna' happen. 
>> If you want that kind of service ..... send money. I'm sure several 
>> of us can provide you with many pages of pure, unadulterated advice 
>> if the price is right.
>>
>> So, I'm sure you're already gone and I am wasting my breath, but I'll 
>> say, I can't say I'm sorry your gone, anyway.
>>
>> Rik
>>
>> Graham Stewart wrote:
>>
>>> For those who are frustrated, or worse, with the endless idle chatter,
>>> political diatribes and other matters unrelated to the Rhodes and, 
>>> in my
>>> view,  NOT in compliance with the charter, you can quit the list by 
>>> going to
>>> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list and selecting 
>>> the
>>> appropriate option. For the rest, I think it is a shame that some 
>>> genuinely
>>> useful information gets totally overwhelmed by those who seem to 
>>> think this
>>> is a chat line and literally drives away those who have no interest 
>>> in or
>>> time for 40 mostly irrelevant messages daily. I can't believe that I 
>>> am the
>>> only one who has quit - as I will as soon as this message is sent.
>>>
>>> Thanks to those who answered questions and tried to stay on topic.
>>> "The rhodes-list at sailnet.net group will be open to discussion of all
>>> subjects specifically referring to Rhodes sailboats or Rhodes sailors."
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Graham __________________________________________________
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>>>
>>>  
>>>
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