The Wreck's score - 68 noise to 9 signal.

bambam · 2005-10-07T17:42:44+00:00

I'm a lurker -- a Canadian somewhat interested in woodworking. Beenfollowing the wreck for a year or so --- started out getting someuseful information ... but I'm getting tired watching all thepolitical ideologues take over the wreck for the past few months.Out of curiousity this morning, I hit "get unread messages" ... inthe past half dozen hours, there were 77 posts, 9 of which were evenremotely related to woodworking. That's an eleven percent signal to noise ratio.I don't have a big problem with off topic posts --- humour, homerepair questions, auto stuff, things like that. But I do have aproblem with the overhwhelming number of posts with U.S. politicaland religious orientation. This is an international forum. I don't see Canadians posting aboutCanadian politics, Aussies posting about Aussie politics or Britsposting about British poliltics. Many of us may have strong feelingsabout our native political scenes .. but we do not think they shouldbe aired in a group dedicated to woodworking.Perhaps you Americans could give the rest of us a break. If you wantto argue politics, do it somewhere more appropriate. I'm interested in what Tom Watson, for example, thin ks aboutwoodworking; he has demonstratable expertise. I really don't carewhat he thinks about politics or the state of the universe -- as faras I can see, he has no credentials that would suggest any particularinsight.. And the same goes for all the others. Go start an American political debate newsgroup.Ken

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Dave Balderstone 20 years ago

I feel your pane.

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David 20 years ago

Me two.

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no(SPAM)vasys 20 years ago

Awl write buoys, nock it off!

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David 20 years ago

Hay, is that any weigh too tock?

Dave

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Mark & Juanita 20 years ago

Awe, if yew say sew

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Edwin Pawlowski 20 years ago

Ewe spelled ewe wrong, That should have set a belle off

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Paul Kierstead 20 years ago

Well, I guess it is now 9 of 78.

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Mark & Juanita 20 years ago

Hay! This is a woodworking group, eye was trying two keep it on topic.

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Edwin Pawlowski 20 years ago

Oh Kay your write. Eye though maybe ewe just wanted to bear your sole

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The Wreck's score - 68 noise to 9 signal.

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