T&T: A word from your host

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

>I came across the following and think  it is so relevant that I would post it
>to this list even tho it is not EXACTLY nautical. So, if you never hear from
>me again, I was in error!!!!!

Every now and then, some subscriber decides that he or she can 
willingly and openly disregard the rules of our community and send a 
personal rant to everyone on the List about a non-boating topic.

In the nine years that I have hosted the List, I still cannot figure 
out why anyone would do so. Are they being rude or thoughtless? Are 
they so full of themselves that they believe all drivel of theirs 
must be seen by as many people as possible? Are they so envious of 
the volunteers who administer the List that they must draw attention 
to themselves?

Inevitably, when a volunteer administrator or another subscriber 
draws their attention to the rules and asks that they mind their 
manners, they will throw a tantrum and stalk off the List. Later, 
they will claim they were kicked off, excommunicated, censored, 
whatever . . . anything to avoid having to admit they were wrong.

As your host, I feel an obligation to all subscribers, all 1,800 of 
you, to provide you with the very best forum in trawlerdom. I am 
fortunate, as you all are, that Bob McLeran and other volunteers 
share in my vision for the List.

In T&T, we've got something really good going. Let's keep it that way 
by keeping non-boating matters off the List, and by using private 
email for off-topic rants.

--Georgs
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Georgs Kolesnikovs
Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997