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> Having had a day or two to calm down a little, it occured to
> me that vilifying someone because you don't like what they had to
> say goes against what I liked most about this bbs. That is, a free
> exchange of ideas on a subject we are all (it seems) rather passionate
> about.

> This time I agree with George, let it die.

> Lest it frighten others into silence.

> Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question (or a stupid
> comment).

Ayuh... I think of the BBS as an Electronic Front Porch, where we gather in changing groups to chat, every once in a while Mark drives by and hollers something out the window to the assembled crew. Got a knotty problem? Mosey down to the EFP and let the boys chew on it for a while, smooth it out. Nick keeps busy working in the shop in the back, every now and then surfacing to put in some sage advice, encourage a newbie, or nudge us back on course. As in a sitcom, characters like GEORGE are as necessary as a backboard to a solitary tennis player. Now and then a WIND will blow up, but it is the nature of WIND to pass, so why fret over passed WIND! There are regulars, always within earshot, and the sand baggers who will rise like a granddaddy bass to a succulent opinion they can't resist. Scuse me, I hear a honeydew ripening, don't say nothin' important til I get back. TNX, Scotty

BTW, I saw an instructor demo-ing Eskimo Rolls, if I recollect, he did 19 lay-back rolls in a minute!!

> Paul.