McCain in '08

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:22:36 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:16:15 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote in ::

What we need is a new group. Call it rec.aviation.politics. From the
amount of interest in discussing politics in THIS group, it ought to be a
big hit!

I would like to see the political conversations in their own group as
well.

z

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:48:34 -0400, zatatime wrote in
:

... I would like to see the political conversations in their own group as
well.

In an unmoderated group like r.a.p., it is virtually impossible to stop
thread drift.

Folks who feel comfortable with each other will make off-topic comments;
others will join the fray, and suddenly there is an outpouring of passion.

I doubt that the proposal is serious. Even if it was, I doubt that an
aviation/politics group would change human nature and prevent
thread drift in r.a.p.

YMMV.

Marty

In a previous article, said:
On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:48:34 -0400, zatatime wrote in
:

... I would like to see the political conversations in their own group as
well.

In an unmoderated group like r.a.p., it is virtually impossible to stop
thread drift.

But thread drift isn't the only problem, it's threads that *start* as
political statements.


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by (Paul Tomblin) Jul 13, 2006 at 02:33 PM



But thread drift isn't the only problem, it's threads that *start* as
political statements.




This thread did NOT start as a political statement. Someone from the
Angry, Loony Left immediately turned it into such, reflexively engaging in
character assassination.

"Skylune" wrote:

by (Paul Tomblin) Jul 13, 2006 at 02:33 PM



But thread drift isn't the only problem, it's threads that *start* as
political statements.




This thread did NOT start as a political statement. Someone from the
Angry, Loony Left immediately turned it into such, reflexively engaging in
character assassination.

You are claiming that a thread titled "McCain in '08" was not a
political statement? Incredible!
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("alexy" wrote)
You are claiming that a thread titled "McCain in '08" was not a political
statement? Incredible!


I went back and reread De Loon De Loon's OP.

1. It was ALL about GA.

2. It was refreshing to see DL DL not quote the entire previous post - for a
change. (DL DL, we talked about this!) ...it helped that it was a fresh
thread. g

3. Owing to DL DL's consistent views on all things Boyer, the subject line:
McCain in '08 was hilarious.

4. McCain is a US Senator. AOPA "President" Boyer deals with politicians,
daily. Of course it was a political post - relating to GA.


Montblack

Thanks Montblack.

I broke my self-imposed ban on Rec GA when I read about the actual
exchange between Boyer and Senator McCain.

Glad you thought the "headline" was humourous, as I was trying to crack a
funny. Of course, making jokes about a guy like Boyer is pretty damned
easy, even for an amateur like me. There is just so damned much material
to work with there, and the man is dumb as a stick. His huge sense of
self-importance also helps.

Take care,
Da Loon, Da Loon.

OK the title was political. The attached commentary was GA related. I
should have titled it McCain vs. the Destroyer.

It's not just posts about politics in r.a.piloting, it's all posts not
related to *piloting*, that don't belong here. And a new newsgroup
won't fix those. For instance, the non-topical posts I see now a

. [ 2: hewson ] http://www.boycottliberalism.com/
. [ 23: Barney Frank ] Airline Jobs
. [ 12: Marco Leon ] Interesting New Squadron Slated For Cannon AFB

r.a.p is what r.a.misc should be, but isn't. Why, I'm not sure. I
guess pilots want to post in a piloting news group.

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:33:44 +0000 (UTC), (Paul
Tomblin) wrote in :

In a previous article, said:

In an unmoderated group like r.a.p., it is virtually impossible to stop
thread drift.

But thread drift isn't the only problem, it's threads that *start* as
political statements.

I classify OT posting as "thread drift." I understand that this is
an enlargement of the concept. shrug Stuff happens, especially
when dealing with humans.

That said, if anyone is serious about pursuing a new group for
whatever reasons, a description of the newsgroup creation
process for the Big-8 is available at http://www.big-8.org.

If the whole thread was a joke, then I grin, a bit. )

Marty