On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:47:13 GMT, Shiver Me Timbers
wrote:

Corky Scott wrote:

This is the only forum Chuck has to defend his honor.

Corky Scott

That may be Corky but tell us why he has to hijack a thread like the
one he did today and try to change it's direction just because of his
personal battle with Zoom and Juan.

I, too, dislike postings whose subject lines don't reflect the content of
the posting. When I respond to them, I generally change the subject line
appropriately.

There are those who don't like to view any of the postings regarding Zoom.
It's common courtesy to put "Zoom" or "zzz" (a RAH convention) in the
Subject line to assist those who use killfiles to avoid these topics. I'd
be obliged if you do so in the future.

You don't want to read postings about Chuck, Juan, and Zoom, but you
apparently like to make them. In the future, please include "Zoom" or
"zzz" in the subject line to assist those who use filters.

A GOOGLE search for this group on the word Zoom shows 6960 returns.

Thats Zoom..... not ZZoom or Zooooom or Zooooomy or any other type of
derivative. Nor is it Juan or Yawn or any derivative of that either.

It may surprise you, but Mr. Campbell is a controversial subject. For that
reason, he generates a lot of discussion.

Many of those 6960 returns are probably RESPONSES to people who post
messages saying "quit talking about Zoom." You don't put a fire out by
dumping more fuel on it.

Corky when is enough on the subject actually enough on the subject.

Corky you mentioned Zoom taking Chuck to task on his ANN website
and how Chuck needs to come here to defend his honour.

WHY HERE.????????

Then, where else? USENET is unique; it is the only uncensorable forum.
Mailing lists and forum pages can be shut down by legal action or threat of
it. Because of the way USENET works, everyone has access and no one can
silence any other individual. And because of Deja...ummm, Google, past
messages are available for reference.

The other advantage of USENET is that modern newsreaders give users great
flexibility to select what they read and what subject they aren't
interested in. If you use "Zoom" and "zzz" as part of a subject line
filter, and add, oh, a half-dozen email addresses to a killfile, you'll see
hardly any messages about Zoom.

USENET is anarchy. It always *has* been anarchy. It's one of its biggest
weeknesses...and its biggest strength. If you put "Zoom", "zzz", and about
a half-dozen names into a killfile, you'll see very few postings on
Campbell. I've been on the groups for twenty years, and I've seen
countless attempts to shut people up by trying to "shame" them. It *never*
works; it always makes the situation worse.

And if they do follow this newsgroup, do you think it's to stay
informed about Chuck's personal ongoing battles with Zoom, or do you
think it's because ( like me ) they have a general interest in
homebuilt aircraft, and enjoy stories about people and from people who
are actually flying, or building their own airplane, and just enjoy the
general conviviality of people like yourself who share their interest
in aviation.

Why are you taking your personal beef with Corky and Chuck public? Why not
email them and express your displeasure? Do you think people read this
newsgroup to watch your battles with Chuck and Corky?

Old Klingon proverb: "If you do not want something said, then do not say
it."

If you want people to talk about aviation...why don't you talk about
aviation?

So, Shiver, what are you building? If you're not building, what are you
thinking of building? If you're not planning on building, what's your
favorite homebuilt? Why? What kind of "mission" do you have and what kind
of planes do you think will meet them? What kind of panel would you
install? What do you feel about the longevity of the various materials?
How do the homebuilding rules in your country differ from those in the US?

Ron Wanttaja