The website Ignore feature is your friend

Been suffering with this BOAT ADDICTION for about 30 years.

Been immersed in it.

When I graduated from trailer boats, i bought a house where I could park the boat and continue the addiction, unabated.

Was active for 20 years on the TROJAN forum

We are here to seek advice, learn and in turn as we grow, to share our experiences and knowledge.

We also share some adventures, laughter and camaraderie.

Put any bunch of guys together and there will be various degrees of difference in opinion.

It's kind of like a schoolyard, a platoon, a club or a college fraternity.

If you can consider the FORUM and it's members in that context, it all works out.

Greg, you're not the only one to be criticized for your opinions shared on the FORUM or in any other social group/organization.

I don't quite "get" the need to share the ignore issue publicly.

Seems to me, doing it quietly or sharing your feelings using the messaging feature would be a good solution.

For me, I've learned a great deal from this FORUM and I am happy to share something of value that I may contribute to others.

I'm here seeking and sharing information, experiences and wisdom.

I know that others will offer comments to what I post, agree/disagree/criticize/pat on the back/ or otherwise comment on what I contribute.

Thats why this is a FORUM !

I find tremendous value here. Haven't blocked anyone, nor do I intend to.

Not really sure what you accomplished with this thread...... - AND THAT'S NOT AN INTERROGAIVE, NOR A CRITICISM :)

BEST !

RWS
 
mrsrobinson said:
I had respect for @scoflaw and @techmitch until they made it their goal to embarrass me, troll me, check me up, berate me, "Like" it when another user did the same, etc. Especially @scoflaw. The petty stuff has gotten old. I may be wrong, inaccurate, misquote, etc. It's never on purpose or with intent, I am only trying to help. I don't need them to filter stuff out for me on here; I am a smart guy and can figure it out on my own, most can I assume. That's part of the learning process IMO.

If you want to correct me, do so respectfully versus trying to embarrass me, being sarcastic, etc.

"I respectfully disagree, and here's why..." Leave the bullshit sarcasm out.

The last straw was the battery/alternator thread, neither, including @SKybolt could resist the sarcasm. That "trick" came from my late dad, so yeah, I probably took it a little more personal when they replied with their "know it all sarcasm", than most. We were butt poor, my dad could not afford to purchase all of their fancy diagnostic tools. And he/we were usually stuck somewhere, in the woods, on the water, etc. Without these fancy tools. The OP wanted something quick, not the usual "go spend $100 on stuff, come back, do this do that..." so that is how I replied. And I qualified my reply.

And @scoflaw on the "Test" thread, checking me up, making fun of me, for forgetting to add EDIT. I big "eff you" buddie.

I've met @SKybolt, I have said how smart he is many, many, many times on here and to him personally, yet he can't resist. I have apologized to him multiple times, for my knee jerk reactions to his crap, yet he continues to basically say "You deserve it, stop trying to be cool, stop misleading users ".

I am done with all 3. I should have Ignored them sooner. I don't care how smart they are, how many certification they have, how many years of experience they have, etc. The sarcastic bullshit is enough.

I never meant to turn the thread into "what my issues are", with theses users is, or who they are, apologies for doing so. When my girlfriend said he's a douche ignore him, I thought I would share it with others, there's an Ignore feature here, try it out.
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I know I am still kinda new here. But I saw the correction on the charging system post and was going to also post don't do that but then read someone already had. I didn't take the reply as disrespectful to your post. I just saw it as correcting something on the internet. Been a professional mechanic and an industrial electrician. I understand what happens to electronics on newer vehicles when things are disconnected or reconnected under load. I never expected this shit to get so blown up. It is the internet, you should not let anything on a screen get to you this much. Just my observation in a respectful way. If you post something expect there will be someone who may say say something else. Just move along to the next. Don't take it personal.
 
mrsrobinson said:
Like all public free web forums, there are always a few that will piss you off on a regular basis, some even target you just because they can. In my case there are a few who are starting to annoy the crap out of me when they feel they need to publicly, sarcastically, disrespectfully say my information is inaccurate or wrong. And then continue to troll my posts with petty crap. I do my best, just trying to help folks here and pay it forward and pass on what I've learned.. Sometimes I'll be wrong, it's not intentional. Some of you have sent me down rabbit holes with your recommendations, I get it, you're just trying to help, and I usually learn something along the way.

And No, it's not about not having thick skin, not being a man, getting my feelings hurt, etc. It's about being respectful.

That said I recently used the Ignore feature to, well, ignore them. I was hesitant to initially do it because it felt rude. I also appreciate what I learned from some of their posts and thought I'd be missing out on some good education. Well, what an amazing relief, it's been nice not to see and read their noise, I recommend the same for others if they've had similar experiences.

Unfortunately they can still private message you, but I'm ignoring those as well.

EDIT - feel free to click Ignore on my username.
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mrsrobinson said:
Click "Unwatch" if you don't want to read this. I am replying publicly, which is probably wrong, but I feel like I need to.

@SKybolt having read your PMs, and reread our texts, when someone starts a conversation, a text, a PM with "I apologize..", well that means they are apologizing. That's what I tried to do with you, recently and in the past. IMO that is not an opportunity for you to berate them, tell them why they are wrong, defend your position, etc. IMO, try to have some empathy, they are apologizing.

And No, I did not "un Ignore" you as you suggest. The site kept logging me out yesterday, even though the Stay Logged In checkbox is checked. When I got an email on this thread and opened it up, I was not aware of that. Seems you can see those you've ignored when not logged in, which makes sense.

For clarity, it's not so much that you must correct me, tell me I am wrong, and even say I should not reply if I don't know what I am talking about (I never do with intent BTW, if I think I know, and I can help, I reply) it's your sarcastic, controlling way of doing so, as if you are trying to get a laugh at my expense. I have told you this over and over and over, yet you do not hear it (thus my word "exhausting" that you made fun of here). You continue to mock me saying "He doesn't like to be told he is wrong.." Not the case. I have repeatedly, here and over text, thanked you, said you are a smart guy, complimented you yet you paint me out to be "that guy" on a social forum. You have even gone so far to suggest there is something going on in my personal life that is causing me to act the way you think I do.

How about "Thank you, and I apologize for my comments as well. I don't agree with you, I see your point though". I have said the same or something similar to you many times over text, email, probably on the phone as well.

You continue to bring up the 10 "stereo" threads. I have explained myself here, over text, probably over the phone or email as well. Please, stop doing so publicly.

I thought us meeting in person, texts, talking on the phone, sharing stories and the like would have carried a little more weight than "just another dickhead" user here. I thought you "knew me" and I did not fit into "buckets" "stereotypes" of other users here. That was my fault, my mistake, and I apologize for making that assumption. That's not sarcasm, it's sincere, I made a bad assumption.

I am sorry, I apologize to those who read this, for airing my differences, my personal opinions, for taking personal jabs at @SKybolt here, that was wrong. I apologize to @SKybolt for the same. No excuses, doing so publicly was inappropriate and I take ownership for that. And thank you to those who tried to help with their replies.

I think I have Deleted my inappropriate replies/comments here, please let me know if I missed any.
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I try to not take my self too seriously on the board, of course that is easy to do when you are as big of an idiot as I am. I really enjoy this forum for the wealth of knowledge, and for the mostly solid guys that post here. I think there have only been a couple posters that I probably would not enjoy grabbing a beer with.
Enjoy life my friends, we only get to go around on this merry go round 1 time. Peace
 
JayhawkCurtis said:
I put this in the joke thread, but in reality I was as serious as a heart attack. it really is me.


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I love this. I have four daughters and having any of them hold a flashlight for me ......taught me patience.........and convinced them to get me a headlamp for Christmas.
 
Woody said:
I'd like to say something but don't feel like typing a page so I'll just quote my Ma...'Stop making yourself cry';)
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Did she ever give you anything to cry about? Mine did. Most of the time it was a forced mouthful of palmolive.
 
blaster said:
Did she ever give you anything to cry about? Mine did. Most of the time it was a forced mouthful of palmolive.
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My parents usually tailored the punishment to fit the crime. One that comes to mind...some of us kids were fighting over who got to sit in a certain chair at the table. I don't remember what was so special about that chair but my Dad suggested we share it, some one this time, some one else next time.

That wasn't working so he grabbed the chair and set it outside in the snowbank....when he came back in all he said was 'now lets eat'. One of us little dummies had to stand at the table because we didn't have a chair.:oops:
 
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