What are you 12? Grow a pair dude.

 

Just a quick quote in case you delete your comment.

 

I say this in the kindest way possible. Seek help. There is no shame in seeing a doctor.

 

 

So…… do you see the responses you are getting?…. Show me one forum on the internet that would respect your request. You won’t get it because it was a silly request to begin with…. But I think you have some great responses

 

Such a c_nt! U wear a mask still?

 

 

This punk has to go

 

I'm staying out of this one

 

Just trying to be civil golf man I don't want to argue with anybody You guys are too valuable and there's too much help here, and what I've learned is huge

 

If this type of feature magically became available, who would hear you complain when you were blocked from posting?

Be careful what you wish for.

 

OK - I'll come clean. I'm probably one of the reasons for this thread.
I commented a bit salty on something this fellow posted about boat wakes being the main reason to get a bigger boat and he went tilt. I now need to get a 3rd grade education and cut my daddy off from giving me my current boat.....

 

Forums often have unnecessary arguments that come from a member commenting something rude or demeaning to minimize the original posters questions or thread topic. A block feature for the thread author can stop this in its tracks.

If members can be limited to what threads they can comment on based on how they get along with the original poster can ultimately stop abusive behavior. This will also reduce the amount of pages in threads that have nothing to do with the thread topic. Saving the website money on data storage over the long term.

Members often team up in ridicule to discredit or minimize the original poster. Like bullies on a playground. The ridicule can often distract from facts and lead others to believe the opinion of the person using ridicule spreading misinformation or at least distracting from the thread topic.

For many years sometimes decades forums carry information for future readers to take advantage of. If members argue and comment off topic or propagate misinformation this leads to the valuable factual information being buried. If the thread author was able to prevent some of these abusive members we could preserve the integrity of the thread.

Forums are not a place for fighting or bad language at the very least it can stop that. This can allow someone who is abusing the forums to be pushed down which will promote and reward good behavior.
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I agree that threads can drift, mostly due to the fact that discussion of an issue can bring up similar situations and ideas.
I use the ignore to limit getting notifications from a small group member’s that tend to go off.

BUT this is not a Wiki it is a Club.

YOU started this by not liking the responses to your question. Even though at first the responses were well meaning and honest opinions. Insisting there was some way to adjust your small boat to a situation that just wasn’t practical.

Reap what you sow…

 

Looks like he split

 

Looks like he split

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Sure he comes here, gets all sorts of good advice on his trim issue. Then bails cause he thinks the place is “mean.”

 

What an epic demonstration of USA 2023!!! New person steps through the door to a club that's got an established membership. A membership that's generally easy to get along with, pretty well informed, though sometimes a bit rough around the edges. Said new person is offended by a comment (that potentially lacked context) and now invests time and energy into trying to get the club, and its members, to change to better align with their feelings.

This very thing has been on repeat in real life for the last 10 years around this country! And to think some of us think the internet isn't even real

 

Yeah but this kid is going to be paying our social security. We’re doomed.

 

When I joined I had an issue. I received a lot of good answers and know there is so much knowledge on this site. Would never be disrespectful

 

Does anyone have a copy of the "Hurt Feelings Report"?

 

Guys. It’s summer. Go boating already. Park this for winter.

 

Some of us are stuck at work.

 

My thermometer and calendar says it's not summer yet.

 

Whatever happened to "sticks and stones"? Based on this thread and the earlier one about wanting to run an 18 foot boat through 3-foot waves, I can only assume he's a troll. At least @Arminius rolled with the punches.

 

I wasn't going to share my hypothesis - but I think they are the same person. 97Alpha is the chatty, some would even say verbose, alter ego to arminius.

 

I'm too late to this thread to be any help......

I just wonder how hurt feelings have become more important than civil discussion and humor? While we disagree on a lot of things.......there is no better place on the planet to discuss Sea Rays and get boat help if you need it.

 

I would opine that rather than a block member feature we should have a Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee that can shut down the website. If anyone says anything at any time about something someone or everyone may find offensive. First offense five minutes, second offense one day, third offense one week. This should be a federal regulation for all boating forums with severe financial penalties for non compliance. This is the only way to level the playing field for those who have difficulty accepting criticism or ignoring.

This is a crisis in the USA that must be addressed.

 

I would opine that rather than a block member feature we should have a Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee that can shut down the website. If anyone says anything at any time about something someone or everyone may find offensive. First offense five minutes, second offense one day, third offense one week. This should be a federal regulation for all boating forums with severe financial penalties for non compliance. This is the only way to level the playing field for those who have difficulty accepting criticism or ignoring.

This is a crisis in the USA that must be addressed.

Shut up, ya dork!

 

Just make it a woke site and all will be fine LOL

 

Yup…..I would never hire any of these wokesters.

First they would object to male and female threads on fittings. Second…..they would likely be eaten by a shark who mistook them for a rainbow colored seal.

 

Yup…..I would never hire any of these wokesters.

First they would object to male and female threads on fittings. Second…..they would likely be eaten by a shark who mistook them for a rainbow colored seal.

And my company makes male thread tools that make female threads…

 

I see where he also started a thread on no bananas on boats and other superstitions, but is now "officially" checked out. Please take this to heart @97Alpha175;

 

 

It should be a butt hurt feelings report. When I joined this forum I asked the same question. I said I have a 215 weekender how will it handle chop and 2-3 foot seas. I was not excited about the answers that I got but it's reality. I will go out in 2 foot seas all day long, is it a nice ride no but it's not as bad as my 18 ft bowrider. I am very happy with my current boat and just may step up a few more feet of/when the time comes. I'm always close to shore and wasn't looking for an offshore boat that could take 4 to 5 foot seas all day. Thanks guys

 

The OP first post in this thread is disturbing. He's 38yo, this his what he's been taught, it will apply in any context, to all interactions, not just those on a boating forum.

He started a couple threads, the drive oil hose thread, and the 'I want to run my 17 footer in 3ft waves' thread. He said he had no experience and knew nothing.

But he didn't like the help he was offered, it wasn't what he wanted to hear so..... CSR is an unhealthy environment, full of those that like to 'propagate misinformation', we 'ridicule', we're 'demeaning', we're 'rude' 'abusive' 'bullies'....and we just 'don't like him'. His solution is to block, to cancel, to not let us speak.

Our society is mass producing this kind of 'thinker'.

 

The OP first post in this thread is disturbing. He's 38yo, this his what he's been taught, it will apply in any context, to all interactions, not just those on a boating forum.

He started a couple threads, the drive oil hose thread, and the 'I want to run my 17 footer in 3ft waves' thread. He said he had no experience and knew nothing.

But he didn't like the help he was offered, it wasn't what he wanted to hear so..... CSR is an unhealthy environment, full of those that like to 'propagate misinformation', we 'ridicule', we're 'demeaning', we're 'rude' 'abusive' 'bullies'....and we just 'don't like him'. His solution is to block, to cancel, to not let us speak.

Our society is mass producing this kind of 'thinker'.

What’s even worse is the trigger post was pretty mild — “need a bigger boat.”