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- It's all about you.
In other words, it is about a community of people, not a collection of boats.
Feel free to discuss anything of interest. Please do not be concerned about
staying "on topic", as anything that a sailor is interested in is on-topic. The very demographics of the site's readership (sailors) will
keep the discussions generally about sailing. However, other topics will come up
(everything from politics to gun-control to family). If a topic is not to your liking,
please just skip it. The best way to waste bandwidth and clutter the forum is to
start meta-discussions, which are discussions about what to discuss. Meta-discussions
ultimately go nowhere, and are a far surer way of starting a flame war than any other subject.
- You are free to express your opinions, in a reasonable and
courteous manner. Remember, we have lots of new sailors here,
and your support and kindness is appreciated by all. Feel free to
express strong opinions, but keep in mind that people appreciate
courtesy as well as honest advice, and your opinions will be much
better received when expressed in a positive manner. Remember,
there is a big difference between disagreeing with someone and
attacking them on a personal level.
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jerk, we will make no warrantee to be fair or preserve your right to
free speech. In other words, you may well be asked to leave. You have the
right to express any opinion you choose. If you are looking
to troll or flame, take it elsewhere.
- Reader beware. On this board the reader will
find facts, competent advice, advice, and opinion. Sometimes it is
difficult to ascertain the difference. The individual reader must
evaluate and determine the suitability of any material on this board
to his/her own situation. In other words, take everything with a grain of salt.
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language reasonable. Lets at least strive for PG13.
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