WOW, George, I didn't realize that editor@cruisemates.com needed to post
through Google, nor, until I Googled, did I realize that this was Paul
Motter.
We have been down this road many times. I have always said that if you
don't like what Ray posts either killfile him, or simply do not read what he
posts
It is that easy, except that the morons like Chrissy and Reef Fish have to
continually pollute this newsgroup with their moronic crap.
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ
"George Leppla" wrote in message
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> "jim" wrote
>
>>I doubt if two or three posts over six years is hardly a comparison when
>>Ray does it that many times each day.
>
> Jim, I just gave two examples widely separated by date. They are not the
> only instances.
>
> To me, someone promoting his website by posting press releases there is no
> different than someone promoting their website by posting invitations for
> people to visit and sign up for a newsletter. If you think one is wrong,
> then both have to be wrong and it doesn't matter how many times it is
> done. It is either right or wrong.
>
> FWIW, I don't really care one way or another. I like Ray and while I
> don't always agree with him, I don't think what he is doing is SPAM. From
> the reputation he has here, it seems like the majority of people aren't
> bothered by his press releases either... and I have to admit that there
> have been times that I have used his website to find a press release that
> I either missed or trashed and wished I hadn't.
>
> As for Motter... he is a lightweight. He seldom participates here except
> to promote his website and often his information is wrong or misleading.
> I have to admit a certain amount of guilty pleasure in tweaking him when
> he is wrong just to see his reaction. I know I shouldn't do that and I am
> working on being a better person.... sometimes with limited success
>
> And.... one of the few things I have learned about USENET in general and
> this newsgroup in particular is that it really doesn't matter. So what if
> Ray posts press releases and archives them at his website? If this were
> so terrible people would rise up in righteous indignation and hound him
> out of here. It hasn't happened in the 12 years that r.t.c. has been open
> for business and it isn't going to happen. So what if Motter shills his
> newsletter here? CruiseMates is a popular cruise website in spite of Paul
> Motter... not because of him. Whatever he does here isn't going to amount
> to a hill of beans anyway.
>
> Maybe I am getting old... and mellowing in my old age... but none of this
> stuff seems to be very important to me any more. Oh, once in a while
> something will set me off on a rant or a short lived crusade... but I am
> much better at ignoring this stuff than I used to be.
>
> YMMV
>
>
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