I just received a fantastic message a few hours ago...

[Scream And Fly]

thanks bud. Just sent a few bucks to the cause.

I didn’t see the recurring part that you mentioned but it’ll be alright.

The Team Membership should not be auto-renewing. Is that what's happening? By default it should not be set to auto-renew. I'll take an look at it to be sure.

[Scream And Fly]

None of them have an asterisk beside the duration unless I’m missing something.

I set those up so they wouldn't be recurring. I don't want the site renewing a Team Membership automatically. I just feel that's a decision that the member makes, not the site. I don't recall if there's an option to renew automatically but by default it should not auto renew.

[dagodiver]

Sorry Greg. You are way more forgiving then me. I moderated Diving forums for many years and would never tolerate the drivel that the likes of cuda and such
continue to contribute. When BS bashing threads get way more attention then a good build or rebuilt thread its sad. I'm not on here much any more for just that reason.

Dago.

[rjdubiel]

I set those up so they wouldn't be recurring. I don't want the site renewing a Team Membership automatically. I just feel that's a decision that the member makes, not the site. I don't recall if there's an option to renew automatically but by default it should not auto renew.

It does not auto renew. I selected it last year and just yesterday saw I did not have it anymore. So re-up boys, lets help in the site we all love.
RJ

[transomstand]

Why can't people just ignore antagonistic posts??

It's kinda built into our nature. Performance boaters and racers are very competitive, so they almost HAVE to say something. Childish, certainly, but the majority of us here never grew up in the first place, it's why we're all buzzing around the water at 90 mph or more instead of doing "grownup" stuff.

"Political discussion" has become a total joke. There is no debate, discussion, or exchange of ideas.


It is a sporting event to compete in where "winning" is all that matters.

[VkingMike]

"Political discussion" has become a total joke. There is no debate, discussion, or exchange of ideas.


It is a sporting event to compete in where "winning" is all that matters.[/B]

Nailed it.

[99fxst99]

Greg,
I have enjoyed this site for years and benefitted from the knowledge posted on here. A while back someone posted a thread about just boats, the intent was stated to get away from the political bashing. It was timely and refreshing.
I, and many others, greatly appreciate what you do here. IMHO, this is your sandbox. If some of us can't play nicely, kick us out. Don't risk giving up the sandbox.
Thanks again for all you do. Hold the line.
Smokey

[moatorbotin]

OK jim, please show me where I have posted one time in a thread you have started, with-in the last month .. ????

Funny, doesn't matter who starts the thread, it's easy to find you in most of the pissing matches, just recently you pissed with the tuff24 guy from michigan, cuda, engineer mike, joe perog everytime a 4 stroke is mentioned, those electric boat fellas, you arguing about pork chops, etc.

Sad too, because you are one of those guys with some of that good base knowledge a site like this wants/needs. But you can't take the personal attacks or politics out of any of it.

Cuda on the otherhand just seems to like to argue with out contributing much.

[dagodiver]

Funny, doesn't matter who starts the thread, it's easy to find you in most of the pissing matches, just recently you pissed with the tuff24 guy from michigan, cuda, engineer mike, joe perog everytime a 4 stroke is mentioned, those electric boat fellas, you arguing about pork chops, etc.

Sad too, because you are one of those guys with some of that good base knowledge a site like this wants/needs. But you can't take the personal attacks or politics out of any of it.

Cuda on the otherhand just seems to like to argue with out contributing much.

Exactly.!!

Dago

[BarryStrawn]

Forum needs a "Dislike this post" button. For the adults anyway, it can replace the impulse to post an escalating comeback.

[WaterZebra]

Greg - make life a little easier on yourself and this site and dump the lounge and politics sections!

[Chaz]

Funny, doesn't matter who starts the thread, it's easy to find you in most of the pissing matches, just recently you pissed with the tuff24 guy from michigan, cuda, engineer mike, joe perog everytime a 4 stroke is mentioned, those electric boat fellas, you arguing about pork chops, etc.

Sad too, because you are one of those guys with some of that good base knowledge a site like this wants/needs. But you can't take the personal attacks or politics out of any of it.

Cuda on the otherhand just seems to like to argue with out contributing much.

mo-at, I have a nik-name for everyone .. including myself. You don't think it says Chaz on my birth certificate .. do ya ..

How can you speak to the mental condition and demeanor of others. Are you a doctor, a clairvoyant ..??
I will say, anytime I make a statement .. they do seem to line up to take shots at me. I don't take it personal, after all, as Dave Chapelle says .. Twitter ain't real life.
The flip side is, threads I respond to .. seem to stay on the front page. Ones I don't wither on the vine and fade away.

I have asked 1000 questions, 99% never get answered. According to you, they must just get pissed off. Maybe your right, they usually respond sometime later with "hate posts" and get back 10 times what they put out .. My bad, from now on, I'll call, text, PM , e-mail, Greg every time my minute estrogen level feels, insulted, not respected, misunderstood, ignored .. or any other derogatory, inflammatory, comment that goes off topic.

However, I will address every point you made :

tuff from MI. read my last post in this thread. Same goes for mike from La.

jim from bull ..err .. buffalo .. you already answered that one yourself.

I would hope J.P. and I are still friends. I guess I should call him.

electric boats .. cars, I have to answer with a question. What percentage of Americans, have, want, or more importantly, can afford to take what they have to the junkyard for scrap value .. and buy a new electric, car / truck and boat ????

Lets go solar .. average panels to do a house. $50,000.00 Expensive first light bill , ten years later .. they need to be replaced. Sweet ... for C-h-i-n-a .

If some get mad, because I can't get behind that program. Maybe they do need to visit Dr. M. Boatin

mercury V-8's .. humm, porkchops you say ... wherever did you come up with that name .. ??? Sounds a bit sarcastic and doesn't fit well into our new woke profile.
You must be right though .. after the Keys race it's been reported that they are too heavy for their own clamp bracket assembly ... Oh my ..

Speaking of the Keys race :
In the S/SS class .. there were 13 boats entered. Only 2 (15.38%) were the old, smaller displacement, 3.2L two-strokes.
I could hear it all the way in Palm City .. I told you 500 lbs wasn't enough weight to hang on those boats .. look at how those little motors decimated the pork .. err .. rest of the field ...

Politiks ... election day, we saw how the American people felt. Now that we're into election month .. seems like more of the same slow steal from 2020. Sad

Dr. Boatin , I hope you gotz a stack of business cards. After the last three paragraphs .. there will be plenty that will go off the deep end over the, facts, opinion, and hearsay stated above.

[moatorbotin]

I'll humor you.....

I find it funny how you try and turn everything around on others to make yourself look like the victim. (you'd snarkily follow this up with some sort of political jab in your posts asking if the person you are turning around on is a dem, so, I must ask, are you a democrat now?)

Next, I'll answer all your stupid questions, which are primarily irrelevant to this thread, whcih tends to be the case in most of your other posts as well, which i'm pretty sure is what leads to 99% of what Greg is asking people to stop doing...... but anyway, here we go.

How can you speak to the mental condition and demeanor of others. Are you a doctor, a clairvoyant ..??Not sure I understand your intended insult here, I made no claims of anyone's mental condition.
I will say, anytime I make a statement .. they do seem to line up to take shots at me. I don't take it personal, after all, as Dave Chapelle says .. Twitter ain't real life Victim mentality.
The flip side is, threads I respond to .. seem to stay on the front page. Ones I don't wither on the vine and fade away. Last word syndrome.

I have asked 1000 questions, 99% never get answered. According to you, they must just get pissed off. Maybe your right, they usually respond sometime later with "hate posts" and get back 10 times what they put out .. My bad, from now on, I'll call, text, PM , e-mail, Greg every time my minute estrogen level feels, insulted, not respected, misunderstood, ignored .. or any other derogatory, inflammatory, comment that goes off topic. Ever stop to think that most of your questions are inane immature and childish and really not entirely relevant or deserving of a response?

However, I will address every point you made :

tuff from MI. read my last post in this thread. Same goes for mike from La. read what? you taking threads further off topic and asking questions that are rhetorical in the sense that no matter the answer you're going to continue arguing your point? seen that episode

jim from bull ..err .. buffalo .. you already answered that one yourself.

I would hope J.P. and I are still friends. I guess I should call him. Ok, good for you and JP. I said nothing about the quality or validity of your friendships with anyone.

electric boats .. cars, I have to answer with a question. What percentage of Americans, have, want, or more importantly, can afford to take what they have to the junkyard for scrap value .. and buy a new electric, car / truck and boat ????h Irrelevant. The answer to that question has nothing to do with this thread.

Lets go solar .. average panels to do a house. $50,000.00 Expensive first light bill , ten years later .. they need to be replaced. Sweet ... for C-h-i-n-a .

If some get mad, because I can't get behind that program. Maybe they do need to visit Dr. M. Boatin Ahhhh there's that backhanded sarcasm used to get under peoples skin and then claim you had nothing to do with any of the escalation.

mercury V-8's .. humm, porkchops you say ... wherever did you come up with that name .. ??? Sounds a bit sarcastic and doesn't fit well into our new woke profile I didn't "come up" with anything.
You must be right though .. after the Keys race it's been reported that they are too heavy for their own clamp bracket assembly ... Oh my .. Right about what? I made no proclamation about anything involving the keys race.

Speaking of the Keys race : speaking of irrelevant and off topic.
In the S/SS class .. there were 13 boats entered. Only 2 (15.38%) were the old, smaller displacement, 3.2L two-strokes.
I could hear it all the way in Palm City .. I told you 500 lbs wasn't enough weight to hang on those boats .. look at how those little motors decimated the pork .. err .. rest of the field ...

Politiks ... election day, we saw how the American people felt. Now that we're into election month .. seems like more of the same slow steal from 2020. Sad
There is a politics forum, maybe this irrelevant part of your post belongs there?
Dr. Boatin , I hope you gotz a stack of business cards. After the last three paragraphs .. there will be plenty that will go off the deep end over the, facts, opinion, and hearsay stated above. Again with the name calling and personal jabs to get under someones skin. Some people get worked up and retaliate and escalate, exactly what you want, and exactly what Greg is asking people to stop doing.

I enjoy your sense of humor, to a point......

I believe you have a lot of knowledge on many of these topics (I've reached out to you in the past to have work done or get advice and you were helpful)

You pretty much just proved my point.

Anywho, carry on, i'll go back to mostly lurking and surfing the net looking for my next boat.

[LakeFever]

Piling on Chaz is completely unfair imo. Your all attacking his nature, which no one can change. Chaz contributes greatly to the tech and ultra high perf aspect of the community and this site, more than pretty much anyone. What is plain obvious to anyone who reads anything he says is his personality is driven to win, full stop. Poking at this is not going to generate a good response hes obviously going to poke back its his nature. Seriously do I have to spell this out have none of you played team sports before? Because if Im on a team sport I want Chaz as my team mate and I dream that Cuda is my competition. Cuda is another one whos personality is such that he cant help himself, what he does is in his nature thats entirely obvious. Poking at Cuda for being Cuda is the same as blaming a cat for being a cat. Its Cruel and completely avoidable leave the dude alone and ignore him if you dont like what he says. The man is harmless

The best we can do is simply understand a persons nature and consider their impact on the net end of our community. On that scale? Chaz is a champ and that is whats key here. I get the fact the Gogle is tying up Gregs hands with some of these issues but these metrics are not easily weighed because almost all of us are here to share and learn and develop boating skills and equipment right? On that merit is how we must consider what a members value is. Most of you piling on Chaz I havent learned anything from and thats why Im here, to learn and grow as a high perf boat fanatic.

Also goggle algorythm is based on ESG and doesnt have any considerations for age, culture, life experience. Consider that for a moment. The entire worlds behavior is being judged and ranked, by AI machines that dont know us or care about us, only about the share holder rating based on ESG which is a complete crock as it has nothing to do with merit, skill, or accomplishments. It is biased, unfair, and quite archaic and completely censor focused. I'd toss that junk off the planet if I could, its evil disguised as good.

Due to reasons obvious, it is also a big part of the reason many sites are alive. Follow the money. So we work around it by not setting it off just as Greg is asking, AGAIN. We can beat these dumbasss machines just cease with the attacks and we are all good. Dont let any of it get to ya, just glide over the dumb stuff we all say from time to time and give some elbow room for the more unique personalities we have here.

[moatorbotin]

Piling on Chaz is completely unfair imo.

Not piling on, hoping to get through to him so he stops the inane arguments that lead to the pissing matches greg doesn't want.