[Cruisingdad]

First of all, OsmundL, you have an outstanding vocabulary... better than even our friendly Portugese. In fact, it would easily be argued, better than a bunch of Americans! Are you an Ex-pat, by chance, or are you just extremely fluent? Congrats, no matter what.

You will find that I avoid this forum pretty much alltogether. THe other mods do too, for the most part. I am posting here because it came up in New Posts... not because I actively come here. Although I do tread in these waters periodically, it is more to make sure it does not get toooooo bad. Other than that I have no interest.

I, like you, have found that after reading some other sailors opinions, I become a little turned off by their sailing stuff. I found it was becoming a distraction for a site I enjoy. As such, I ventured away from these topics.

However, there are many members that really enjoy it. Let's face it, as Alex and I talked about not long ago, if this was strictly sailing related, we would have a tough time keeping the very active members we keep. I simply cannot talk sailing 24-7-364, etc. As such, I do actively participate in Off Topic. Many other members reached out to me with the very same comments as concerns that I share. As such, we moved this to its own little forum. It is, and will obviously remain, very active for those who enjoy it. And for them - great. I am glad they like it. As for the others that have found it, like you, a place of frustration and dissapointment, please try to avoid it.

All in all it appears everything has been a success. The complaints and frustrations shared by many new and old members seems to about have fallen to zero. Everyone seems moderately happy. I hope you will see that this was the best compromise we could reach.

See ya on the other other side,

Brian