Re: A Moggy Pasting
very funny.
Sailnet Rules
now as far as I can tell, I accidentally broke one rule, the one where i posted the same thing in two places.
As I explained to the moderator, I initially posted into the lounge or offtopic area, but then remembered the thread I started last time, and it seemed entirely more appropriate to post in there again. so I did, or at least tried to.
so I posted at the end of this thread (which is my first one), updating it with my latest silly blog post. (my own creative writing, completely non commercial, zero commercial gain for me, no advertisements,it costs me money to me to run it, but it's entirely yachting - all my own copyright and so on)
When I looked back at the thread I couldn't see the thing I posted, so i did it again, assuming, that my mobile internet connection had failed to allow it to upload.
Then I went back to the offtopic area to see if there was a way to delete it, couldn't see how to, I then got distracted by a post about dogs onboard, chihuahuas were mentioned... it just so happens the ships dog I have is a chihuahua...
anyhoo, I then had to work, because, hey I've got a day job working in a university teaching journalism ( great huh) and on my way to switch off my computer (there's 5 hours time difference for me in the UK) I had a message from a moderator berating me for flouting the rules.
I gaped like a fish for a moment. Thought, huh? Replied to the mod. And forgot about it.
It's just a yachting forum afterall.
but hey I do yachting right?
I live on a yacht.
I'm one of very few female owner/skippers.
It's called Boogie Nights. It's a Dehler 36 CWS. (It's an IT, not a she or a he.)
I do solo offshore racing.
I do double handed offshore racing.
I'm a pro yachting journalist for British magazines
I also write about yachting for fun.
I do comedy stuff and videos of my life onboard.
I'm also a motorbike journalist
I'm also a cycle coach (velodrome)
and I'm an editorial photographer and videographer
oh, and I have a small dog.
But, when a mod complains that all I do is self promote, I'd say that is missing the point of a forum. If I cant write or express myself within the rules, which I had been until my accidental double posting, then who exactly do you want contributing to the social forum anyway?
if you are to vet and censor so heavily so that even a simple writer such as myself can't write something to entertain, for fun and zero material gain, is the forum just an excersise in time wasting?
I have plenty to offer, sailing experience wise, and I'm fairly eloquent in my discussions (if ) when I take part, but I need to feel the temperature of the forum first. Given the slightly different culture between UK and USA, it is wise of me to do that.
I appreciate there must be plenty of chancers who love to post spam and try to advertise their businesses to the forum, I guess there must be a fair number of posts or threads the mods quite rightly need to adjust or delete.
I don't think I am in that category. I'm in the UK for a start. I initially looked up sailnet.com because my co-skipper just bought herself her own boat. It's in ft lauderdale. She just completed the sale (on a sweden 37) a few days ago and will be out there for the next three weeks.
I hope the folks there are more welcoming than the mods here!