real quiet

On Feb 9, 11:19 am, "JohnKuthe" <johnku....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2:44 pm, "Fred Klingener" <gigabitbuc....DeleteThis@brockeng.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Gets real quiet here, when there's no water running.
>
> > Fred
>
> It's real quiet here even when there is water running!
>
> Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!! RBP is a mere
> shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.
>
> John Kuthe...

Yeah. I was looking at this the other day:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats.paddle/about

Wow. Them was the days.

BTW, anyone up for a Mongolia canoe trip in June?

--riverman
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On Feb 9, 1:20 pm, "riverman" <myronb....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 9, 11:19 am, "JohnKuthe" <johnku....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 8, 2:44 pm, "Fred Klingener" <gigabitbuc....DeleteThis@brockeng.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Gets real quiet here, when there's no water running.
>
> > > Fred
>
> > It's real quiet here even when there is water running!
>
> > Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!! RBP is a mere
> > shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Yeah. I was looking at this the other day:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats.paddle/about
>
> Wow. Them was the days.
>
> BTW, anyone up for a Mongolia canoe trip in June?
>
> --riverman

In fact, with this single reply to myself, I am now the MOST PROLIFIC
POSTER THIS MONTH......with four posts!

--riverman
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On Feb 8, 10:25 pm, "riverman" <myronb....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 9, 1:20 pm, "riverman" <myronb....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 9, 11:19 am, "JohnKuthe" <johnku....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 8, 2:44 pm, "Fred Klingener" <gigabitbuc....TakeThisOut@brockeng.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > Gets real quiet here, when there's no water running.
>
> > > > Fred
>
> > > It's real quiet here even when there is water running!
>
> > > Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!! RBP is a mere
> > > shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.
>
> > > John Kuthe...
>
> > Yeah. I was looking at this the other day:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats.paddle/about
>
> > Wow. Them was the days.
>
> > BTW, anyone up for a Mongolia canoe trip in June?
>
> > --riverman
>
> In fact, with this single reply to myself, I am now the MOST PROLIFIC
> POSTER THIS MONTH......with four posts!
>
> --riverman- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Hi riverman, I was just driftin around, and thought I would check out
the rbp. Haven't been here for a long time, so just thought I would
say hi.

Actually thought of you earlier when I read news of tourist in Kenya
being shot, and thought of when you were over there. Hope you are
doing well where ever you are boating and fishing these days.

Good day, Rkymtnhootowl
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JohnKuthe <johnkuthe.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's real quiet here even when there is water running!

We ran the Illinois river (SW Oregon) over New Year's. I would've
written a trip report but didn't have time. On New Year's Eve,
we managed to stay up until 12 midnight east coast time! Which was
9:00 Pacific. The moon was intermittenly hiding behind clouds,
but our backs got cold even with a big fire.

> Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!!
> RBP is a mere shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.

What do you want to talk about? I'm interested in a discussion
of vehicles with good fuel economy that can carry a lot of gear.

I'm always a little baffled how the BoaterTalkers find so many topics.
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riverman wrote:
> On Feb 9, 1:20 pm, "riverman" <myronb....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Feb 9, 11:19 am, "JohnKuthe" <johnku....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 8, 2:44 pm, "Fred Klingener" <gigabitbuc....RemoveThis@brockeng.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Gets real quiet here, when there's no water running.
>>>> Fred
>>> It's real quiet here even when there is water running!
>>> Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!! RBP is a mere
>>> shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.
>>> John Kuthe...
>> Yeah. I was looking at this the other day:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.boats.paddle/about
>>
>> Wow. Them was the days.
>>
>> BTW, anyone up for a Mongolia canoe trip in June?
>>
>> --riverman
>
> In fact, with this single reply to myself, I am now the MOST PROLIFIC
> POSTER THIS MONTH......with four posts!
>
> --riverman
>

Hmmm, there were over 6000 posts in the month of January 1999 alone.
That's of course at the height of RBP, just after Scott died. I wonder
how many posts Boatertalk gets every month...

--
Wilko van den Bergh wilko<a t)dse(d o t>nl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/
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Excuse me if this post apears twice. I posted over an hour ago and th
first is not showing up....So again:

I think this group is approprately active for 300-400 memebers. Has
there been a loss of memebership recently?

Also, I moderate a Yahoo! group called "Signal and Image Processing."
I occasionally do a memeberhsip drive by posting to related groups
Perhaps someone in this group should do that. I'm a newbie so I think
one of the senior members should do that.

Finally, I notice that the group desciption doesn't contain the word
"kayak." If google searches use the description, then, perhaps someone
should add it.

On Feb 8, 8:19 pm, "JohnKuthe" <johnku....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2:44 pm, "Fred Klingener" <gigabitbuc....DeleteThis@brockeng.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Gets real quiet here, when there's no water running.
>
> > Fred
>
> It's real quiet here even when there is water running!
>
> Compared to what RBP was before the Web, anyway!! RBP is a mere
> shell of it's former pre-WWW existence.
>
> John Kuthe...
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On Feb 11, 5:14 pm, Michael Daly <MichaelD... RemoveThis @foo.bar> wrote:
> Moby Dick wrote:
> > Finally, I notice that the group desciption doesn't contain the word
> > "kayak." If google searches use the description, then, perhaps someone
> > should add it.
>
> It doesn't contain the word "kayak" because it is not exclusively about
> kayaking - it is a paddling newsgroup and includes canoeists and other
> paddlers.
>
> The main reasons for it's demise over time have largely gone - Uncle
> Timmy is no longer an issue (his health isn't what would be required to
> post here) and the Snot Weiner seems to have trucked off for other
> venues to annoy. I can't think of a reason for the paddlers to migrate
> back here.
>
> Mike

Hi Michael. Don't forget The Burning Man. I think Njall proboably
did as much damage to r.b.p as Sponson-boy did.

I was just reading a profile of Rocky Contos in the American
Whitewater journal. It brought back memories of a vibrant and useful
r.b.p, and then it actually referred to Rockies posts of his exploits
during the halcyon years of r.b.p in the late '90s. Worth a read if
you have access to a copy.

-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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Thanks Mike. If the group is for more than kayakers (and that's fine),
then use all the dang keywords: "kayaking", "canoing", "paddling".
That way people searching for any of the above will stumble upon the
group.




On Feb 11, 3:14 pm, Michael Daly <MichaelD....RemoveThis@foo.bar> wrote:
> Moby Dick wrote:
> > Finally, I notice that the group desciption doesn't contain the word
> > "kayak." If google searches use the description, then, perhaps someone
> > should add it.
>
> It doesn't contain the word "kayak" because it is not exclusively about
> kayaking - it is a paddling newsgroup and includes canoeists and other
> paddlers.
>
> The main reasons for it's demise over time have largely gone - Uncle
> Timmy is no longer an issue (his health isn't what would be required to
> post here) and the Snot Weiner seems to have trucked off for other
> venues to annoy. I can't think of a reason for the paddlers to migrate
> back here.
>
> Mike
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Moby Dick wrote:

> Finally, I notice that the group desciption doesn't contain the word
> "kayak." If google searches use the description, then, perhaps someone
> should add it.

It doesn't contain the word "kayak" because it is not exclusively about
kayaking - it is a paddling newsgroup and includes canoeists and other
paddlers.

The main reasons for it's demise over time have largely gone - Uncle
Timmy is no longer an issue (his health isn't what would be required to
post here) and the Snot Weiner seems to have trucked off for other
venues to annoy. I can't think of a reason for the paddlers to migrate
back here.

Mike
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On Feb 11, 6:26 pm, John Fereira <j... DeleteThis @cornell.edu> wrote:
> "Moby Dick" <Dick.Roches... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in news:1171238268.607939.4800
> @h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
>
I'm dictating anything. I was responding to your condescending tone.
Now, I think I see why membership is down.

> > Thanks Mike. If the group is for more than kayakers (and that's fine),
> > then use all the dang keywords: "kayaking", "canoing", "paddling".
> > That way people searching for any of the above will stumble upon the
> > group.
>
> This group isn't a Google group or Yahoo group in the same sense that you
> may be familiar with. It's a usenet newsgroup and doesn't have any
> associated keywords. Usenet was around long before Google or Yahoe or any
> other web site (I've been participating on Usenet since 1985). This group
> has been around for well over a decade (that's how long I've been
> participating and there are several here that were around long before I). I
> don't want to discourage you from particpating but it's not wise to jump
> into a group that's been around for a long time and dictate to those that
> have been partipating in it for many years how to use the group.
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"Moby Dick" <Dick.Rochester.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in news:1171238268.607939.4800
@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Thanks Mike. If the group is for more than kayakers (and that's fine),
> then use all the dang keywords: "kayaking", "canoing", "paddling".
> That way people searching for any of the above will stumble upon the
> group.

This group isn't a Google group or Yahoo group in the same sense that you
may be familiar with. It's a usenet newsgroup and doesn't have any
associated keywords. Usenet was around long before Google or Yahoe or any
other web site (I've been participating on Usenet since 1985). This group
has been around for well over a decade (that's how long I've been
participating and there are several here that were around long before I). I
don't want to discourage you from particpating but it's not wise to jump
into a group that's been around for a long time and dictate to those that
have been partipating in it for many years how to use the group.
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On Feb 12, 12:56 pm, "Moby Dick" <Dick.Roches....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 6:26 pm, John Fereira <j....RemoveThis@cornell.edu> wrote:> "Moby Dick" <Dick.Roches....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in news:1171238268.607939.4800
> > @h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
>
> I'm dictating anything. I was responding to your condescending tone.
> Now, I think I see why membership is down.

Hee hee. Welcome to Usenet....a thick skin is usually pretty helpful.
Mostly because sometimes things sound worse than they are intended.

There are a host of traditions on Usenet, probably because of human
nature (when people get together, they seem to make rules), and
someone new to the medium often doesn't realize that many many many
other people have trodden that way before. John wasn't being
condescending (we get people here who ARE condescending, and you can
really tell the difference), but was mentioning that the newsgroup
doesn't have any 'keywords' per se. When people do a search of the
group, they are only getting hits on words that have been included in
people's posts. AFAIK (as far as I know), there isn't anywhere to even
PUT 'keywords'.

There IS a FAQ somewhere, and I'm sure it mentions kayaks, etc. Can
anyone provide the link?

While we're on the subject of rules and FAQs, top-posting is
discouraged also. Something to do with how the messages 'read' if you
want to look through the leading-in conversation. And also while we're
at it, I'm risking the danger of being labeled a 'net nanny' for
pointing this out....mea culpa.

Meanwhile, welcome aboard. Where do you paddle?

--riverman
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On Feb 11, 9:56 pm, "Moby Dick" <Dick.Roches... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 6:26 pm, John Fereira <j... RemoveThis @cornell.edu> wrote:> "Moby Dick" <Dick.Roches... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in news:1171238268.607939.4800
> > @h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
>
> I'm dictating anything. I was responding to your condescending tone.
> Now, I think I see why membership is down.
Wow. I must have stepped on some nerves. I use Google and I used
keywords to find this group. If usenet doens't support that, then it
must be primitive. Furthermore, Google asked me to "subscribe" hence
my notion of membership.

I have no idea what "top posting" is. Am I doing that?

In my own defense, I thought I was being helpful. The thread was
bemoaning the lack of postings. I observed that perhaps the group
needed more members and suggested two possible ways to do that *which
apparently is not allowed unless you've been in the group "since
1985."

I am truely a newbie. I don't own a kayak but would like to. That's
why my other postings. My wife and I kayaked on our last vacation. We
rented.



>

> > > Thanks Mike. If the group is for more than kayakers (and that's fine),
> > > then use all the dang keywords: "kayaking", "canoing", "paddling".
> > > That way people searching for any of the above will stumble upon the
> > > group.
>
> > This group isn't a Google group or Yahoo group in the same sense that you
> > may be familiar with. It's a usenet newsgroup and doesn't have any
> > associated keywords. Usenet was around long before Google or Yahoe or any
> > other web site (I've been participating on Usenet since 1985). This group
> > has been around for well over a decade (that's how long I've been
> > participating and there are several here that were around long before I). I
> > don't want to discourage you from particpating but it's not wise to jump
> > into a group that's been around for a long time and dictate to those that
> > have been partipating in it for many years how to use the group.
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