I am locking this thread because of discussions I had with some of my moderator colleagues...
Apparently there is more than meets the eye in this case, so despite my "valiant" attempts to laugh this one away it appears the better decision is to shut down this thread. I didn't want to just delete the whole thing because then some of you who've read it before will wonder what all the secrecy is about. So instead I am making this last post...
Without going into all the gory details, let me just say that there are rules that govern BoaterEd, and a few "gentleman's rules" as well, and they are pretty obvious to most. On this forum we really haven't had much of an issue and have been talking about the intricacies of Carver Boats (Yachts, sorry Ken!) and that's what it should be all about. Once in awhile we may get into a more contentious topic, and as long as it pertains to Carvers I'm willing to engage, but anything more than that belongs in a different forum...
For $20, anyone here can purchase that little anchor that goes next to my name, and then can go into the "Not Boating Related" section and air pretty much any grief they have, from Hillary Clinton's dress size to the pros/cons of Canadian Health Care. They can even complain about those 2 boobs who run the Carver and Regal boats forums. But we're not going to get into that on this forum as it is outside our charter...
Thanks, everybody, for your understanding!!!