Hey John Rodgers,
I must say...........I heartily agree and support what you wrote here
........below......and 'oh no !'  - - I didn't trim it, ( but I trimmed
below what John wrote ) so anyone reading this  will know what I'm referring
too.
 Short version : Right on man ! and very well stated.  Thank you, and merry
holidaze !
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Please trim your replies

> This is all very interesting. and I seem to have gotten more than my
> share of "Administravia" messages in recent months, but I'll chance it
> again.
>
> I see this group as a community, and as such the threads of thought are
> going to weave back and forth like sea grass blowing in the breeze - and
> that's OK, and even desirable. Eventually even the grass tends to right
> itself as the breeze behind the weaving and bobbing slows. We all know
> the rules of decent conduct. Say one's piece, non-aggressively, and let
> it lie. We all have differing experiences, different viewpoints,
> different expertise, different interests. I see this group as a wheel
> rolling down the road chased by a kid (Administrator) with a big
> stick(Administravia). When the wheel gets to far off track, a whack with
> the stick is all that is needed to get the wheel back on track. I don't
> believe it so necessary to keep the subject matter cut clean to the
> Vanagon bone. That's like having a Vanagon party and nobody being
> allowed to talk ball games, computers, the quality of the beer or the
> ladies,  or anything else of interest. At the core is always the Vanagon
> - all the other stuff that we get into - computers, airplanes, other
> kinds of cars, our kids our significant-others, whatever - is just icing
> on the cake. It increases the richness of the experience. I would hate
> to see this lost as the reigns  are tightened - and easily could be.
>
> Also - sometimes I pick up on a thread somewhere down the line instead
> of with the beginning post. It's nice to be able to get the whole
> discussion on one page.
>
> Finally - are we to be permitted to wish all a "Merry Christmas" this
> year? I like doing that a couple of days before Christmas Day.
>
> And yet finally again, am I being obnoxious with my questions and
> concerns here? Gad, I hope not. But if so, then my testosterone
> replacement therapy must really be kicking in. I have noticed of late
> that the ladies seem to think I am looking at them  with more twinkle in
> my eye than usual!. ;-)
>
> My $0.02 this evening.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>