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Yeah, but I'd have to give the old geezer an F- in "people skills."

Yep, he sure had a nasty habit of peeing on the carpet.
At the same time, one could admire his resistance to "sensitivity" training and political correctness.

I still get a chuckle over one of the many times he was in the doghouse.
That was when he was permitted to post, but his screen name appeared without his treasured "+".
He musta begged for a couple months to get that back! Hehehehehehe!

I wonder what the ol' coot is up to?
If his health is holdin' up, this is the time of year that he heads back to Vermont.

I assume our thread-starter here, is just one of those who has had trouble adapting to the changes in the internet boards in general. When this forum started, it was during the anonymous bulletin board era, when the civility, punctuation, capitalization and all niceities of communication were dispensed with as too formal and timely for computer chat. Bluntness and easy flaming was the full texture and culture of such forums and newsgroups.

The visibility of FR, the acceptance of the internet board with an elaborate forum and a preserved nature, plus the liability for the Owner brought about a complete change in the manner of discourse. Some can't stand that change. They were too attached to the free-wheeling web style and, to them, this is so much watered down pablum.

Jim started his own board for his aversion to message content restrictions. For others, the Medium is the Message and they can't deal with the change.

Its a shame, because its obvious they value the interaction.

Do you agree that there are those like what I've described?

"…he sure had a nasty habit of peeing on the carpet. At the same time, one could admire his resistance to "sensitivity" training and political correctness"

Yes sir, no one could take the wind out of the sails of the elitists faster than old Bert.