Toss em all off the list? Geez Chuckie, Sounds like executions at dawn for jaywalking in Times Square.
Whatever happened to a measured, step response like: First offense-10 days suspension, community service, yaddity yada Second offense, lose favorite bike to Pergolizzi's auction at Cirque Third Offense- off ya go!
Mike Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
> Raymond Dobbins wrote:
>
> > Having just read Dale's post about having booted someone for making
> > an off-topic post (about Paris Roubaix), despite a public warning
> > only hours earlier, I would like to suggest the following:
> >
> > ALWAYS read Dale Brown's posts, no matter what the subject line may
> > be. If you see a post from oroboyz@aol.com, read it.
>
>
> Great suggestion Ray but it does not actually address the real
> problem. Since the inception of the list (almost 10 years ago) list
> members have discussed the current racers, current races and current
> bikes, all of which are of course off topic.
>
> Every year the same people bring up the current TdF and every year
> Dale reminds them it's off topic. Same with the "current bikes are
> crap" subject, "current bike shops are pathetic" subject, "younger
> guys with plastic wonder bikes and plastic clothing are poseurs"
> subject which are all off topic now just as they were off topic ten
> years ago.
>
> The list members (none of them new members) that knowingly pursue
> this topics every year always have the same response when reminded
> that they are off topic... "I'll stop when Dale tells me to stop...
> who made you the list police!?" BALONEY!!! Toss 'em all off the
> list!!!
>
> Chuck "don't get me started" Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
> .