I had a funny imaginary scenario pop into my mind.
This huge crowd of people crammed into my garage, everyone milling around, vying for access to a big pile of reference books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc., no one able to converse until they research their desired topic until they look it up first in the resource books. Newcomers walk in the door, blurting out comments and being immediately hushed and pointed toward the pile of books...
Of course it is not that simple, the CR email list population is nearing the 2000 count and looking stuff all up is not that difficult. But just saying....
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com
-----Original Message----- From: paccoastcycles <paccoastcycles@sbcglobal.net> To: John Barry <usazorro@yahoo.com>; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tue, Jun 22, 2010 12:23 am Subject: Re: [CR] Was: Robert's spoke brouhaha. now: Question for Dale...
Forgive me for saying this but this doesn't seem at all like a virtual garage. I grasp the concept of On or Off Topic. If that was the criteria in a garage, it would be fairly empty. Any time you get this many folks together, even if the original bond is an interest in a tightly wound subject, there will be all manner of topics broached.
Since there is such a subject as On or Off Topic, we can pretty much all abide by that if my exposure to this forum is typical. The prospect of moderation is distasteful to me. We are adults and it seems for the most part, we act like adults. Occasionally, someone will need to be reminded of the On/Off Topic concept.
As far as the issue of searching for answers, wouldn't it seem that almost everything has been covered in one way or another? It's as if the garage not only has hard rules, it has reference books on the wall and we should look at those instead of discussing among ourselves. I posit that each time a subject is discussed, more information can be gleaned from the varied answers here.
That's my view. Thanks for having me here.
Chuck Hoefer
Pacific Coast Cycles
Oceanside, Calif.