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    Posted: 12 Mar 23 at 5:50pm
Originally posted by 423zero

Decline appears to directly link to xxx


YYs refusal to moderate his accusations of corruption was responsible for at least some of the people involved with PY admin stopping posting on the forum. I'll post on other subjects, but not that, while I think some of my former colleagues (I'm no longer involved with PY) stopped completely. I don't know about the others, but I decided I didn't need that kind of BS in my life, and withdrawing from any participation in discussions on the subject seemed the best way to cope.
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iGRF posting caused posters not to post ? Probably Ermm, that's why they have come back in droves, WOW, traffic is burning up the ether.
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But I do miss iGRF. It may not always have been intended the way but hilarity often ensued rather than nastiness.

Perhaps we need an iGRF's Greatest Hits thread. 
My favourite was that using foam sandwich in construction made the boat wider/longer so faster and the bubbles in the foam made it float higher


Edited by fab100 - 12 Mar 23 at 12:41pm
Great book for Club Sailors here
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Perhaps it's all been said and the deja vu has become overwhelming.


  • - PY discussions - oh please not. it is what it is, deal with it
  • - Here's a new class - just why, we have too many already, spreading everything to thin
  •  -I'm coming back to sailing, what boat should I get? The one best suited to you that gives class racing at a nearby club you feel comfortable at. Next.
  •  -Does the lee-bow effect exist? Like politics, no one ever changed their mind on this issue via an online forum. Spin a coin. Pick a side.
  • - Rules questions; if you want a definitive answer, a chat forum is not the place to get the right answer. Top tip; foresee an issue on the water before it happens and avoid it
  • - Anything to do with lasers/ILCAs rights. Rastagar's not someone anyone with a choice should do business with. World Sailing took the wrong side. The full story is too involved, no one should care, it's all history now
  • - Lasers ruined my knees. No TT, sorry mate, but that was your hiking technique.
  • - Are attendances down? Yes, money's tight, fuel is expensive, the 'missing generation' is impacting. But the RS200s Nats at HISC had 180+ boats. Millions of Fevas and Teras at 2022 RS games. So-slows, Merlins and Moths are hanging in there. So, mostly but not all bad news
  • - iGRF expressed an opinion. Could he be right? He’s never been so far, bless him, so that will be a ‘no’ then   LOL   
  • - Why does the <expletive deleted> formatting still mess up here? The one crucial, unanswered question. Preview of this post had bullets. Does the posted version? Clearly not.
  • - What's the best book for aspiring club sailors? Hmm, let me think. No, that’s an easy one


Edited by fab100 - 12 Mar 23 at 12:20pm
Great book for Club Sailors here
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Originally posted by 423zero

Decline appears to directly link to iGRF refusing to post, due to being censored. My opinion from statistical analysis, shows the amount of influence he had, not saying he didn't need censoring on somethings.


On the other hand, his presence was directly responsible for me (and I suspect others) for NOT posting. That and the relevance of this forum compared to colating all my interests and feeds into one or 2 social media sites.

The way we communicate online has moved in in any case. This forum has been left behind, sadly

Edited by Chris_H - 12 Mar 23 at 12:07pm
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Could it have something to do with repeating the same discussions?

TBH I find the SA discussions more considered … accepting that there is also a lot of trolling there
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Decline appears to directly link to iGRF refusing to post, due to being censored. My opinion from statistical analysis, shows the amount of influence he had, not saying he didn't need censoring on somethings.
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Rupert... I think in one short phrase you've defined the whole issue!  You've 'moved on' - a situation that I think most of us on here can recognise and associate with. But it isn't just us as individuals that has moved on - I think the whole business of holding a position on a topic that you want to share/make public  has changed. Just why this should be is a complex and tricky issue and not one I'm even going to look at for now.

Maybe the bigger issue is 'what is the forum for?'  - what role did it play and now, should it play.

I can't answer that either...... maybe some on here might try, but I doubt if there will be any uniformity in the answers

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I used to post a lot, but a move from lots of racing to spending a lot of time teaching meant the relevance wasn't really there any more. Couple that with fewer threads and an angry feel, and I drifted away. No idea if I was part of the problem, as the "same old faces" argument came up a lot. But when the "same old faces" stopped posting, no one else took over.
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Posts: 1312 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Do Different Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 23 at 6:21am
Yes to most of the above.
+1. It simply does not always function very well, throwing formatting all over the place and clouding any points you are trying to set out.
+2. Has anyone mastered putting up images? I've tried a few times and got part way through the process to be stalled before completion.
+3 As regards dinghies, which is what we are talking about, the parent magazine is hardly good value in paper form. 
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