Tom, here are a few observations from a "bully".

pot.kettle.black

YOU are the one who carries on and on about how horrible
your fellow man is. You have a few kind words to say about
a few of your buddies, but by and large you seem quite the
malcontent and rabble rouser (sort of like me!). To put it
bluntly: you BITCH TOO MUCH. No wonder I refer to you as
Tommy WasteOne. You are a big crybaby. You act like the
Wreck is for YOUR amusement only. Wake up, whiner.

You damaged your rep severely with the tirade you directed
towards me a few months back. I don't mind a few jabs once
in a while (ala JOAT style or some other less obsessed
types), but your unrelenting crap was pathetic for it's show
of the obsessive interest you take in me. Why does my name
EVER show up in your posts, Tommy? The fact that you
mentioned shunning clearly displays your holier than thou
attitude, which is why at this juncture, just in case I
forgot to mention it sometime in the past 2 years, "Tommy,
you are a true ASSHOLE". aaaah! I feel much better!

You are the type of whining crybaby that can dish volumes of
caustic comments and then get all uppity and dismayed when
some poor soul has the temerity to hurl a few justified
insults your way. Guess what I think of you Tommy? You are
a windbag who's had the good fortune to successfully
entertain the good ole boys club that congregates here to
bolster each other's sagging egos. I come on here for TWO
purposes; to discuss woodworking when there's something of
interest for me (lately there hasn't been as my large
projects have been put on hold for months) and to watch the
train wreck known, surprising enough as the "Wreck".

I'd be delighted to the nth degree if you filter me out for
the rest of time.

For god's sakes, Tommy boy; how many times did you refer to
me--about 5 or 6? You are a contradiction in terms. Forget
about me, boy.

Quit lamenting old times and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! YOU are
part of the problem you whine about so much.

dave

Tom Watson wrote:

There was once a day when I could read the thoughts of Patrick Leach.

There was once a day that I could read the thoughts of Walt Akers.

There was a once, too long ago, that I could glean the wisdom of
Paully Rad (r.i.p.).

O'Deen used to post every day, maybe every other day.

Duke of Urls was right there beside him.

Charlie Self fielded every intelligent question that was thrown his
way.

JOAT only asked that nobody emailed him.

Tommy Plamann was seen around here, frequently.

C-Less would sing the praises of whatever finish or technique he was
enamored of, of the moment - and it didn't matter, because he did it
so well.

Bitch Slap Bob wrote some most entertaining stuff, most of which I
thought was funny as hell.

****, I used to enjoy LRod defending Norm to the death, but it seems
like he's worn out, too.

What do I have now?

Most of the intelligent and interesting people have been driven into
lurkdom, or some lesser form of same which shows up as a lesser form
of involvement.

What I have now is Bay Area Dave, who is a worthless piece of ****.

I have jclarke, who spends a great deal of time on the ADD ng, and
that is totally appropriate for him. I just wish he would stay there.

We've suffered through the Woodpecker infestation, the Man In The
Doorway troll, the Doggie Conspiracy, The Age of Bennett, The Living
Turd, the This and the That, that makes our Wreck experience less than
what it should be.

Is it even possible to return the group to a level that we can all
enjoy?

I'll admit - I wrote off Bay Area Dave, and said that he should be
shunned. I should have followed my own recommendation. It's just
that he is a bully - and I hate to see a bully go unchallenged.

I'm actually coming around to the position of C-Less, and really
ignoring the assholes.

There was, in times past, a forum for the trading and dissemination of
tidbits of knowledge, of the wooddorking sort.

There was, in times past, a place where we could all hang out and
learn from each other - tell our jokes - spin our yarns -share our
experiences in the moaning chair - just be wooddorkers, ya know.

But we have become a cesspool of mindless argumentation - an
unreflective gathering of nanominds.

I will admit to being among the most culpable in this regard.

I have found myself replying with language and logic that I would have
never used in this place before.

I'll give you my pledge.

I'll killfile the usual assholes and not respond to them when they
show up referenced in other posts.

I will use my best efforts to return the Wreck to the state it was in,
when I really loved being here.

I do want to say this before embracing my abstinence:

Bay Area Dave is the single most destructive force to hit the Wreck,
since I have been here.

Bennett was actually entertaining, because he was half-assed
intelligent. There were some good threads started in response to
Bennett.

BAD just wants to draw attention to himself - in such a way that
should make any thinking person sad, and fearful of the possibility
that he might be overcome by such a monster of pathology.

I suppose, that he is more to be pitied than reviled.

Tomorrow, I will begin posting only happy thoughts. I will help where
I can and encourage where I can't.

I'd like the Wreck to go back to that happy state that I enjoyed so
much.

If it doesn't - I have books to read and write.




Regards,
Tom.

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1