x-authenticated : Sender SMTP authenticated by smtp.gotrain.org X-XM-SPF: eid=; ; ; mid=; ; ; hst=mx01.mta.xmission.com; ; ; ip=207.160.203.25; ; ; frm=bill@gotrain.org; ; ; spf=none X-XM-DomainKey: sender_domain=gotrain.org; ; ; sender=bill@gotrain.org; ; ; status=no signature X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 207.160.203.25 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: bill@gotrain.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on sa01.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: Subject: Re: [Spam--!] Re: M_Boats: Running Lights M-15 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:09:49 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on mx01.mta.xmission.com) X-BeenThere: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> List-Id: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats.mailman.xmission.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats>, <mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/private/montgomery_boats> List-Post: <mailto:montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> List-Help: <mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats>, <mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:48:09 -0000 Hey Skip, Don't feel too bad about getting corrected. I don't think anyone was trying to make you feel bad, it's just that getting boat lighting wrong can be a matter of life and death. Also, when you get any group of people together, there's going to be a big variety of knowledge, experience, opinions, and situations. The value lies in getting all of those opinions together, and shuffling the information until it condenses down into something that's useful, safe, and hopefully, legal. Just being part of the discussion, is a valuable contribution. Even if the information you, or anyone else supplies, is wrong, or incomplete, it gets the discussion going, and eventually those interested will get a Coast Guard pamphlet, or a West Marine catalog which gives all of the correct information. There will still be some who misinterpret, or misunderstand, but the important thing is to get the discussion going to begin with. Please feel free to contribute to any discussion, but when answering a question, it's always good to check your information first, because it's almost a guarantee that someone else on the list will jump in with a correction. It's not a personal attack, but just a way of distilling the info into something useful. Thanks again for your contribution, which at least kept the discussion on running lights going, and hopefully answered the original question. Bill "C" Day M-15 "Gee Whiz" P.S. I'll refer back to the "Law of Forums" I sent out recently. How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb forum 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum 36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty 5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs 15 People to post "I can't see S$%^!" and their own light bulbs 7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs 4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" 13 to say "do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs" 1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread. 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again. Bill "C" Day M-15 "Gee Whiz" wcampion@aol.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for letting me know I screwed up!? One incorrect answer has caused numerous negative responses, all with the same theme.? I think I'll just go back to just lurking.............it's much too risky to post.
Skip M-15 #201