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Originally Posted by TiltonBB
Does your friend drive it by Lake Winnipesaukee every so often so this story has some lake "connection"?  |
For me, it's enough that the OP is a regular participant in this forum and is obviously very much engaged with and interested in the Lakes Region. I know we want to keep focus around the 'lakes' and I get that the ridiculously acrimonious political conversation that was so prevalent earlier this year doesn't belong here. But, there's lots of middle-of-the-road type of conversation that may not start out as directly lake's region related, but often leads to conversation that is. Why then would we want to discourage this?
The Professor is asking a simple question because he knows there's good advice to be found here and, after all, there is an automotive section. How exactly is his post any different than many others we see - even just over the last week? For example, who doesn't love to hear about Biggd's 'New Family Member'?
I understand the need for controls to ensure appropriate subject matter and to avoid caustic topics but if the last couple of months are any indication, most members of this forum have done a terrific job keeping the conversation around issues of interest to many of us - whether they are directly lakes-related or not (most are by the way).
I hate that we could be missing great conversation or advice just because an OP didn't start a random post by saying "I was driving by the lake the other day and it got me thinking about my friend's Porsche issue". At the end of the day:
1. We are all capable of self-policing and most members are doing a great job of it
2. If you object to posts that are not precisely lakes-related, then don't read or comment on them. Over time, low participation in certain types of posts will in and of itself discourage future similar ones
3. I hope that we don't close the circle so tightly around the 'lake connection' that we run out of relevant subject matter, resort to constantly re-hashing previous topics, or feel we must launch new threads under less than honest pretenses
I submit this with the best of intentions in the hope that the Webmaster is open to such viewpoints.