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My personal feeling is that if I am treated like that I don't go and sign up on websites to state what happened and trash someone else - I will let it be known in the communities I'm involved in. If you read what I posted, I did not go one way or the other on the subject, but to wait until I heard more. As I read the SNESA list when I get a chance I would have read this but I still have not had a chance (and will do so if I get a chance). Now SF is a member over there and has a rapport with the folks on that list but he wasn't here (and like I did say earlier, welcome to S-B and hope you stay beyond this topic). Armand is a member here, for a couple years now, so yes, I will give him far more latitude as a long term member here with an established track record versus someone that posts something like this with the first post. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I would expect the SNESA list to want to dig in a little and see things play out if someone goes there with a similar situation on their first email...
Assuming that everything is correct the way SF mentions it, and he brought it to the CG's attention, he did the right thing. I'm not sure if that's the BEST avenue to take action and I'm not sure what other avenues might be better.
If that was what happened, it was wrong. We can debate what is the proper distance to maintain between boats and drifts from now until the bass head back for next winter.
Flatts, you always seem to find fault with how other sites and communities operate, personally I like you and think you do good work, vocally applaud that work, and support you 95% of the time but I also think from time to time that you feel you are holier than the rest of us mere mortals. This is a discussion where people are offering various opinions – that happens on discussion forums. Most of the discussion has been in support of SF, awaiting more facts - including Armand's post - and there has been some disagreement on the etiquette of "vessel proximity" and “drift protocol”. But what is wrong with people being a little skeptical until more info is in? Why should everyone jump at SF’s beck and call on his first post without getting more info? If we rallied the troops on everyone’s first post here, where would we be? A lot of people try to gain advantage against others posting here and elsewhere, doesn’t hurt to be prudent.
SF, again, I think you did the right thing in reporting it the way you did, whether or not the captain on K2 did the right thing or not (and yes, that will get debated to no end), the actions of his client were pretty crappy. Also understand that with this being your first post I think you can appreciate some being a bit cautious until more info comes out. I see no harm in that. Had you been a regular member here for a little while and built a relationship with some of the people, you would have seen a response a lot more along the lines of what you got on the SENSA list.
Thanks!
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