CRU Poll
I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
So i ask this question of y’all:
Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
(Like the 3 i did today?)
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Crusader
On 29 Jun 2005 21:30:15 GMT, "Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in
<3ighhuFlgj6…@individual.net>:
>CRU Poll
>I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
>by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
>So i ask this question of y’all:
>Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
>(Like the 3 i did today?)
Yes, please.
I look at Jayski’s main page, but I rarely pick up on the stuff
that you do.
I don’t look at any racing sites regularly. I check nascar.com
twice a week to play RPG. Sue’s Racin’ News ‘n’ Views is gone.
So you’re my window on the world. ;o)
<Hard Hearted Hannah is playing now. That other MM
can sing the blues.>
Marty
Crusader wrote:
> CRU Poll
> I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
> by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
> So i ask this question of y’all:
> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
> (Like the 3 i did today?)
I do look at Jayski pretty regularly so what you point to from there
isn’t usually "news" to me.
However, as a certain wise old sage once said, a newsgroup without any
news is no fun.
So, if there’s something over there that may invite discussion here, by
all means post it.
On 2005-06-29 19:50:16 -0400, "Bob Paxton" <redgree…@hotmail.com> said:
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> Crusader wrote:
>> CRU Poll
>> I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
>> by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
>> So i ask this question of y’all:
>> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
>> (Like the 3 i did today?)
> I do look at Jayski pretty regularly so what you point to from there
> isn’t usually "news" to me.
> However, as a certain wise old sage once said, a newsgroup without any
> news is no fun.
> So, if there’s something over there that may invite discussion here, by
> all means post it.
exactly… not only is it good for inviting discussion, but it also
gives the readers a reference point. Anyway, IMO (for what it’s worth)
posting articles (with commentary) is a great way to start a thread.
–
.. "many is a word, that only leaves you guessing ~ guessing ’bout a
thing you really ought to know" ~ $1 to Page & Plant (Led Zeppelin)
from "Over the Hills & Far Away"
http://www.led-zeppelin.com/EMl5.html
>> Crusader wrote:
>>> CRU Poll
>>> So i ask this question of y’all:
>>> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
>>> (Like the 3 i did today?)
I RARELY look at Jayski. So if there is something of interest,
I certainly don’t mind seeing it ‘previewed’ and then recommended…
Plus, this is a low activity group, it certainly doesn’t bog
anything down.
Dan
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The biggest difference between marriage and a car battery,
is that the battery has a positive side….
Crusader wrote:
> CRU Poll
> I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
> by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
> So i ask this question of y’all:
> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
> (Like the 3 i did today?)
I kinda like the snippets with a link. I don’t have time to read Jayski
every day (or even NASCAR.com), and since Sue retired, the NG is my main
source of news. A brief summary with a link is great.
"Bob Paxton" wrote …
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> Crusader wrote:
>> CRU Poll
>> I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
>> by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
>> So i ask this question of y’all:
>> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
>> (Like the 3 i did today?)
> I do look at Jayski pretty regularly so what you point to from there
> isn’t usually "news" to me.
> However, as a certain wise old sage once said, a newsgroup without any
> news is no fun.
Always good to put wise before old!
> So, if there’s something over there that may invite discussion here, by
> all means post it.
I rarely go to Jayski – can’t seem to figure out his site layout scheme and have
given up trying. I’ve been prohibited from using nascar.com for anything,
especially stats, by Cru <g>, so if you see something snip ‘n post away! This
is my window to the nascar world.
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:47:47 CST, Chuck_St…@nospam.com (Chuck Steak) wrote in
<K6idneaL4J5QdF7fRVn…@rcn.net>:
>I RARELY look at Jayski. So if there is something of interest,
>I certainly don’t mind seeing it ‘previewed’ and then recommended…
Same here. I vote yes!
(Go ahead and count me twice. I believe that in internet
polls, one should vote early and often.)
>Plus, this is a low activity group …
You shoulda seen it before you started participating.
This was a very, very quiet place for many years.
Thanks to all the new folks who have joined us this
year. Your participation is noted and appreciated.
Marty
That’s what i like about this Newsgroup, y’all like a little NEWS.
I’ll take yore comments as a ‘yeah, keep on keepin on’.
Thanx,
Crusader
"WildWeasel" <wweasel…@HooYah.com> wrote in message
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> "Bob Paxton" wrote …
> > Crusader wrote:
> >> CRU Poll
> >> I don’t really want to become the Mod Group’s Jalan Jones
> >> by cutting & pasting articles most readers here have seen on Jayski.
> >> So i ask this question of y’all:
> >> Shall The Crusader continue to post links & snippets from Jayski?
> >> (Like the 3 i did today?)
> > I do look at Jayski pretty regularly so what you point to from there
> > isn’t usually "news" to me.
> > However, as a certain wise old sage once said, a newsgroup without any
> > news is no fun.
> Always good to put wise before old!
> > So, if there’s something over there that may invite discussion here, by
> > all means post it.
> I rarely go to Jayski – can’t seem to figure out his site layout scheme and have
> given up trying. I’ve been prohibited from using nascar.com for anything,
> especially stats, by Cru <g>, so if you see something snip ‘n post away! This
> is my window to the nascar world.
"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <mole…@canisius.edu> wrote in message
news:9ea8c1lc3da92ntgel17fp27jglpg92cq2@4ax.com…
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:47:47 CST, Chuck_St…@nospam.com (Chuck Steak)
> wrote in
> <K6idneaL4J5QdF7fRVn…@rcn.net>:
> Thanks to all the new folks who have joined us this
> year. Your participation is noted and appreciated.
> Marty
Yeah. Those of us that have been here more than a year ain’t appreciated at
all!
Just kidding. Gotta give Marty a hard time.
Michael
"Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> That’s what i like about this Newsgroup, y’all like a little NEWS.
> I’ll take yore comments as a ‘yeah, keep on keepin on’.
> Thanx,
> Crusader
Besides… how else would I aCRUmilate stats and data?
Michael
Cru – you help keep us all current.
Thanx.
On 29 Jun 2005 21:30:01 GMT, "Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in
<3ighg5Fl9rp…@individual.net>:
>http://www.racingstalkers.com/Pages/Opinion/Matt/MM_6-21.html
>It is very long & seems too bitter to me, however he justifies
>his bitterness with RacingOne & that website’s new owners–
>NA$CAR.
He does tell his side of the story–in no uncertain terms. ;o)
>IMO, it’s just one more nail in the coffin of big-time sanctioners
>of racin including Open wheelers-F1, IRL, Champ, ASA-stockcars, etc.
I don’t think NASCAR’s gonna put them out of business any
time soon.
>NA$CAR seems to be taking over to the demise of local trax & NBS.
>Can NA$CAR be trusted to do what’s right for racin?
Nope. That’s not their job. And I hope we never get a super-committee
to take over the whole world of racin’. Cf. the Olympic Organizing
Committee as a model of what would NOT be good for the sport.
I hope Matt enjoys his sabbatical. Sounds like he’s got some fun
projects lined up.
Marty
"Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in news:3ighg5Fl9rplU1@individual.net:
> Farewell Matt McLaughlin
> I’m sure a large number of u have read MMcL’s racin articles.
> I hope u have read his probable last at:
> http://www.racingstalkers.com/Pages/Opinion/Matt/MM_6-21.html
Well haile. I’m going to miss "the most dangerous idiot on the
Internet".
Pity he doesn’t care to post around here.
John
"John McCoy" <igop…@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9684D7898949Epogosupernews@216.168.3.30…
> "Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in news:3ighg5Fl9rplU1@individual.net:
> > Farewell Matt McLaughlin
> > I’m sure a large number of u have read MMcL’s racin articles.
> > I hope u have read his probable last at:
> > http://www.racingstalkers.com/Pages/Opinion/Matt/MM_6-21.html
> Well haile. I’m going to miss "the most dangerous idiot on the
> Internet".
> Pity he doesn’t care to post around here.
> John
Hmmm, good idea John. Doubtful he still posts on RacingOne message board.
It would be nice for some of us to pass on an invite over here.
I tried a couple years back, but he just couldn’t get the hang of it,
&/or had a non-user-friendly server.
CRU
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:15:27 CST, "Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in
<3ighb3Fldmr…@individual.net>:
>" … We have a system based on who can perform the best in that given year.
>"You know what, the drivers would not want that either. They don’t
>want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not
>earn their way in."
Sounds good to me.
Where do I vote to ban popularity contests for the Chase?
Marty
Martin X. Moleski, SJ wrote:
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> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:15:27 CST, "Crusader" <cr…@comcast.net> wrote in
> <3ighb3Fldmr…@individual.net>:
>>" … We have a system based on who can perform the best in that given year.
>>"You know what, the drivers would not want that either. They don’t
>>want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not
>>earn their way in."
> Sounds good to me.
> Where do I vote to ban popularity contests for the Chase?
> Marty
I want to ban that sort of voting for just about everything. LOL It
annoys me that people can sit there and log in every day under three or
four (or more) email addresses and totally skew the vote. I’m a firm
believer in the one-man-one-vote principal. I bet neither Dale Jr. nor
Bill Elliott would have won half of the "Most Popular Driver" awards if
the voting had been *honest*.
"Crusader" wrote …
> "You know what, the drivers would not want that either. They don’t
> want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not
> earn their way in."
R-i-i-ight. They may "want" to, but a driver voted in:
a) would not refuse the honor, and
b) would cherish the championship (and the $) just at much if he got hot in the
lat 10 and won it.
On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:51:08 CST, "WildWeasel" <wweasel…@HooYah.com> wrote in
<jOudnTI48bkMZV7fUSd…@ptd.net>:
>> "You know what, the drivers would not want that either. They don’t
>> want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not
>> earn their way in."
>R-i-i-ight. They may "want" to, but a driver voted in:
>a) would not refuse the honor, and
>b) would cherish the championship (and the $) just at much if he got hot in the
>last 10 and won it.
Agreed.
Our heroes are only human. They behave a lot like us.
If the rules were changed to vote in the world’s greatest
newsgroup Jesuit, I’d very humbly accept the honor
and go join the show. Wouldn’t you? :o)
Marty
"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <mole…@canisius.edu> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:51:08 CST, "WildWeasel" <wweasel…@HooYah.com> wrote in
> <jOudnTI48bkMZV7fUSd…@ptd.net>:
> >> "You know what, the drivers would not want that either. They don’t
> >> want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not
> >> earn their way in."
> >R-i-i-ight. They may "want" to, but a driver voted in:
> >a) would not refuse the honor, and
> >b) would cherish the championship (and the $) just at much if he got hot in the
> >last 10 and won it.
> Agreed.
> Our heroes are only human. They behave a lot like us.
> If the rules were changed to vote in the world’s greatest
> newsgroup Jesuit, I’d very humbly accept the honor
> and go join the show. Wouldn’t you? :o)
> Marty
U 2 just crack me up, i.e. WW & MM, or is it MM & WW?
CRU-who votes for that;)