It seems as though "the regulars" here are a social lot. Would it be possible to start a new forum, the purpose of which is just social, non-swimming chatter. That would leave this forum for general swimming discussions, which is its designation and give specific forum for the socializing that is also one of the nice parts of master's swimming. It might also be a nice way to bring in some of the people who lurk and read but never post.
-LBJ
Let's just put the cards on the table. This forum was outstanding for about 6 months. The topics were well presented and I learned a lot. Then, we all know what happened, Ion came back. This forum has been totally ruined by his presence. Anyone interested in USMS would see his posts and obsessive compulsive disorder and think USMS is a rotten organization.
I went to usswim.org and looked at his postings there and he did the same thing to that forum.
In the past two weeks he has called me fat, poor skinned, made fun of the region I'm from and that's mild compared to what he has said to others. Tom Ellison, perhaps the only Ion supporter out there, even took it on the chin from him. I have also received a number of private messages from others disgusted by what this forum has become.
You can count on him reacting to my post with another jab, that's what happens. I'm no longer responding to him and hope that this forum can return to a place where swimming is the main topic.
Let's just put the cards on the table. This forum was outstanding for about 6 months. The topics were well presented and I learned a lot. Then, we all know what happened, Ion came back. This forum has been totally ruined by his presence. Anyone interested in USMS would see his posts and obsessive compulsive disorder and think USMS is a rotten organization.
I went to usswim.org and looked at his postings there and he did the same thing to that forum.
In the past two weeks he has called me fat, poor skinned, made fun of the region I'm from and that's mild compared to what he has said to others. Tom Ellison, perhaps the only Ion supporter out there, even took it on the chin from him. I have also received a number of private messages from others disgusted by what this forum has become.
You can count on him reacting to my post with another jab, that's what happens. I'm no longer responding to him and hope that this forum can return to a place where swimming is the main topic.
