What do posters think? Is it better to date or marry another swimmer than a non-swimming athlete or non-athlete? Does it lead to discord or harmony? Too much couple competition? Or more understanding when you want to go to practice or meets all the time? Is swimcest the best?
I notice Cruise married a swimmer ... and we know about Muppet ...
This is a swimming forum, which is why I'm reading the forum. It would be much easier to dispose of the silliness that permeates every thread than try to avoid reading what appear to be serious swimming threads that get hijacked by the cutesy bologna.
This is a swimming forum. Wonderful observation. If I was another poster, I would say "Congratulations."
As to the "cutesy bologna" or "flirting," to be sure, much is off topic or tangentially related to the assigned swimming thread. I think Rich aka SwimStud already spoke to that issue in a prior post. Some posters are annoyed by it and others obviously find it enjoyable.
However, I'm not sure some of your posting is much different in theory. Many of your posts (not all, I've seen some very helpful and encouraging ones) are written in semi-attack-mode and you seem to like non-swimming topics as well, including government regulation of TFs, the seriousness of drunk driving and the ridiculousness of legal waivers and the legal profession. I personally enjoy reading those posts too, and find your posts witty and insightful and your sarcasm refreshing. (Others might not.) I'm just not sure that they are any less objectionable than the "cutesy bologna." In theory, both types of posts are not necessarily swimming related and people may be forced to read over them to find the hard core swimming minutiae.
In any event, there are many serious threads to participate in and many serious posters. Some posters are both serious and humorous. To each his own. To me, I can take a little humor with my stroke technique or training tips, which my posting shows I take pretty seriously.
This is a swimming forum, which is why I'm reading the forum. It would be much easier to dispose of the silliness that permeates every thread than try to avoid reading what appear to be serious swimming threads that get hijacked by the cutesy bologna.
This is a swimming forum. Wonderful observation. If I was another poster, I would say "Congratulations."
As to the "cutesy bologna" or "flirting," to be sure, much is off topic or tangentially related to the assigned swimming thread. I think Rich aka SwimStud already spoke to that issue in a prior post. Some posters are annoyed by it and others obviously find it enjoyable.
However, I'm not sure some of your posting is much different in theory. Many of your posts (not all, I've seen some very helpful and encouraging ones) are written in semi-attack-mode and you seem to like non-swimming topics as well, including government regulation of TFs, the seriousness of drunk driving and the ridiculousness of legal waivers and the legal profession. I personally enjoy reading those posts too, and find your posts witty and insightful and your sarcasm refreshing. (Others might not.) I'm just not sure that they are any less objectionable than the "cutesy bologna." In theory, both types of posts are not necessarily swimming related and people may be forced to read over them to find the hard core swimming minutiae.
In any event, there are many serious threads to participate in and many serious posters. Some posters are both serious and humorous. To each his own. To me, I can take a little humor with my stroke technique or training tips, which my posting shows I take pretty seriously.
