12-21-2014, 01:07 AM
I only vaguely knew of the UK Forum until a post mentioning it appeared in this forum.
[Incidentally, I did not realize until all this sh..errr..poop about Ferret came up that this was the "U.S." forum. It seems much more the "international" forum or perhaps, with a rearrangement of punctuation, the "Us" forum.]
I visited the UK forum and the post in the "most recent post" section was a bashing of Ferret which compelled me to respond. You see, I've met Ferret. He has more motorcycling experience and less ego connected with that fact than any rider I know. He's a teetotaling, mild-mannered and even-tempered man who has a passion for this sport and is incredibly articulate in sharing that passion with us. He has taken on the task of moderator here and has been consistent in articulating and enforcing the VERY FEW rules that exist here. That those who complain that he is less than consistent are, more often than not, the ones who have repeatedly posted objectionable content here is telling, I think. Telling about the veracity of the complaints and about the character of the complainers.
It is my hope that Guth or Ferret remove or lock this thread after a sufficient amount of time has elapsed to allow for more comments about Ferret. I think that he needs to know that we like the work he is doing here and the we value his contributions to our own lives on two wheels, but after we have convinced him of this, I think the thread itself becomes exactly the kind of off-topic conversation that he and Guth have tried to prevent.
Thanks Mickey. Your contributions to this forum have made me a better motorcyclist.
[Incidentally, I did not realize until all this sh..errr..poop about Ferret came up that this was the "U.S." forum. It seems much more the "international" forum or perhaps, with a rearrangement of punctuation, the "Us" forum.]
I visited the UK forum and the post in the "most recent post" section was a bashing of Ferret which compelled me to respond. You see, I've met Ferret. He has more motorcycling experience and less ego connected with that fact than any rider I know. He's a teetotaling, mild-mannered and even-tempered man who has a passion for this sport and is incredibly articulate in sharing that passion with us. He has taken on the task of moderator here and has been consistent in articulating and enforcing the VERY FEW rules that exist here. That those who complain that he is less than consistent are, more often than not, the ones who have repeatedly posted objectionable content here is telling, I think. Telling about the veracity of the complaints and about the character of the complainers.
It is my hope that Guth or Ferret remove or lock this thread after a sufficient amount of time has elapsed to allow for more comments about Ferret. I think that he needs to know that we like the work he is doing here and the we value his contributions to our own lives on two wheels, but after we have convinced him of this, I think the thread itself becomes exactly the kind of off-topic conversation that he and Guth have tried to prevent.
Thanks Mickey. Your contributions to this forum have made me a better motorcyclist.