i think the latter's a grand idea. we don't want the flame wars to
migrate with the masses.
i just listen most of the time, too. i'm from a d-1 school that may or
may not be in a rebuilding year, but i'm much too far away to know
anything.
was recently thinking how disappointing we don't see a compilation of
weekend scores here anymore...
scott quakkelaar
michigan, 1993
ucla, 1995
On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Rowe, Thomas wrote:
> Or, in a variation, if you are on this list and posting to the message boards, why not CC the list?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Moller Edward N [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:27 AM
> > To: Rowe, Thomas; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: USCHO message boards
> >
> >
> > How's this for an idea. Somebody who posts on the USCHO
> > board who is a
> > regular subscriber to this list posts a message on the USCHO
> > board extolling
> > the virtues of Hockey-L. Invite the masses who want to see
> > the light to
> > come over here.
> >
> > Edward N. Moller
> > Controller and Assistant Treasurer
> > Mount Ida College
> > 777 Dedham Street
> > Newton Centre, MA 02459-3323
> > Tel 617-928-4515
> > Fax 617-928-4746
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rowe, Thomas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:16 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: USCHO message boards
> >
> >
> > Hi Greg
> >
> > Well, I still listen. But, being at a Div III school (AND
> > stuck with a
> > "home team" [UW] in a rebuilding year) I rarely have anything
> > to say. I
> > check in as USCHO only for scores or an occaisional
> > article, not for
> > the message boards. If the list dies, I will become
> > significantly less well
> > informed.
> >
> > Tom Rowe UWSP dept of Psych
> > ===================================
> > Home of Division III National Champion Pointers
> > 89, 90, 91 & 93, National Runners-up 92 & 98,
> > and likely never again :-{
> > ===================================
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg Ambrose [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 7:36 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: USCHO message boards
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob, Ed, et al.
> > >
> > > As a frequent contributor to USCHO, I have learned to take
> > > the good with the
> > > bad. No doubt there are some real flamers on there, there
> > > are plenty who
> > > want to just stir the pot. But there are also many
> > > thoughtful posters like
> > > Brian Gentry (BU), Mike Machnik (Merrimack) and even a UNH a
> > > senior who goes
> > > by the name of the Da Big Bad Cow (real name Dave) who mostly
> > > sticks to the
> > > issues. There have been some very good discussions on the
> > > board this year,
> > > the issue of Mark Morris' dismissal being one that quickly
> > > comes to mind.
> > >
> > > The problem with USCHO is that the reasonable voices, more
> > > often than not,
> > > are drowned out by the college kids and near college kids who
> > > are unable to
> > > keep the emotions in check and have little or no historical
> > > perspective.
> > > But is that much different that the early days of Hockey-L?
> > I vividly
> > > recall some of the vitriol that was spewed on this board back
> > > not so many
> > > years ago.
> > >
> > > To be honest, I would rather discuss issues and games in this
> > > forum than the
> > > other one but, folks, there aren't many here who are
> > > listening, so I go were
> > > the people are.
> > >
> > > Greg Ambrose
> > >
> > > > From: Bob Stagat <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Reply-To: Bob Stagat <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:13:33 -0800
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: USCHO message boards
> > > >
> > > > Edward Moller wrote...
> > > >
> > > >> This weekend I read the USCHO message board more
> > thoroughly than I
> > > >> have done in the past... When Rick McAdoo refers to the
> > > posts on the
> > > >> board as flaming and anger from idiots, he is barely
> > scratching the
> > > >> surface.
> > > >>
> > > >> Now I love USCHO... But...
> > > >>
> > > >> ...the level of discourse I read this weekend on the USCHO
> > > board defied
> > > >> all sensibilities.
> > > >
> > > > At the risk of starting a USCHO-like flame war right here
> > > on Hockey-L
> > > > (Nah, that'd never happen -- Wayne won't let it) let me
> > comment that
> > > > I agree with Rick and Ed about the general tenor of the
> > > USCHO message
> > > > boards, BUT...
> > > >
> > > > Being an RPI alumnus I read mostly the ECAC-related
> > threads. I have
> > > > found that those threads are generally far and away more
> > civil than
> > > > most of the other threads I occasionally browse. I'll leave it to
> > > > others to speculate as to why this might be, but I'll
> > note that I'm
> > > > not alone in this observation. Another RPI alumnus, who
> > goes by the
> > > > nom de plume of 'frjoe' (an RPI grad turned priest!?!) has
> > > been moved
> > > > to include as his signature: "Friends don't let friends
> > Hockey East
> > > > their threads!"
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps if HE folks like Rick and Ed were to spend more time
> > > > browseing some of the ECAC threads, they might get some enjoyment
> > > > from the USCHO message boards. For current amusing reading I might
> > > > suggest the "Cornell-RPI: The Red Greeks" thread,
> > > > (http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23437)
> > > > which analyzes the upcoming RPI@Cornell series in terms
> > of Odysseus'
> > > > journey from Troy to Ithaca in Homer's "The Odyssey."
> > > >
> > > > -Bob Stagat-
> > > > RPI '64 & '68
> > > > --
> > >
> >
>
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