Re: why did i get.... -Reply
Bruce C Johnson (bjoh@loc.gov)
Tue Jun 09 10:36:51 1998
Thomas:
I've had the pleasure of organizing about 15 Ships over the years and
have been a Skipper off and on over the past 20 years. In my experience a
good Skipper needs either good nautical skills OR good Scouting skills, but
not necessarily both. Usually it is possible to recruit someone as a Mate
who complements the Skipper's skills so that both sides of the skill-set
are met. Practically speaking, if you can get someone who is good at being
a Scoutmaster, he/she will make a good Skipper (after they get the
appropriate training). He/she already knows how to work with BSA (not as
simple as it appears on the surface), so he needs to learn (a) Sea
Scouting, (b) Venturing (presently Exploring), and (c) where to turn to to
get help with the on the water stuff.
Anyone else have any theories on this?
Bruce Johnson
Skipper, S.S.S. Columbia Ranger
Columbia, Maryland USA
commodore@seascout.org
>>> Thomas W. Strong Jr. <strong@dementia.org> 9 June 1998 11:19 am >>>
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, James A. Sheckels wrote:
> Because the sender is reacting in an asinine manner to what he perceives
is
> a problem with the list. Had he bothered to read the welcome message, he
> would know the rules, and how to get off the list as a subscriber.
> > This happens a lot more than you might see on lists such as this.
> > What he is doing is what is called "spamming" or "mail bombing",
albeit in a
> light manner. It violates the rules the list, as well as general e-mail
> etiquette.
I sent the user a message explaining general etiquitte, and also sent him
instructions on how to unsubscribe. Just to be sure, I also forwarded the
messages to the administrators at his internet provider to see if they can
help him with his request to never receive email again. Hopefully that
will take care of his problem. :-)
While I'm writing, I meant ao ask a relevant question - I'm working with
the local district trying to start a couple of ships, and we're having
difficulty finding Skippers. We're able to find lots of committee
members, but almost invariably, they say that they wouldn't feel
comfortable being the Skipper (either they say that they're too old to
keep up with the physical and time requirements, or they're familiar with
scouting, but not boating). On a practical, rather than a theoretical
side, what does the job of Skipper involve? How much of the work on the
ship (a brand new unit, with a completely raw crew) would a Skipper
probably be doing?
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