gs wrote:

> I hope that others who read this and do not participate in the
> conversations will learn what type of people they are dealing with in
> this newsgroup. For those that do not reply, they must enjoy
> Bossystyle BBQ and what it has to offer along the lines of visual
> cooking excitement. I only wish that the rest of you were not so
> narrow-minded. All you do is cause arguments which revolve around
> conflict and fuels the substance you lack in the real world.

Oh, heavens. I was going to sit this out, but now you've gone
too far and are presuming to speak for me.

First of all, I personally have no problem with a blog presentation
of cooking. It's a fine idea, in fact. Unfortunately, blog sites
in general are easily filled with malware, so that's a problem,
but it's really not any different than any other web site. However,
you have to appreciate that some folks are reluctant to visit blogs
for that reason. My choice of browser and security settings have
proven to be quite robust in the face of web threats, so I have no
qualms looking at your blog.

So, I haven't been complaining, but it's not because I enjoy
"Bossystyle BBQ". I mean, sure, I looked at your blog and it's
interesting, but it's not that big a deal. Lots of people barbecue
lots of stuff in lots of different ways, and the longtime participants
in a.f.b. have a great deal of barbecue experience.

In other words, the only reason I haven't responded is that I don't
often get into newsgroup barfights any more. Don't take that as a
form of support for your "visual cooking excitement".

Next, the a.f.barbecue newsgroup, like any social gathering, has
developed a culture of its own. Active members of the newsgroup
appreciate participation *in the context of the newsgroup*. Simply
publishing a blog link is a way of drawing participation into a
different context (that of the blog). If you participate in the
newsgroup as well as maintain the blog, I suspect there would be
little complaint; what I'm mostly seeing from you on the newsgroup
are invitations to participate in your blog.

Further, once a newsgroup barfight gets started, it just spirals
downward, with posturing and egos and etc. The best thing to do,
really, is for the "new guy" to take a step back, let things cool
off, and pay a little more attention to the social flow of the
newsgroup. You're the "new guy", so that's the way it goes.

Dana