On 10 Dec 2004 13:25:36 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

But there aren't too many who would be deliberately rude to somebody new
showing up.


There are a number of posters who are consistently rude to various amateurs who
- quite rightly - post about their hobby. The 'justification' of this rudeness
is that 'people who peddle myths should be ruthlessly treated'. The same number
of posters responsible for most of the rudeness are themselves the self
appointed judge and jury of what constitutes a myth. A myth can consist of
approximately anything, but in particular anything involving valves and vinyl,
and including subjects which are routinely discussed on a whole number of other
specialist forums, and example being the sound of various componants. Until and
unless the band of Holy 'myth exposers' get down off their pulpits and stop
satirising and insulting members there is no hope for this newsgroup. All the
signs are that they won't, and you bet your life that this post will be
answered by all the usual posts we have seen for years saying that - of course
- they are right and we are all poor misgoided idiots. And so it goes on, and
so it will go on. They will say 'of course it will go on as long as people
peddle myths' and feel fully justified in keeping up their stream of invective.
The rest of us will sigh and use other forums. This is the only newsgroup in
which I killfile members - I don't read or reply to their posts. It sounds
cynical, but I would urge others to do the same. If rude posters consistently
get no response from anyone, they will have no basis for conversation. Then let
them be the ones to have to find other newsgroups to rant on.

=== Andy Evans ===
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Andy, by far the rudest poster on this group is probably its most
vociferous vinylphile. I'm willing to bet that you haven't killfiled
him, though, because he appears to sit on your side of the fence.

Would I be right?

d
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