Iain M Churches wrote:

My point is Don, that *we* the members of this group are keeping
people out by our churlish behaviour, and the influx of new blood (or
old blood for that matter:-) would add a new dimension.

No, the people that are being 'kept out', to use use your loaded
terminology, are those who can't deal with the fact that this is usenet - an
unmoderated, uncensored, opiniated bastion of freedom of both speech and
posting style. You seem to imply that there is a 'group' in the sense that
there is a voluntary coming together for a greater common good. This notion
is entirely specious - ukra is a collection of individuals who post here for
their own reasons. Nobody is obliged to help anyone else.

You're like a typical newbie who finds some forum or other and thinks it
should be changed to comply with how he thinks it should be. It isn't up to
you. It isn't up to anyone. I speak for myself, but I'm sure I'm not the
only one here who will *never* change what they say, or how they say it,
just to accommodate some bleeding heart who finds the kitchen a tad hot.

Frankly, dude, and with the greatest of respect and the best of intentions,
if you don't like it in here, then go somewhere else. Just to be clear:
nobody's asking you to be anything other than yourself, so don't have the
self-righteous arrogance to expect others to change to suit you.

To put it simply, stop whining, grow a thicker skin, and post something
on-topic.


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