On 2006-09-25, Andy Evans wrote:
Anyway, I repeat:
a) this is a recreational newsgroup

A perfectly good use for the group, but "recreation" doesn't appear
in the group's charter (http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.audio.html).

The key paragraph seems to be:

"uk.rec.audio is an unmoderated newsgroup. It is primarily a forum
for discussion of hi-fi equipment available in the UK, a place for
independant reviews and opinions on hi-fi, and an advice centre
for those bitten by the upgrade bug. It may include discussions on
what hi-fi is trying to do (accurately reproduce music? a 'live'
acoustic?) and its development. It is also a site for the private
sale and exchange of used hi-fi components. "

Recreational use any other uses fall within this boundary. I for one
advocate tolerance for other people's uses as well as tolerance for
their views. Nobody has to join in a discussion that isn't of interest.

It's an "occupational hazard" in newsgroups that no-one can really control
the way a thread goes. Things often go off at an unexpected tangent.

There might, at times, be recourse in the charter's:

"Lengthy flames on:

* LP/CD differences/superiority,
* specific manufacturers,
* valve/tranny superiority ,
* the relevance of lab measurements

will be frowned upon."

But I don't know who should do the frowning, nor do I know the point at
which such a flame qualifies as "lengthy".

--
John Phillips