bcoombes wrote:
Keith G wrote:

just how much *authoratitive tosh* gets sprayed about by the few
self-appointed 'mandarins' in this group!!


Yeah, too true blue, I've only been here a short time but I see that the
'mandarins' must hang around their computers waiting for any casual
aside or slightly ambiguous comment so that they can pounce to
demonstrate their utter technical superiority. I see all the 'usual'
tricks..selective post editing/I'll avoid the hard or challenging
bit...straw men...deliberate misinterpretation to bolster their
'case'...deliberate ambiguation....reversion to insults/snide
insinuation...assumptions that they *know* are unchallengeable...etc.
Still seems to be an amusing little froup and some of the peeps
obviously do know their onions.



Well, in the short time you've been here you seem to have got it all
pretty well weighed-up - a few of the clowns really do see themselves as
omniscient 'guides' and 'advisors' and they get awfully ****ty if you
won't let them pat you on the head! You probably already know who they
are, but the real worry now is at least one of them sees himself as a
*consultant*!! So watch what questions you ask, or you could find
yourself getting an *invoice*!

Let's face it, you can't guarantee the ****ing silly courts won't rule
that asking questions on newsgroups constitutes a tacit offer of a
remunerated contract for 'technical services'...!!

:-)