It may be "terribly bad form" to quote a post from another NG, but
I know there are many on this group who do not subscribe to RAT,
on which the following post from Frank McVey appeared.
The comments he makes apply equally or more to UKRA which has
perhaps degenerated more than most groups. UKRA seems to be
made up of some 10 or so stalwarts, with other occasional
contributors. There are without doubt many times than number
who read but never post, due to the bar room brawl mentality
adopted by some.

We are doing ourselves a great disfavour by allowing this to
continue, and keeping out a large number of people who
would have much to contribute, and would greatly improve
the Signal to Noise ratio of this group.

Kunniottaen

Iain



Frank McVey wrote:

I've been lurking here for a wee while, hoping to learn from those more able
than me, and, in time, to contribute something to those who
are new to valve/tube technology. But it's become apparent to me that,
while some of the guys on this group are very well-informed and talented,
they seem to have few social skills; they don't make any attempt to pull
together for the common good of the group, and, in many cases, their
postings lack even the most basic courtesy.

Gentlemen, - and you know who you are - you should be ashamed of yourselves.
In the www and usenet, we have the greatest force there has ever been for
people of all nations and all levels of expertise to come together, share
our knowledge and experience, and to create something which would be greater
than the sum of the parts. It genuinely pains me so see so many
obviously-talented people wasting their time and energy on trivial
point-scoring and back-biting, turning intelligent debate into self-serving
argument, and reducing potentially-valuable threads to the level of a
playground bunfight.