Bill, I am surprised at your splitting things along nationalist lines: I remember us agreeing on meeting that (in some cases?) folkies of different nationalities had more in common with each other than with many of their own compatriots...

I totally agree with olddude that shit slinging threads are not appreciated by the vast majority of catters... (and that)Some old catters have vanished because of them.

In my experience there are at least as many posts here that are offensive to those of us of a gentler disposition made by non-UK posters as those from these islands, and I still can't see what earthly good comes of labelling them by nationality.
Perhaps you can tell me?