I hope you are right, PFR, but it is sometimes difficult to see when someone is just winding you up.

As to Jim, he is pissed off that Muscat and its members are, in his opinion, ruining English Folk music. I disagree with him but, like you, it is his prerogative to react in the way he deems fit. Feel free to start a "discreet thread" but I don't think he will thank you for it.