It may have been that ironic humor that Americans don't "get" very well. My clues for this include the phrase "sucked in" and the fact Abby posts here.

In the beginning of the same post Shambles quotes is Abby's rec.music.folk FAQ:

The current FAQ is:

1. Discussion is strictly limited to all aspects of Folk Music.

2. We do not know just what "folk music" is.

3. If you're asking for lyrics of a "folk song," check first with Digital Tradition: http://www.mudcat.org/threads.cfm, then ask here.

4. If you raise the question "what is folk music" more than once every four years we will send lightning down your computer and kill it.

5. If you mention Big Bill Broonzy's quote about horses, you'll get a sarcastic reply from the editor of a British magazine.

He may have meant it. We have a few knwoledgable folks who remain and post, but many who are still here post far less frequently.

Anybody else imagining how they'd read Shambles kind sharing of the above comment if he'd posted as an anonymous guest? A troll is a troll is a troll, and here we are, back in anti-mudcat/too much BS bullshit again. Bye.