Wouldn't it be nice if everyone just enjoyed the music, friendship and sharing of music and skills and songs.

As an idea, yes, it may sound good but the only way I could see that being is if all events were anything and everything goes. I feel quite strongly that would cut down greatly on the vast choice that is available in oppertiunies to enjoy ones favourite areas of music.

My own favourites are at least mostly instrumental sessions and the joy is playing with others. Nights of that nature would be ruined if the had to accomodate lots of unaccompanied singing, etc.

What I think would be nicer is for everyone to accept there are different types of events (each of which varies), try to understand them and seek out (or start) ones best suited to themselves and get rid of aruguments which boil down to "well this is how I like it so this is how everything should be".

While I can see no excuse for what was reported in the first post, I think more reports of "session rudeness" stem from idividuals coming into established events and not really accepting or understanding what they are about than anything else.