Actually, I can live with the occasional aside and witty remark. That's what a forum is all about, or sitting around a bar drinking, or just talking. It keeps things from getting dry.

What pains me is that the KTSers then see the initial post as an open invitation for an I'm more witty then you field day. Away the linear thread goes never to return to it's original concepts/ideas/topic. In a Newsgroup the KTS branch can simply be ignored by not following that part of the thread. The linear nature of Mudcat is both it's boone and its bain. You can get involved in an almost reat time discussion and see it progress as people respond. You can ignore BS and other spurious threads. But if you are following a serious thread its difficult to ignore 10 or 20 "witty" give and takes because they are in the body of the thread. They take time to load. You have to scroll down through them. They can even hide on topic responses.

On My Soapbox in Hyde Park Today!!!!

JAB