"It has now turned into a slanging match between those who believe that folk music is a limited and definable genre etc. and those who insist on insulting them, baselessly accusing them of authoritarianism and speculating about their emotional states. I rather think that the second group have run out of arguments; perhaps we should stop now(?)"

Well it really all boils down to two groups, those who actually play the music (which we did last night to great success)and those who are content with their "archives" and "libraries" and sitting around over (insert appropriate libabtion) and talking up a good gig.