Looking at the steadily worsening aggro, I'm inclined to think your question is being answered very clearly, if somewhat longwindedly Dave.


""JtS: I certainly did mean above the line. And I know of two young people (under 20) who joined and quit because of the nasty way they were treated when they tried to discuss things in the music section.""

JtS has a point.

I can't be the only one, other than him, who has seen an unfortunate newby, ignorant of Mudcat ways, get thoroughly squelched by certain members who seem to lie in wait for them, almost eager to deliver a "Read the f**king manual" response.

While I'm in the mood, it seems ironic that people from the music section who are constant whiners about what they see as the aggression and bullying in political threads below the line, seem to be perfectly happy to dscend and knock seven barrels of crap out of each other about their appreciation of music.

More ironic still that one of them should comment that Mudcat would be better without BS, and should more properly be all about his thread above about partial capos.

I'm amazed that the incongruity of this has seemingly bypassed all concerned.

Don T.