Norman wrote:
John Hall wrote:

In article
,
Tudor Hughes writes:
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There is a dearth of posts these days about the current
synoptic situation and how it will develop or how current weather is
shaping up to the forecast.
Isn't that at least partly due to the time of year? A large proportion
of weather enthusiasts seem to be mainly interested in extreme weather,
and that is less likely in spring and autumn than in winter and summer.


What has been noticeable over the years is that the majority of those on the
group who I know to be professional forecasters have largely steered clear of
predictions. Postings from them have been mostly related to the current
weather. Most "forecasts" posted on the group are from individuals who have not
earned their living at the sharp end of forecasting.

Perhaps those of us who have lived at the sharp end learned long ago not to
stick our necks out if we don't have to. We've seen it all go wrong so often in
the past :-(



That is probably a likely cause, Norman. Even Will has reduced his
forecasts to just his local area.

Another cause, though, are the many new computer users that seem to like
the gloss of forums over the ease of use of usenet. As more people
migrate across to forums, so the useful discussions get less, leaving
the newsgroups as prey to the trolls. I notice that even Darren Prescott
has now stopped posting his daily model interpretation in this group.
Yet he still posts it in UK Weatherworld. Is that perhaps an indication
that he has decided that this group has decayed too far?

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Howard Neil