On Sunday, 27 October 2013 22:02:16 UTC, Adam Lea wrote:
On 27/10/2013 10:23, Graham P Davis wrote:

On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:12:23 +0000

Adam Lea wrote:



I don't follow your argument at all here, it just reads like a

non-sequitur.



Careful! Use of 'non-sequitur' caused a flame war here about a decade

ago - at a time when all was sweetness and light in this group according

to those now looking backwards through high-strength rose-tinted

glasses. ;-)





AIUI things were better when we had very knowledgeable, highly respected

people Philip Eden and Will Hand posting (correct me if I am wrong). The

feeling I am getting from what people have posted on this group is that

things like trolling, personal attacks and petty bickering have all but

destroyed the group, hence I find it hard to understand an "anything

goes" philosophy when certain behaviour is deemed to be detrimental to

the group as a whole. Why not speak out at behaviour that is destructive?



I guess it comes down to whether you think the rights of the individual

trump the rights of the community as a whole, or vice versa.

The truth is Philip Eden left a very long time ago and Will far more recently and Will left because of Dawlish pure and simple. Some hint Philip left because of me but I wouldn't flatter myself so to believe that a great knowledgeable forecaster like Philip would go because of of some dunce like me. Come on I never had much to do with Philip, only when he emailed me a couple of time.