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![]() "Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message ... snip The Met Office quickly discouraged its employees from contributing, although I was never quite sure whether that was because the newsgroup was created by that evil Philip Eden and therefore must be inherently evil itself, or just because they simply feared the freedom it provided. Whichever, they still actively discourage involvement, which I think says more about them than it does about us. And more power to the dozens of MO folk who do post here but still feel the need to do so anonymously. Exeter, evidently, is still a Warsaw Pact country. Not quite true Philip. The Met Office does *not* discourage its employees to post here. All it asks is that employees who post here do not discuss private Met Office business, nor act as spokesmen for the Office, which all sounds perfectly reasonable to me. There are a few Met Office people who post on here using their own names, and you know who they are. Recently your apparent hatred of the Met Office seems to have grown, I'd really love to know what they've done to upset you so much? But I wonder if I am alone in thinking that uk.sci.weather's best days are behind us. People come and people go, but we have lost many regulars in the last 2 or 3 years, and several of them have let me know the reason for their departure. I almost followed the same route last year for the same reason. Others prefer to use their kill-files. You not going to share the reasons then? I personally think the newsgroup has improved over the years although I do feel that science suffers from time to time. It is not the village idiots who irritate, it is the pub bores. Just one or two ... ego-trippers, grandstanders, self-obsessed, self-justifying, verbally incontinent, and like most pub bores they probably won't even recognise themselves from this description. That they might be widely kill-filed would astonish them. You get those on every newsgroup, UK.sci has its share but I think perhaps less than other groups. This might, therefore, be a good opportunity for everyone to re-read the newsgroup's charter. It is absolutely not a list of rules which must be obeyed; rather, it is a set of guidelines whose objective is the happy continuance of this newsgroup: quote This group is essentially for the discussion of daily weather events, chiefly affecting the UK and adjacent parts of Europe, both past and predicted. The discussion is open to all, but contributions on a practical scientific level are encouraged. It may also contain postings of observations during interesting weather episodes. The group is expected to be patronised by both amateurs and professionals (including academics), but it is primarily for weather enthusiasts rather than research scientists. Any discussion of climate issues should be from a scientific standpoint and not a political (environmental-activist) one. unquote Thank you. By all means criticise me or my words, but please be constructive in your criticism. And if the end result is that uk.sci.weather returns to its best, and old friends turn up again, I shall be happy. And I promise no more proprietorial throwing my weight around for another ten years. Good :-) Thanks for your efforts in setting this group up, it's bloomin marvelous. I'd really like to know what you feel is wrong with it now though? Will. -- " Ah yet another day to enjoy " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet). mailto: www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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