Chris:
Hey - quit trolling, huh? If A-gon spiked the thread, it probably isn't worth our time. And the above post is just a back door approach to reviving it. Please let it die, at least publicly. This is exactly the kind of thing that's gonna stir up all kinds of rancor and reduce the level of useful, civilized conversation we come here for. I strongly encourage Bruce to stick to his word and tackle this privately, and ask you to take it on there, as well.
You could ask why I even care, if I don't like this type of thread I don't have to read it, etc. Well, my answer is twofold: 1. Like all humans, I find carnage fascinating. I'm gonna read those threads like I watch bad hockey games, just to see who gets bloodied. Doesn't mean I like bad hockey games, it's just human nature. Train wreckes, car crashes, Mike Tyson fights, we all are the audience, often despite ourselves. 2. In my opinion, the more this type of thread is developed, the more of this type of thread we're gonna see. People who WANT to raise hell get encouraged by fist fights and happily propagate them throughout the site. We need LESS antagonism on this site, not more. And in my opinion, your post above increases the general antagonism level. Not a good thing for anyone, in my opinion. Which is as close as I can bring this to the core purpose we theoretically all come here to advance - knowledge of audio thru shared experience.
With respect to all:
chas