Those of you who have something substantial to say, thank you.

Wouldn't it be preferable, fellow hams, to put this group on an issue
level? That way we could all learn from one another, for that is the
raison d'tre of Newsgroups.

For example, my initial post in this thread, as great as I thought it
was at the time, pales in comparison to a private response I received
from a genius of a Counselor. Unfortunately, it is something that
cannot go public yet understand that my analysis here is amateurish.

That having been said, why can't we have erudite opinions here, or if
we lack erudition, why don't we pretend we have it, as I did in
initiating this thread? For myself, I love to be outclassed, because
it is such an easy education. I mean, without sitting in the classroom
as the professor drones on and on, we get the best from one another,
thereby spiraling our intellects, or whatever intellects we have.

Am I asking too much for the group to consider this post? Is it asking
too much for those of you who post personal attacks and drivel to try
and contribute meaningfully? After all, we are all judged by the
rhetoric that surrounds us here. And I personally am so ashamed of
some of it that I always wind up pulling out, when what we need is the
best minds staying and rising to the top.

Bob Sherin, W4ASX