On Dec 12, 4:09*am, "Sal M. Onella" wrote:
On Dec 8, 9:08*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:20:17 -0800 (PST), Art Unwin

wrote:
He wasn't the last antenna expert to leave the insults from this
group,

Ever consider what motivates the real experts to spend their time
answering questions? *I'm certainly no expert, but I do try to answer
what little I can. *For me it's learning something new and a karma
boost in helping others learn and understand. *Passing on my
experiences and knowledge and all that. *

Now, contrast that with the signal to noise ratio of this group. There
isn't any question or discussion that doesn't get derailed into
politics, philosophy, and some really off the wall physics.

snip

Remember, I offered a Swell Prize for anybody who produced an
algorithm to predict when a thread was going to turn ugly -- or at
least go goofy. *It hasn't been claimed. *Art?

Sal

pick a random number between 0 and 100, somewhere in that number of
postings any thread will turn ugly, change topics, or go completly
crazy.