Well, on the whole I received the replies I expected. With contributors as eloquent as bob it's no wonder that the forum lives up to its ironic name, after all that's what one gets most of the time.

I would bet money that the forum would be a more interesting place with more and varied contributions, were it not for the usual suspects who believe (in deluded bliss)  they know all the answers and like to pass them selves off as an enlightened sage.

 

They are, however perceived as Parsley the Lion