>>Someone asked, I answered. It is a discussion board after
all.
Sorry if you didn't get the response you wanted or expected.<<

This sums up the split between what makes this list an addictive and
fascinating read, yet also what makes 95% of the people on the list
reluctant to post.

 Do the laws of social conduct not apply here ? Do we normally mock
people that we don't really know? Why is it okay for some members to
be rude, yet others get kicked off the list when they are only
responding to an attack?

I somewhat agree with Jason's previous post about ageism (or
youthism). I don't think people who have younger tastes get slammed,
but you can tell the age of most list members by topic threads - WAY
too many posts about Beatles, Kinks, etc. Don't get me wrong, I
love'em too, but there is a whole lot of music out there that deserves
merit. It's like talking about hockey with some older men - they just
want to talk about how great Bobby Orr was, and they aren't interested
in hearing about Sidney Crosby, etc. 

I also thought his slam about "balding men curled up with their
Goldmine" was funny, until I found out he wrote for All Music Guide:-P

Since this is a forum, the obvious retort would be "well, why don't
you make more posts about the music you are interested in?" And, this
is an excellent point, except that some people are probably scared of
the (witty?) sarcasm that we have seen exorcised time and time again..