Jay, I remember when you showed up here. Things were already well on
their way downhill - all that kept us going was inertia. There was a
time when usenet was different.

Thanks for the great post, Michael. After ten years here it's sometimes
hard to remember that there are guys who have been here MUCH longer than me.

Your points about the group needing to be somewhat limited-access are valid,
and it's one of the reasons I find myself hanging out on the Cherokee Pilots
Association's Cherokee Chat more and more. There, you must be a
dues-paying member to post, and everyone pretty much knows each other by
name. As a result, even though political and off-topic posts *do*
occasionally occur, they are done in a more mannered and cultured way.

Unfortunately, (and this is also it's strength) the group is 100%-focused on
Cherokees, which tends to limit the discussion.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"