JR wrote:
...
And even if ROFF could cease to exist (or if it were to atrophy to
*only* the same 10-20 folks) and the rest of the millions of fly fishers
in the world went and did something else, just how dire would that be,
who would care?

Well said, JR. Maudlin pleas for comity, camaraderie and "can't we all
get along and sing a round of Kumbaya" are as old as cabin fever itself.
In actual point of fact, no, we cannot all get along, we never have and
we never will. Those who can deal with that, either by staying out of
the fray, ignoring it altogether or participating in it, will stay,
those who cannot will leave. 'Twas ever thus on unmoderated Usenet
newsgroups.

--
Ken Fortenberry