snakefiddler writes:
i can't help but see the irony of a post calling for civility turning into
just the type of thread decried by said "poster."

perhaps you misunderstood....I posted not a call for civility, but a plea to
think before crossing a certain line(I since elaborated, perhaps clumsily). I
see, and to an extent, agree with Wolfgang's "limit the reagents" theory, and
did express the full expectation that my post would be met with some form of
attack. Still, as echoed by J Cook, I think it is worth reminding people of
some common lines of decency once in a while.
I value this place, and virtually all in it, so I thus felt compelled to say
something. Right, wrong, ironic or not, I suppose it doesn't matter in the
overall scheme of things......
Tom
p.s. Fly fishing lessons available:
Penn's Creek May 16-23g!