Originally Posted by clubman

Sorry to hijack this thread...love the crankset.

Please don't interpret my brief post on human nature as a criticism of CR or it's celebrities. I put no emphasis on the word so there was no sarcasm or irony intended. Of course they let everyone on it. Me too. Where else can you learn so much about classic bikes? Who doesn't want to hear Bayliss/Sachs/Moon/Weigle/Barry et al impart their experiences and wisdom. Brilliant. It works because Dale Brown set up the list to run as his forum and as you say, you just have to follow the rules. People respect him, the list and his rules so interactions are almost always civil. There's (was?) more of an unwritten social contract underlying the list.

Still, I've seen some nasty barbs and low blows exchanged between a few heavy hitters in the past and that's my simple point. Take away respect for the rules and a firm moderator and it will degenerate.