Well I said "deary, deary me" back on page three of this "discussion" and we are now on page 5. Whatever it is that is going on it is beyond me. My previous post was completely distorted by somebody who wanted to attack a poster that I had quoted. Apparently I quoted the wrong person.
I quoted the poster because of what he said and I wished to support the ideas he conveyed (ideas I considered to be self-evident). The response was all attack. No discussion. No argument. Just references to past rows/battles/scars/perceived slights or betrayals.
As I read it there are few enough facts and arguments, but a lot of venom out there. Perhaps this is all being fanned by BA management, but I very much doubt it. The level of bitter and twisted comment is more typical of some pilots I have met over the years. Those pilots in my experience never did anything practical to help anyone's cause, including their own. But they are good at venom, I'll say that for them.