There seems to be a very imbedded 'insider' group who can share all kinds of sharp jabs and innuendo. They make very wry comments that are , like I say, insider style.

If someone becomes a subscriber and right off doesn't understand the workings of these 'insiders' and happens to himself/herself make a wry comment or 'jab' they are instantly pounded rather forcibly into the dirt.

This then might lead them to believe that they must apparently buildup tenure and make many of  just the right type of comments in order to join in or else just remain a lurker.

In my posts I notice that even though I try to just post information that I observe, no big charts or high level research complete with many sources etc, that I get almost no responses to my observations(well a few but not that much).

The traffic then spins away on the personalities , exactly as we see above , in this thread and everything else slides slowly into the deitrus pile that Totonelia speaks of.

I suppose humour is fine and good but its become so very sharp and delineating at this website that I am myself thinking of no longer commenting but just returning to the ocassional lurk mode.

As far as OIL CEO? He is the epitomy of what I speak of.

I would not even care to respond to ANY of his comments for fear of being cast into the utter darkness, but I will make this one comment. If he is a real CEO and particularily a OIL CEO then he is not someone I wish to comment with anyway.

Nor for that matter any CEO. No thank you for I had enough of hearing from CEO's on high with my previous employer.

I also believe that those with IQ's less than , say, 140 might find it better to find lower ground that fight the internectine battles that flare up on this site.

And all along I thought it was about saving our asses!!!and not just another Yahooligan group fest. (my own 'sharp' jab , if you will, just to test the water).

airdale--serious and awaiting a response (maybe) or perhaps a simple farm boy is not worthy of such

PS. I recently seen someone chastened with much gusto for posting in a negative vein and then another praised for doing just the same. One word comes to mind...."Baaaaaa"

PPS. While at it and daring to speak out I wil make one more observation. I sometimes see the words in DRUMBEAT that state" And now a word from our readers"...yet almost immediately this is expunged and replaced with many newclips by someone named Leanan who I assume has authority to do such but it makes me wonder then, when does the lowly , unwashed get their shot? Why not just let the members post or comment instead of trying to provoke conjecture with MSM nonsense?