>may i say a word (not likely);
>
>1> the visitors here are typically smarter than the average
>bear! and very capable of recognizing 'thread degeneration'
>and if they so desire skipping it!
>2> a lot of us are 'lone wolves' and really need to talk with
>our peers (come on guys im serious here), whether that talk
>is technical or bovine processed grass.
>3> if we choose to spend our time (BPGers) in a separate chat
>channel, we miss more interesting q's and giving answers!

Wow, I keep agreeing with Lucien - I guess I'm showing my age. I'm a "lone wolf" out here, too, and need plenty of technical help, but really don't mind wading through the "chat" to get to the meat. I get more than a couple of laughs, and just ignore the rest of the thread when it truly degenerates. The format of UT lets me do that easily.

My 2 cents.