What would you say if the bellboy from a hotel in your town shows up in
your lobby saying to your guests that they should come over to his place
(whatever the reason might be)?

You just did *exactly* the same here on usenet.

What would you say if a fireman showed up in Jay's lobby saying his
hotel's
roof is on fire and his guests should evacuate to another hotel?

Exactly.

I would LOVE to come here some morning and find that the trolls were gone,
and all the old regulars were coming back, one by one. In fact, the only
reason I'm still here at all is because I keep hoping to see some sign of
this happening.

Sadly, there is no indication that this will ever occur. If anything, the
number of trolls and their sock-puppets has continued to grow, and they now
virtually own the group. All you have to do is check out the recent thread
on "Father/son flying" -- a terrific topic -- to see what the trolls do with
even such an innocent, heart-warming subject.

The best we can hope for is that any student pilot who may stumble into this
group just as quickly moves on, lest they get the false impression that
aviation is chock-full of nuts.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"