> I don't like your implication that one's ability and willingness
> of civilised behaviour is related to one's purchasing power.

...I was careless to let that seem the dominant tone, my apologies. I was moreso thinking along the lines of "the price generally precludes all but those who are the most serious" with a general correlation between purchasing power and maturity.

I went auto-crossing with the local Porsche club last summer, and while there were pricks there, the ratio was far less than at the general Import Club events I had attended. Same principle, and not black-and-white either, like here.

There are plenty of rich-pricks and poor-connoisseurs alike out there, and I too am closer to the latter -- due likely to my taste in high-end consumer electronics and computing equipment.

(BBS wish: could we have a "add my reply but do not elevate thread" option...?)