I notice, having scooted around a number of other places, that Anorak Nation remains the most oft-spoken of anorak website.

Now, sometimes it's when we exclusively break new news, but usually it's just bitching about us. This bitching is by the small-minded collective of nutters including Will (the 80s one) and John (jaybs), and those other guys who hide behind false names (I don't mean Paul Rusling), who will infest places like Chris Cary's board or David Parr's Caroline forum in order to take their pot-shots at people who dare to have opinions other than their own 'party lines'.

You certainly know you are doing something right when all these fish-wives can do is snipe at people who are free-thinkers and hold opinions or knowledge they can only ever dream of.

And when these fish-wives do actually bother to use these other places to talk on-topic about radio rather than sniping at free-thinkers?

Yep, that's right, they've nothing new to say unless it's to worship and adore a set number of the people who they willingly allow to convince them that black is white and white is black! (Those involved in IOMIB and the Ork-car-knee Superstation come to mind as examples.)

Pathetic, eh?

Now then, Anorak Nation has a brief to be a place of anoraking (these sad snipers should try to read the words in the 'About' it might help them). That's what we do. Also we treat the vanity broadcasters with the same contempt as we treat the Borg, or indeed, where appropriate and deserved, we give them the same reverence. But it has to be earned.

Meanwhile, all these fish-wives can do is stand at a safe distance bitching about Anorak Nation and its contributors (mainly me, I notice!). They sound exactly like the old Les Dawson fish-wife type fat lady who used to gossip over the garden fence all day about other people!

So, come on you old fish-wives, instead of ruining other boards poking your tongues out at Anorak Nation, why not come on over and try to actually join in with actual conversations about radio past and present rather than just jealously reading and whinging?

I think we all know why you won't be able to, and what your real mission is, don't we.
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* Christopher England just said that *