What's up with some of the DPreview staff's Attitude?

Surely that should be 'Which Digital Camera'? You know, I'm not a professional journalist, but sometime one needs to attend to the grammar. I can't remember the exact quote, but the essence is that Phil was your first employer, apart from yourself. So, you were effectively trained by Phil...

They are pretty well preserved, from their photos, then. Do they all have pictures in the attic? If it's  any comfort to you, I am probably even older than you.

Of course I know how to behave. Sometimes though, I choose not to. But that is hardly the point, standards of behaviour depend on role. On these forums I am an average punter, here for the laughs and to learn, you are in a position of authority. That is a very different role, and you seem to get it confused. In my professional life I certainly would not behave as you and your editorial team seem to wish to, particularly with respect to your attitude to moderation. Nor, of course would I behave as I do on these forums. However, you get the behaviour here that you deserve. When you stop treating people with respect, they stop treating you with respect (except for the toadies, and no-one really wants their respect). The reason we get so much juvenile schoolyard behaviour here is because the attitude of the staff comes across as schoolyard and juvenile. Not that I'm complaining, as I said I'm here for the laughs, though I must admit it's not nearly as much fun now as when you kept on giving me the opportunity to return under silly names and mess around in total disconnect from my real life identity.

So, as an example, by responding to me with 'Bob, That is so rich. Thanks for the laugh!' you've immediately undercut your own air of authority here and invited a personal discussion on our several proclivities. Exactly what I mean by not knowing how to behave. We have a different status on these forums, which means in this context there are different standards of behaviour to be expected.

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Bob