[jimworcs]

Mars..
I am well aware of the social and governmental problems in the UK, and I am far from happy about the overbearing intervention by government in the UK either. This does not preclude me from stating categorically, that I do not wish to live in a country which seeks to regulate whether I chew gum, flush the toilet or what I get up to in the privacy of my bedroom. However, for those who wish to live in such a society, fill your boots. I would not wish to do so, but then I doubt they would wish to live with me either!

Butch..
I am not sure the statisical analysis you have made reveals much, although I admire your dedication to the cause. Isn't the basic point that anyone is free to come onto the board and say what they want. If airline defenders "swamp" the board, airline complainers are perfectly entitled to "swamp" it back. It's free speech and the truth will out.

If you read the threads on here, I think you get a fairly good picture of the abuses of their monopoly power in the US... despite the efforts of the "defenders" and "sympathizers"....