Anyone know about these new Katos?

POT Kettle Black ??????

Has that fruitcake time of year rolled around 8 months early, or is it that you simply don't know what a '"troll" is?

(Free hint: A "troll" is someone who posts things with the specific intent of inciting flame wars or otherwise starting trouble.)

But I began this thread with a perfectly normal on-topic question about the newer Kato diesels -of which I knew practically nothing- and DCC operations, of which I admittedly know very little.

As it happens, a couple of the guys here *did* know about those things and gave helpful answers, which, you will note, I responded to politely.

There were a couple of *other* answers -of the smart-ass variety- which *were* trolls, and, not surprisingly, I verbally zapped them in return.

And that's not "trolling", bub: it's just how conversations work in real life. If someone is polite and helpful to you, you naturally respond the same way. And if they're intentionally being a royal pain in the ass you naturally respond to *that* also; but not usually with flowers and candy.

Do I go off too quickly or go too far in response to these smart-ass posters? Dunno. Maybe. I can't see myself from the outside, but I can tell you that I respond to online stupidity and ugliness in exactly the same ways I would respond in a face-to-face conversation. Now whether or not that's what *you* would do in similar circumstances, or whether it's what you approve of here, are different questions altogether; but what *you* would do or what *you* approve of is not - alas- high on my list of priorities.

My intent here at rec.models.railroad is simply to be as helpful as I can in terms of sharing the little knowledge I have, and to learn what I can from posters who know more about various subjects than do I.

In short: If you want an answer and think I might be able to help, ask me a question. And if I ask a question and you have a relevant answer then please feel free to chime in. But if you want a flame war, well, I'm absolutely *terrible* at appeasement -always have been- so don't expect me to apologise for being who and what I am.

~Pete

Come on now Pete. You of all people know the rules for Troll control, I.E. "Never answer a Troll"

Chuck D. [Yeah, I know, I just did!!!]

The problem is that not answering them doesn't *work*, and just as unenforcable statutes breed disrespect for the law, so non-functional Usenet "rules" plead to be disobeyed..

Besides, I've always thought of that "rule" as being more of a guideline...

Well, when you consider the construction & operation of 'INTERNET', all of the supposed 'rules' are just 'guidelines'. Just what the 'rule' is dealing with, and how much of a 'Hot Button' thing the 'offence'is kind of determines the level of response from other INTERNET users.

rule ... guideline...

Take your pick!

Chuck D.

(A) It's simply NCE for the command system so any NMRA DCC decoder will work.

(B) Kato has a rep for good engines. Athearn Genesis used to use MRC decoders, they finally got smart and now use Soundtraxx Tsunami sound decoders.

(C) There are lots of good mail order businesses available.