Aptus Suits would Like to thank Steve a Cotswold vet for his interesting insight and comaprison between the internet and human nature.

Socially organized insects, such as bees & ants and certain herd animals, such as Wildebeests, live in large groups, so that the individual benefits from the collective efforts of the group. This is known as ‘Swarming’ and has many advantages for the individuals. They act collectively in providing food, in reproduction & protecting the ’swarm’ against predators, giving the group a competitive advantage over separate individuals.
The internet offers us similar advantages, as we have access to many more minds to solve a problem.
This was graphically illustrated to me when I first used the Vincent forum to help me find an answer to the reason why my charging system was not working.
I have an old Vincent motorcycle, which first saw the light of day in the same year that I was born, so we have an certain affinity, & a strong love/hate relationship. When it works, it is sublime, but less so when it breaks down inexplicably on a country road, miles from anywhere. Despite spending hours tending to its constant needs, it periodically lets me down, most recently by failing to charge its battery, resulting in no sparks from its electronic ignition system, with which I replaced its even more temperamental magnito. I have already replaced its ancient dynamo with an alternator, cunningly designed to look like the original equipment together with a modern solid state regulator, so what could go wrong. It runs beautifully on a fully charged battery, but after some 50 miles splutters to a halt, leaving me stranded on various scenic country roads in the Cotswolds, where I live.
I do not really understand electricity, & my small group of fellow enthusiasts could not shed light on the cause of this anomaly, so I decided to post the symptoms on the Vincent forum to attract a wider audience. Within an hour I had answers from three American Vincent owners commiserating & offering  some suggestions, but the gold plated knowledge came in the next 2-3 days from British owners, who gave freely of their knowledge to help me in my dilemma.
It would appear that the alternator that I bought, which was a three phase derivative, was at fault. Several of the ‘threads’ had had them, & had to discard them after short usage. The manufacturer had changed the unit back to single phase, and may exchange my unit too, I was told. Being French in manufacture, the factory is closed until the end of August, but at least my problem has been explained by the collective brains summoned together by the power of the internet.
I am not sure they realized that they had been ’swarming’ to my rescue, but as my other hobby is bee keeping, I find it an agreeable simile.