Guest, I have no problems with the idea that the Annexe gets a lot more use when Mudcat is down and I feel lucky in the fact I've not had any flame wars - I could get them but I feel some flames here are grievances over music vs bs)...

When I'd set the Annexe up, I don't think I'd ever seen myself as being a back up, it was more (apart from my own desire for a web site which I could program) to try to address problems here such as the Healing threads and to perhaps include new areas of common interest without further filling Mudcat up with non-music.

Overall, I've been delighted with the support the Annexe has had - it far more than beat my expectations which had it dead in a couple of weeks as no-one here would want to try another area away from the main forum.

Jon