To suggest something like Jon is suggesting isn't casting aspersions on the site owner, IMO. I don't know who the personalities are being discussed. But it is quite clear from this thread that there is a loyal faction of regulars here who act as guard dogs for the site owner.

I also read rec.music.folk. In a recent spate of postings there about Mudcat/Digital Tradition which I wholly concurred with, someone said that Mudcat has an embarrassment of riches being squandered by the site owner. I'd have to agree with that.

There really is no reason why the place needs to be in the run down condition it is, especially with the extremely knowledgeable people who have apparently volunteered to help, but never so much as received a reply from the site owner. That says to me the site owner isn't all that interested in serving the needs of the community this website is here to serve.