That is why the consultation principle has the potential to be cumbersome; look at the enormous waste of time in this thread.

It would not be cumbersome at all to most of us - just polite - and this thread is only a waste of time for those who don't think the issue to be important and keep posting and refreshing the thread just to say how unimportant they consider actions imposed upon other people are.

If you dont like max's rules and the way he organises his helpers then set up your own forum and if we all like it better we'll follow you.

I have like Max's rules perfectly well for many years - perhaps those who do not kike them - are the ones who should take their rules and actions that you consider as too cumbersome and start a site where they could impose as many rules as they wished?   

Subject: RE: Explain the BS rules
From: Max - PM
Date: 26 Oct 99 - 12:40 AM

Since you are with us, you get to help us make the rules. Of late it seems that it is used for non-music related questions, comments, thoughts and stories. It may be like just a light conversation piece, or just killing time, or getting through a bad day, or anything non-academic (if you will). Or, just don't use it. It is what you make it. Don't sweat the rules, cause there aint none.

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=14726&messages=56&page=1&desc=yes