I've been away for a while, and I may soon be absent again, since I hope to soon take up residence back home in New Orleans, where my neighborhood is likely to remain a no-internet zone for a few more months.
Nevertheless, I certainly recognize that Mudcat deserves to survive, whether or not I'm currently reading and writing.
I learned one interesting thing as I perused that first 20-30 posts above, before I got sick of the whole discussion and skipped to the end: Martin Gibson didn't leave forever after all!