Actually Shambles - I think the music section would thrive if the BS went away. Lots of good folks have left the Mudcat because of what goes on down here. And I think they would return if the word got out. But we'll most likly never know.

The BS section acts as a safety valve. You have see this in terms of its history.

All threads were originally in one place and their content could only be judged by the title.

In response to some complaints - the BS prefix was introduced.

In response to some complaints - the BS section was introduced.

In response to some complaints - should the BS section now be closed, the public excuded etc?

The lesson is that there will always be complaints. Every change made in response to these complaints will bring more complaints and unforseen results that will cause the original complainants to complain again. Perhaps those who cannot accept our forum without complaining about and needing to change the terms of Max's open invitation - can just go away?

The attitude now seems to be that as not all of us are going to be happy - the Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team may as well do just as he pleases. There can be much obvious unfairness shown by (some of) our moderators as long as no one is unfair to them and expects them to set a good example and to follow the same rules as they impose on everyone else.

And the current and paramount concern of (some of) our moderators is to ensure by the use of abusive personal attacks, threats and censorship - that no post appears in more than one thread and there is never to be more than one thread on the same or similar subjects - and all this public fuss is justified because this is judged to be unfair.....It does not seem to be considered unfair for (some of) our moderators to publicly call for fellow named members to be banned - for non-specified reasons. Presumably for not being in complete agreement with them?

Pehaps these good folks are just driven off by all these imposed and petty restrictions and the resulting and rather natural and predictable reaction against them? And now by the fact that (some of) these moderators seem detemined to continue to impose more unfairness and restrictions and indulge in the resulting conflict - even after admitting the complete failure of these measures to impose their required 'peace'. I question if peace can really be their main concern?