Calm down Rick - I was just about to post this to say that you are absolutely right. I got hooked here a few months ago, then dropped out as I was [wrongfully] acused of flaming when all I thought i was doing was joining enthusiastically in the witty repartee of a thread which was particularly ropey to start with.

But here i am again, and it is for the fascinating and fun conversation as much as a shared love of music. As a newcomer i don't have any problems with thread names - if they sound interesting I go there, if they end up not to be, i can depart with a click. I find I can discriminate between music/non-music threads OK - and as others have said they all seem to link in anyway. I had hunted around but couldn't find what BS meant, but, well - you just read for a while then it's all common sense really. I think it is the combination of information, conversation and humour that draws me. Choosing which thread to go on is part of the fun - like the clues of a cryptic crossword. I think the main problem with this sort of communication comes from the lack of a sense of humour. ...and I don't mean to offend anyone here!!!