Not to mention that the larger the archive is, the longer it takes to retrieve data from. (And you wonder why it takes so long to load a thread) Not to mention that you need more powerful tools to do things like supersearch on a large database. Cheapie programs are only good for small databases. Better tools are more expensive. AND all those archived threads take up hard drive space, which costs money. Every dollar going to the Mudcat would go a lot further if it wasn't being buried in BS.