I appreciate your very long and informative post as well.

I would have appreciated it more if it had come from a Mudcat member I know. I would REALLY have appreciated it if it had come with the use of the BS: prefix that desginates non-music threads at this music-oriented forum.

There is a large number of members here who use a filter that eliminates non-music threads from the thread list displayed, and this filter is of no use when thread-naming conventions are not followed.

I would respectfully request that the originator of this thread (if he is a Mudcat regular and not a post-and-run spammer visting multiple discussion forums) apply in the Help Forum for a re-naming of the thread to include that prefix.

It has been suggested that certain topics are not BS-- the point is not whether the topic is bullsh*t, it is whether the discussion entails discussion of music or BS-ing about non-music topics. IMO, BS-ing is a good thing, about any topic anyone wishes to raise. However the wishes and concerns of site members who prefer a music focus at a music forum also deserve civility and consideration.

~Susan