Aloha, Mark. I agree with you. As usual , your ideas were thoughtful and wisely stated.Mudcat does seem to have changed over the past year. Some people seem to have disappeared, but I imagine it's probably been that way from the beginning. Always changing with the melting pot that it is. It keeps it interesting. When negativity(not good-natured fun)starts, I just move on. The problem usually is people who feel compelled to take issue with everything and keeps those threads going and going. There's much to learn here and a lot of wisdom in the non-music threads, but you have to learn when to leave it and move on.