If we never aired our views here which are critical of this forum, how would Max ever know why people are dissatisfied, and leaving the forum? How would he know that people wanted change, if we didn't have these threads?

Max recently posted that he too was concerned with the BS driving people away who come here to discuss music. He also hinted that he is working on installing a filter to deal with it. I'm sure that threatens a good number of people here who spend most or all of their time here in the BS threads. So be it. The sign over the door does still say Mudcat is for the discussion of music, after all. Since Max hasn't changed that sign, maybe you BSers need to start looking for alternative housing, and not the other way round.