No disagreement from me, Steve--except this one point: the divine right of ownership of the site gives Max the power and authority to do as he damn well pleases. Which is what he has always done. So if the place is fucked up, he has no one but himself to blame. Yet, that hasn't stopped him from blaming others anyway.

Most days Max is a benevolent dictator. The rest of the days he is a malevolent one. As the old adage goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely--even when it corrupts nice guys. I think Max has abused his power with this forum, and we are all living and dealing with it as best we can. I just happen to be one of the very few people here who is willing to say I see the emperor has no clothes. Most everyone else believes the emperor looks absolutely stunning.

Peoples' mileage always varies with these sorts of personal behavior issues. But some folks who've gone without the tune-up for awhile get a lot worse mileage than they have to.