I agree Wolfgang, memory isn't always as fallible as we expect it to be. There is such a striking difference between the tone and content of the 1998 forum and now, it shocked me to read it. Even though that was what I expected to find when I went to the site.But it also seems as though all the Mudcat lovers of BS and flaming aren't too anxious to see the record.
I'm also surprised we aren't seeing any "hey! this is great, remember that thread..." type comments here.
Sorta says it all, for me.