Alison Thank you for you opinion as to whether this is an appropriate use of the Mudcat. But "and keep the mudcat for music." implies to me that you should be able to tell the rest of us who are here AND the originators of Mudcat what should and shouldn't be discussed.

You do not have that right. Clearly there are people here who think that it is alright to discuss this issue here - therefore, until the owners of Mudcat say otherwise, we shall.

I just don't get it - why do people have a problem with discussing things when it only negligably interferes with their life?

As for inappropriate statements - one of the best things about the Mudcat is that we put out ideas down in "print" so that anyone may refer back and look at what people actually said - stupid, incorrect or sublime and correct. It also affords people a chance to restate their remarks and refine their beliefs. It allows people to become more understood than in a normal conversation.

Unfortunately, people insist on checking a thread, realizing the subject bothers them and then making a comment that complains about the existence of the thread. That wastes more of my time than if they would just move on.