I went to a friend's band's metal show. The venue had a big old bowl of earplugs at the door. People generally bring their own. You can actually hear it better, but for many bands, that's probably the reason for the volume.

You remember back last century when people said Mudcat was old and didn't have all the bells and whistles of newer forums? Wait, that wasn't "people", that was Clinton Hammond. I imagine that ironically, he's still here complaining that Mudcat is doomed. I love irony, imagined or otherwise.

I imagine the BS section will fade when the obsessive old farts depart for whatever reason, and discussions are taken up by less wackadoo people. The music discussion is mostly people re-asking questions because they don't know how to search (not being snotty - they probably don't know). And every now and then, somebody will ask a question that inspires us to research and learn.