Daisy, it is a simple matter to offer several views. To offer some perspective, you would probably able to do such a job to present a new view in less than an hour.

A couple of other thoughts though:

1: You can make a system too complicated or try to cater for too many whims.

2: I don't see the current MC too bad - in fact I find the OPTIONAL (for members) BS split a good solution.

The real point is that with any forum like this there will be people with different ideas as to who it should be. At one side you will find the Magrath's who see a mix desirable and others who only want to see music (this is only really a problem as people on both side of the fence can be too pig-headed and controlling/ or alternatively too ignorant to realise simple tech solutions that can please both parties do exist)

My own belief is that you can find a balance and allow both opinions to exist side by side. I'm a "rival" site operator (and much of my split was disagreement about not alowing a separation for those who wanted it). I can't speak for MC but my current opinion is that the newer efforts made by MC are probably more than adequate.

I'll also say I do prefer the MC top/bottom split to my own filering aproach.