Jeri, this is totally hilarious. What you need to do is to turn it into one of those gross Web pages with multicoloured buttons beside important topics.
My two cents: I think it was made fairly clear in the Elite Sessions thread that lots of people here hate all forms of exclusion. I hope we police ourselves pretty well towards inclusion -- I notice that all the regulars go out of their way to say hi to new people, and that when they carry on their injoke banter, that it is as far as I can tell, one on one.
I always disliked folk music because I found it terribly cliquey -- which is why Mudcat has been so great for total outsiders like me -- I have learned a ton from almost everyone here, just by reading. The good thing about this format is that you can choose to contribute or not, and you can still benefit from the discussions as a listener, without everyone thinking you have nothing to say. One good thing about this form of communication is that if you are pretty shy, you can listen in without it looking as if you are listening in. This makes it easier for people to dive in when they choose, when they have something good to say, or just when they feel like it, without any social stigma.
yours, Peter T.