Since coming to the Mudcat almost a year ago, I've seen tons of new members, most of whom seem to be sticking around. I don't think, with the strong opinions and respect for one another's right to voice them, we are ever in any danger of becoming a clique; cliques remain stagnant, swampy and rarely welcoming. Around here, we usually fall all over ourselves to make sure a newbie has been fully welcomed. It seems, from what I've seen in just the past few weeks, even, that there are plenty of newbies sticking around and being quite vocal, which is GREAT!

Lamarca, sorry if I seemed a bit grumpy, too, but I just can't sit by when two of my favourite people, Bert and Art, are carelessly maligned.

Alison, thank you for seeing the point I was trying to make in refreshing all of those. You notice it didn't matter how many I refreshed, they quickly lost prominence and became mingled with all of the others, anyway. You hit the nail on the head, and I, too, think those are important things to put in the FAQs.

Thanks, Mudders,

kat