You folks need to get to a Mudgathering, like the FSGW Getaway once in a while. That will let you see what the internet community is capable of fostering. I would also suggest that you go back and read some of the community style threads from 98 to 2001 or so. While there isn't the same physical contact one gets from the sessions that Martin describes so well, there is an absolute sense of community that spawned the gatherings we see now. The Sables/Allan C. trip kind of kicked off the phenomenom.

I think we are in another "golden age" right now. The personalities are great, the gatherings are great, and the common bond is the sharing of the music. Politics, in the 3D Mudcat world are not much of a factor.

Mick