Rather than make changes to the entire Mudcat, there may be a way to add a filter that will elminate what you don't want to read, as opposed to selecting what you do want.

I honestly don't understand whether there's a probem identifying the BS threads, whether the problem lies with people's ability to keep from clicking on them, or whether folks are offended at their mere presence.

I've talked to Max and read his posts here, and I'm willing to bet there's no way he'll censor this site. I do NOT want it turned into the sort of place where people are so afraid of straying from the subject and subsequently getting reamed out by the self appointed guardians of the discussion, that they're afraid to post. I do NOT want this to be the sort of place where Ingmar is allowed to post the words to a song, but not allowed to discuss singing it at his granmdmother's funeral, and that he and his grandmother used to go for ice cream on Sunday afternoon, and we called those things that go on top of the ice cream "jimmies," what did you call them? I don't want this to be the sort of place that gives people more reasons not to post than to post.