overall you give the impression of being very very dissatisfied with this forum - and since you have publicly stated you have no desire to tell max how to run his forum...

No - it is not me who made the (for the record) statement that:

And despite our best efforts, Mudcat is no longer a pleasant place to hang out and goof off or have a good discussion. So, I think something has to be done. Ebbie's suggestion about putting Secret Santa in the music section is a very simple answer to one major objection I had to members-only BS posting - duh, why didn't I think of that?

So, short of members-only posting, what can we do to bring peace to this place? I'd rather have another solution, but I haven't been able to think of one.
-Joe Offer-

I have made many suggestions toward how other poster's public dissatifactions and complaints can be adressed. But they seem to think that our forum and poster's contributions should be judged and shaped to suit their requirements. I do not agree with this as I rather like our forum and Max's posting policy.

Unlike others, I find our forum is still a place to goof off and have a good discussion (and that considerations about Secret Santas are low on my list of priorities) and I only question the actions of those who are so disatisfied with Max's policy for our forum and who set such poor posting example for others to follow and then moan constantly and publicy about the inevitable result.

MMario - I am right in thinking that you are in agreement with me and do not wish Max to make a change to members only posting?

Do you also agree with me that our forum is still a place to goof off and have a good discussion? Or is the current Chief of the Mudcat Editing Team speaking for you in his public (for the record) statement, that? And despite our best efforts, Mudcat is no longer a pleasant place to hang out and goof off or have a good discussion.