I've had a blues forum since 2000 and used to allow anyone to post, but due to spammers screwing it up several times, I was forced to make a sign up/password format to keep them out. I've never understood how the folks who run this place manage to do that. I mean, sure there's some nasty guests who drop by here and ruffle feathers, but you never see viagra ads or brittany pics trashing the place. Whatever y'all do, you do good at it and I give you the Tweed Salute of Admiration!!

Anyhow, my point was to say that in making my Fieldhollars forum exclusive, I lost a whole lot of people, artists etc. who found it interesting enough to drop a line or story on it if they didn't have to go through the whole secret handshake thing. Still plenty of hardcore members hanging in there but it was good for all of us when there'd be surprise input from the odd unexpected source.

I say, and this carries no weight whatsomever obv corse, that if the Joe Offers and Clones can keep this place as tidy as it has been kept and don't mind doing it, then change nothing. I didn't want to change my forum's security system, but I just didn't have the time to police it 24-7.   

Tweed