I suppose the day that Max actually makes enough money off the Mudcat to make a living will be the day that the level of effort required becomes available.

There's been talk on occasion about splitting the forums, but if I recall correctly, Max came down pretty clearly that he'd prefer things the way they are, and I have to agree.

I don't particularly play in the BS threads. Not because I'm offended by them, but mainly because I'm not much into 'creative writing' and don't really feel that I can contribute to them, and I'd also like to spend my time reading up on musical threads that interest me.

However, I DO appreciate the large amount of inspiration they give to others, who go on to write songs or perform older songs that they'd never have thought of if it hadn't been for one of the "BS" threads. Heck, I've even gone off looking for songs because of some incidental mention.

So I guess my point is that I don't think separating the forums would be a particularly keen idea. While there would then be little pigeonholes that those who need them could then look in, overall I believe it would destroy a lot of the more useful features of the site, as people would generally tend to be devoted to one forum or another and not look in areas where they might be able to contribute.

My eighteen and a half cents

M