In answer to Big Mick, As a relative newcomer I still find a lot of things fairly fresh. It seems to me that new blood is always showing up. My two pet peeves, if you want to read them are

1. Jaded "veterans" pointing out that something has been discussed already. This doesn't happen all that often but someone popping into a thread to say something like "WE talked about that already MY comments on banjo playing in the rainforest can be found here...." Well its just selfserving as Mick said. Please politely and enthusiastically join the conversation or don't join it at all.

2. All of this BullShit whining and navel gazing like this thread. Topics discussed seem to be by volume 1. music 2. what is wrong with Mudcat 3. everything else. Common folks, ignore the attacks and get on with your lives.