Joe - your's is GREAT IDEA.

If I may "piggyback" on it? Perhaps, one of the mirror sites - i.e. ragtime could be a MUSIC ONLY forum and the mainstream universal portal could be mudcat.org

The advantages would be
A. No B.S. to wade through
B. No newbies with hurt feelings
C. MUSIC Threads would be posted for three or more days
D. The gathering, winnowing and gleaning would be contained.

There is such POTENTIAL for the original dream of Susan and Dick to develop into the modern day equivalent of Vance Randolph's work.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle