I've got to believe in the side of restraint. We're a remarkable example of free speech here... there are no limits to topics, and the discussion covers a lot of ground. Sadly, if all you're looking for is music, and nothing but music, I hear that alt.whatever has plenty of groups that do nothing but sit and discuss tonal scales and shape note to the nth degree...

Read the name! It's the Mudcat CAFE! I don't know about you, but if I wandered into a cafe and found nothing but people sitting around babbling about tuning problems, I'd back out the door...slowly...and call the local asylum.

Sorry to those of you who seem to want a strictly musical forum, but I'd have to say you've found a social gathering of musicians and devotees of the style, and not a professional shop talk forum...

M