I have been away for some time, but OT threads were surely not the reason for this. Perhaps it's fair to recognize that there have been less interesting topics in recent times, but I can't see a reason for concern. Every great forum community goes through these cycles. In my opinion, the 'problem' (if we can call it a problem) are not OTs (a lot of OTs fall into music related subjects) but more the fact that we fall into the trap of getting 'too personal' about our forum collegues. When we start to know each other well, there's always the danger of a shock of different (strong) personalities. And every little excuse is good for a little friction. This is not to say that we should be 'cold' towards our collegues around here, but only that I find it would be adviseable to use a certain caution and good sense to refer personaly to others (even when talking about arranger keyboards).

I enjoyed Donny's great company for such a long time, that I can't accept that silly excuse of "too much OT" for him to leave. All I can think of is that he's not doing well, otherwise he would not have this kind of reaction. In my opinion, Nigel has been doing the right thing letting it go while OT posts don't become too predominant, and creating a space for more casual conversation (The Bar). Now, back to music...

-- José.

[This message has been edited by Route 66 (edited 04-27-2005).]