This is becoming increasingly useless. Even the smallest, least intrusive suggestion I've made like establishing an FAQ doesn't seem to merit serious consideration or discussion. Most of the replies to my last post didn't address any ways to improve this forum by a country mile, and of course there is the to-be-expected ridicule from Alone&Forsaken solely because someone like me tried to make a difference. Nigel's emails to me are equally depressing... I am reminded of some commercial clients who sit back and say "no" to everything while refusing to contribute any positive ideas themselves.

No, there are no "magic forums" where everything is perfect, but there are MANY progressive forums where simple and unobtrusive guidelines for posting have been in place for years with no ill effects. Two moderators working in tandem to weed out the garbage that wastes bandwidth - it happens everyday. And if noone here can stop reading between the lines looking for insults or criticizing long enough to focus on ways to make this a better forum then that speaks for itself.