First-thanks to Randy and IB for the chance at the tickets. Nice contest. I had a LOAD of fun on the CommunityBuzz thread. I questioned my sanity at times, but it was a blast. I repeat JayHawkCO's comments above. Take my posts away - don't care.

Now, all this bickering is such a waste of time IMO. It's nice that this site has a talkboard at all. It's nice that the host(s) allow such freedom for its members to discuss, debate, engage in PhD-level research (once, in 2003, you said XXX), every issue ad nauseum. Neither TB nor such freedoms are necessary for this site to exist and thrive. I can understand broad discussions and debate over big issues, but I'm astounded by the fact that ANY decision made by the host is followed by a cacophony of complaints. They always seem to boil down to some strange, fantastical attempt to empower Talkboard (complete waste of time IMO, TB will never, never, never have any vested power unless they band together and buy the site from IB), or the 'devaluing' of post counts. Sheesh.