There is a grey area here that tends towards "discussion of moderation" (discussion about whether threads could be moved to the "Budget Travel" forum in lieu of creating a new forum) - and it is not permitted for non-moderators to discuss moderation issues on pain of suspension. Some outspoken TB members however are moderators and can therefore voice their opinions on this thread. The rest of your elected TalkBoard members can only voice their opinions via the ballot process. That is why I hesitate to post a more detailed position on this issue here, and I am some of my other TB colleagues feel the same.