Beachbum, I can't ban you right now, but rest assured I will ban you as soon as I get home from work. We have no room for an agitator. Well, no room for another agitator, the agitator room was already pretty full and then a couple of the other agitators brought dates and those damn goats make such ruckus I can barely hear Blanchard's banjo solo.
I think we have a really good crew here. I think the fact that many members have met in real life helps a lot with the feeling of the forum, as does the small size. The lack of politics, religion and other topics also helps keep things pretty smooth. Also, our membership base is older than many forums, so there is less of what one might call 'swaggering bravado' than many other forums and more real world experience presented as informed opinion. The experience here also helps a lot, as we have a lot of pro musicians and some real gear builders who share their experiences in a kind way with less experienced guys like me. Give me one pro teacher with an explanation over 100 idiots trying to regurgitate some old GP article on modes. Give me a guitar builder to explain why he uses a specific type of wood over the thousand of tone snob bozos on the web. Anyway, the whole mix just works. It is shame you are now banned and can't see it anymore.