I think your long standing friendship with another is clouding your judgement and ability to moderate the forum impartially and fairly.

Otherwise, I believe that your moribund forum just barely goes along and along... as you allow one other person to dominate it. For the last few months... how many projects? One? Followed by incessant shilling which you allow for just that one project.

Steve Eddy and I in just one day got more qaulity posts going in amps and preamps forum here than you've been able to generate in a month on the group build forum if you discount the almost constant spam and shill posts which you allow. Look at the moribund results... that tells you exactly what kind of forum your qaulity of leadership has wrought.

So I won't argue the details... and your the boss... I'll just note the lack of enthusiasm, participation and producitivity of your moderated forum which pales by comparison to other alternative venues.

msl