Wayne,

I fear you are right. I used to think that completely openess was good, but I have reconsidered. We need the power to end/lock threads here when they go too far, like there have been just way too many examples of lately. I have asked Mary if this is technically possible and wether she and Rick will delegate that power to the GC or those the GC delegate the power to. I have not recieved a conclusive answer. If Rick and Mary are willing, we need some very clear and simple guidelines for moderation which we all feel are fair and good.

I dont want the class to close up in an exclusive forum. One of the largest mistakes the Tornado class have done is to close up their discussions. I think we need two forums, one open for everybody but under our control, and one for class rule discussions, changes/proposals, strategies, ballots etc. If we can make that work, we would have the best from both options.

One thing I miss in this forum, is the possibilty of subscribing to threads by e-mail. If worst comes to be, we should look for a forum with e-mail integration.