I wasn't aware that MCML has been with us for eight years. That's a great record, and I personally have found much enlightenment from membership. In his posting, Dave detailed the issue of 'content', and I agree fully. With the bulk of my postings being about recordings, I do get a little irked when a poster is critical of the frequency of list traffic dealing with recordings. The way to steer list traffic toward your desired preferences is to post about your preferences, not complain. As Dave indicated, list topics are a product of list members. I congratulate Dave for running such a fine discussion site and hope that the List will be going strong for many more years. It's definitely the best site for the general topic of classical music and beats out the more specialized classical music sites which are not sufficiently expansive in the long-run. I also much appreciate the Archives where I can find so much information to help with my appreciation of particular composers and recordings. Don Satz