I appreciate the info, I do post on the 
Anime-Chaos forum some, but I still think 
something a little more free would be good. 
Frankly, I don't feel like going off-topic but so 
far in places like this anyway- It 
feels inappropriate. I'd love for there to be a 
place where people can discuss their beefs, their 
daily life, their other interests, or in some 
cases, to be able to whine if they want to. I've 
never entirely understood the more "heavy-handed" 
schools of running boards or ML's- if someone 
strikes you as annoying, etc. you just skip (or in 
the case of an ML) delete their messages unread. 
All I ever ask for is general civility.
I set the group up at:
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/anime-cels
so if anyone is interested, feel free to go over 
and sign up. I don't care if you talk about YJ, 
ask questions that have been "archived" (we were 
all newbies once, and needed help) or "taboo" 
subjects. I guess this is an experiment- maybe it 
won't work at all, maybe it will. I'd love for 
some of the folks that have been in the hobby a 
long time to join too, but I do ask that chips on 
shoulders, haughtiness, etc be left at the door... 
consider it a friendly gathering in my den.
Blair