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I agree. Great post and good comments on how to pack lightly! Thanks epiginos. Good idea! Those with high levels also travel with more bags. I am Platinum on several airlines and I can take 3 free up to 70 pounds each.

5 days went by without comment from me as I wanted things to cool off before I said anything. That does not negate the genuineness of my comments. They were genuine. They still are. I do not have the power to abolish this forum. Even if I did, I would not do so. When you work with other people on any project, you put your trust into them and you don't get involved every time disputes arise. Tampa Yankee is amazing to work with. He has also earned my trust and respect for many years. When he makes a decision, it is done. I stand behind him. Honestly, I did not understand this entire issue. In between sauna boys in Brazil, I don't really have time or energy to think too much. When I saw the forum, I did chuckle. I thought, lets give it a day. Now, I think it is a great idea. When posts that we consider to much for the main forum, we move here instead of the Moderators forum or the trash can. It gives a record of posts for the site. I wish we had done this ages ago.

I travel quite a bit and am always fascinated with the amount of money that local boys make per hour. It differs greatly around the world. If you use a Big Mac Meal as a base of calculations, I find some interesting numbers. In NYC, the average cost of a Big Mac meal is around 6 dollars. The cost of an average escort in NYC is 40 Big Mac meals. The average tip is around 9 Big Mac Meals. In Brazil, the cost of a Big Mac meal is 13.50R. The cost for an hour (short time) for a sauna boy is 3.5 Big Mac Meals. The average tip is around 1 Big Mac Meal (if he is lucky). I do normally tip most boys a few Big Mac meals no matter where I am. The result of the money they receive is the same no matter when they live. Sorry to bore you all with my Big Mac facts. Please feel free to dispute the numbers.

I am always impressed with people that can do this. How is it possible? Do you use the hotels to clean clothes for you? Do you take liquids for bathroom essentials? How do you get things so compact?

Thanks for the vocalization of your concerns. I appreciate it. We made a decision a long time ago not to allow images to be viewed by people who don't register for the site. Registration is free. It costs nothing to anyone. If they can't verify their e-mail for the site, then they don't get the privilege of viewing attachments in the forums. It is as simple as that. We don't owe lukers who refuse to register anything. If they don't feel they can complete a simple 10 second registration, then they deserve to use our bandwidth.

The Philadelphia offices of VOD website Hot Movies and Gay Hot Movies were raided this morning by “more than 100 law enforcement agents from the FBI and local police,” XBIZ is reporting. Parent company National A-1 manages an extensive network of dozens of adult-oriented VOD sites, including those for Buck Angel Entertainment and Rascal Video as well as many other gay-oriented sites. Most were offline at post time. An FBI spokesperson told XBIZ that no one has been taken into custody and “there have been no [federal] indictments filed.” Director of Business Development James Cybert said he expects the company to be back in operation by tonight. “Officers detained about 120 employees and released them before noon Eastern time,” AVN reports. “Cybert is unaware of the nature of the investigation, since the agents refused to show him the contents of the search warrants.” AVN notes, at post time, “company president Richard Cohen is apparently still in the building with the officers.” Stay tuned for additional details later tonight and tomorrow. http://www.gayporntimes.com/hardnews/

Isn't this the same company that did the pregnant nun? Very funny!

Day 1: Rio de Janeiro My one way ticket from Porto Alegre to Rio was about 480R. Again, I booked last minute and used TAM. It is about a 2 hour flight. It was pretty fast and painless. At the airport, I used the taxi service outside of the baggage to book a taxi to Sao Conrado. It cost 103R. I paid it as I didn't want to take a regular taxi. I am at the Intercontinental Hotel in Rio. It is a great luxury hotel spa. It has 2 great pools and the beach waves are heard from my room. Again, I am doing a cheap gay brazil trip so I used points. It cost me 30,0000 points per night. This is 2 times or more the rate the Renaissance in Sao Paulo cost. My taxi the hotel takes me close to the beach and I spotted a boy I knew from years ago. I had the driver stop and I said hi and he met me at the hotel to spend the night with me. We ordered room service and just sat on the balcony for hours looking at the ocean. The hotel gave me a great 1 bedroom suite with living room and a fantastic bathtub fit for 3 or 4. I didn't do anything for the first day but hang with my friend. I met him 7 years ago and have always enjoyed his company. Day 2 gay Rio De Janeiro There are many reasons they call it Gay Rio. One that I love is the eye candy and all the beautiful boys. You can't help but notice it everywhere you look. I went to Club 117 today. That is in Gloria. I had a blast. I was there about 3-4 hours ahead of Tomcal and his friend. I had a great short time with a guy I met and then I met a lovely lad that I just relaxed with on the couches. He was a great kisser and then we made out for about 2 hours. He says he wants to stay with me all week but a friend told me he was a bit of a scammer. So, I'll just have to wait and see. We then went to Meo Mundo. The boys at this sauna are cute but they are not as polished as Club 117. From what Tomcal says, they tend to start at Meo Mundo and then advance to the other saunas. There were several hotties I wanted to visit but I knew my surfer boy was spending the night with me so I didn't want to expend energy. We ate dinner at Porcao Ipanema. It is one of my favorite places in Rio. We were celebrating Tom's friends birthday as well as Tomcal's anniversary (9 years of hoing in Brazil). My surfer boy showed up again at midnight and spent the night with me. Being a surfer at 18 is cute. Being one at almost 30 isn't. But, he is still adorable and has grown into a nice young man.

Aces, glad you were able to get IT up fast.

I enjoyed 500 Days of Summer! I found it quite nice to watch. I don't get Netflix either as I live out of USA most of the year. However, I have been re-watching 24 from season 1.

Oz's Angels!

Yes, we have. We will be doing all of them possible and incorporating them into the site's homepage as well.

Gold's Gym Franchises Splitting With Parent Company Over CEO's Donation To American Crossroads Gold's Gym is facing a backlash from LGBT activists over its CEO's $2 million donation to American Crossroads, the conservative political group affiliated with former Bush adviser Karl Rove, and its four franchises in the San Francisco Bay Area are now leaving the brand over the controversy. On Monday, Don Dickerson, the director of operations for Gold's Gym Bay Area, distributed a message through its Facebook page saying that it will be leaving the Gold's Gym brand: We were as surprised by [CEO] Mr. [Robert] Rowling's action as anyone but because our company believes in and lives up to the ideals of equality for all we are going to take the following actions: 1: Our contractual obligation with Gold's Gym expires on September 15th, 2012 and on or prior to that date (our legal counsel is reviewing our options) we will leave the Gold's Gym brand. It is a major initiative to create a new brand and leave Gold's Gym which has been our identity for over 20 years but we will begin that process today. 2: For every dollar we pay Gold's Gym in franchise fees we will donate an equal or greater amount to LGBT charities. While we donate much more than this to charities and community groups that support the LGBT community we want to make a commitment to match or exceed this amount until our relationship with Gold's Gym can be severed. 3: Our management and staff will continue to support LGBT causes in every way possible and we will use our business as a platform to fight for change and equality for everyone. We have always taken great pride in being a leader in the LGBT community and we will continue to. Gold's Gym is run by TRT Holdings, headed by billionaire and major Republican donor Robert Rowling. The site Change.org launched a petition demanding that Gold's Gym stop supporting anti-gay politicians, and it already has nearly 2,000 signatures. "Using both his corporate and personal bank accounts, Rowling has given upwards of $2 million to Karl Rove's new organization, American Crossroads," reads the petition. "In turn, that money has been used to support some of the most virulently anti-gay politicians in the country. ... Meanwhile, Gold's Gym, a company which continues to make Robert Rowling a very rich man, markets and caters to LGBT customers. Should company executives really be giving money to candidates, from corporate accounts no less, who want to take away civil rights for LGBT Americans?" Gold's Gym Hollywood, Los Angeles, issued a statement stressing that it "has been locally owned and operated for over twenty years and is NOT owned or operated by TRT. ... While certainly the happenings reported recently are disappointing, disheartening, and inconsistent with our beliefs, Gold's Gym Hollywood has always acted independently with our only responsibilities and allegiances to our members and the communities we serve." The controversy is reminiscent of the pressure that Target received after its CEO donated $150,000 to MN Forward, a Republican-friendly group that had given money to a Republican candidate who opposes marriage equality. The company had traditionally been known for its LGBT-friendly policies and sponsorships of events. The Huffington Post contacted Gold's Gym's headquarters but did not receive a reply. We also contacted the downtown DC Gold's Gym, which said it would not be making a statement and referred us to a corporate phone number. UPDATE, 7:41 p.m.: The Huffington Post received a statement from Gold's Gym International: For more than 45 years, Gold's Gym has been welcoming and accepting of members from all walks of life. Diversity is a core part of the Gold's Gym tradition and we have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind. We are proud to have a large and dedicated base of LGBT members in our gyms...and value our strong ties with the LGBT community. In addition, we are proud of our employees and franchisees around the world who are part of the LGBT community and who go to work every day to help people achieve their fitness goals. Gold's Gym did not make a donation to American Crossroads (or any other political organization) and in no way supports anti-gay causes. Quite the contrary, the Gold's Gym family has been strong supporters of the LGBT community over the years. This includes supporting PRIDE events, sponsoring LGBT media outlets and donating to various LGBT charities in the communities we serve. Gold's Gym is a non-political organization and our member's dues are not used to fund political candidates. Bob Rowling, the CEO of our ownership group, TRT Holdings, made a private donation completely independent from (and not on behalf of) Gold's Gym. It is important to note that most Gold's Gyms around the country are independently owned and operated by franchisees. They are hard working small business owners who embrace and accept members from all walks of life. We hope that our friends and long time members of the LBGT community understand that our sole purpose as an organization is to help people reach their fitness goals. Tens of thousands of dedicated employees go to work every day across the country for this very reason. They will continue to do so for the LGBT community and all of the other diverse communities we serve. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/25/golds-gym-franchise-american-crossroads_n_773693.html

Now, I really did have to laugh on this one. 7 inches is just getting warmed up IMHO.

This looks like a great deal of fun to me.

Day 3: Porto Alegre Today was my last day in Porto Alegre. I had a blast here and loved my time here. It will most defiantly be a place I come back to again and again. While many thing Porto Alegre is a small town, remember that its population is around 2 million. It is a very nice size city. I didn't feel unsafe at all here. I am sure there are areas that I should not be but I didn't see too many of them. The main sauna here is great. I really enjoy it. I also enjoyed the bars. The boys here are adorable. They are my type of boy. I had great sex and I really recommend the city! Twinks were in abundance if you take the time to find them. Most of the photos that Tomcal posts are more muscle guys but the twinks are here. He has said it over and over and I concur. I saw more twink here than I ever saw in the other cities. I'll be in Rio tomorrow so I'll know more about the twink scene there. On Sundays, be careful. The shops don't open until 1PM. Many places are closed. The sauna was opened today and it was packed but mostly with customers. Why? Many of the boys went to the big soccer game in town. We watched it in the sauna today but that is not my thing so I concentrated on boys. Again, I went with the same guy today as I have the last 3 days. In fact, in 3 days I have had 4 programmas with him. He is adorable! I also played around with a tall slender 19 year old raver and a 19 year old boxer. Tons of under 22 year old at the sauna! I stayed at the Sheraton and used my points. It was another free holiday.

Day 2: Porto Alegre I am not sure I can remember all of the things that happened today as three was way too much for any one person to remember. First, Tomcal and I had lunch near the hotel. We walked around the area and it is like a mini Beverly Hills. The one main street is very quaint with nice shops, antique stores and outdoor café’s. I really enjoyed the walk and there were cute boys at every turn. We found an outdoor café and relaxed and had a brunch. I went to the mall next door to the Shearton to get stocked up on soda and water and do a bit of window browsing and exchange some money. We met at 5 and went again to Mezzininu. On the way there, Tomcal said he was done for the day and was only coming along with us to keep us company. He had an afternoon appointment which had tired him out and he had no more energy. He said he boy just kept going on like the Energizer Bunny. The Little Man from yesterday didn’t show. I waited for him for a bit and then went with another 18 year old. I really enjoy the atmosphere of this place. Tom was there and saw a boy he knew from years gone by and just have to go up to a cabine with him. Even though he said he was done for the day, he went up with the soccer guy. Mezzininu had shows going on throughout the day. There were some sex shows on stage and some very sexy gogo boys including a set of twins. Someone mentioned to Tom’s friend that the other sauna was having a party and it was a great time to go. So, we all headed over there. The sauna was Plataforma. This place was not as nice as the one we have been going to but it was a party and the place was packed, mostly with customers but lots of boys as well. I wasn’t really impressed with the interior of the place but when you find a hot boy, the decorations don’t seem to matter. Tomcal was showing me around and all the sudden he meets another guy from years gone by (Tomcal is like the unofficial Mayor of the saunas in Porto Alegre). He looked at the guy (muscle guy pictures above) and immediately got a room. Now, remember this is after he told us the boy at the hotel wore him out and also after the soccer boy at the other sauna. He was gone for about 2 hours. We went back to dinner at the Pizza place and had a nice meal. Again, my diet went out the window with the fucking dessert pizzas. We went to 3 bars that are for geared toward working boys. Porto Alegre is a smaller town and they have this big scene here, which caters to sex. It is pretty amazing. We went back to Men’s Club and it was slow so we headed to 2 others. The first one we sat on the patio and watched the boys coming in. These places don’t get busy until after midnight so it is a late night scene. All the boys that showed up gave us looks and made sure we knew they were available. The next place had gogo boys and a dark room. The room is a 20R room that you can take a boy into for what you want. It got busy after 1AM. There were lots of guys and lots of boys. I got hit on my a very handsome older (by 40 years) bear. I like the bears in the woods but in the club? I got to bed after 3AM. It was a very long and fruitful day. I really do like the scene here in Porto Alegre. The boys are much more easy going than the other cities and the place is comfortable to walk around at night.

Thanks Axiom. You would know Danilo instantly as he is still that wonderful piece of eye candy. He is adorable. But, now he is like 24 or 25 and he works out every day with his new BF and his chest is big and his biceps are defined. He still has the twink face but with a Chelsea Guy body. IMHO, he looks fucking fantastic! LOL I wish you were here to have fun with us. How about planning to do this trip with me next time? I'd love the company! MarcAnthony: Did I mention Twink Heaven? Spread my ashes here when I die.

I'm a grower, not a shower!

Robert Rowling, the CEO of the company that owns Gold's Gym, has donated more than $2 million to American Crossroads, Karl Rove's organization that works to elect antigay politicians, according to website Change.org. Rowling is the head of TRT Holdings, which owns the chain of gyms, popular with LGBT people across the nation, and is one of several people who are helping to get Rove's organization running. Among the candidates supported by American Crossroads are Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, who received a 0% rating from the Human Rights Campaign and Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle, who endorsed a statement that said there was no evidence to suggest homosexuality was biological and that scientists who argue otherwise are flawed. http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/10/22/Golds_Gym_Gives_Money_to_Rove_Org/

Porto Alegre: Day 1 I decided to take TAM airline as the hotel told me that my status with Continental would most likely end up costing me less money with my extra bags. I did this and it was a great experience. The ticket was slightly over 400R but that was because I bought it so close to the time I was leaving. I did leave from the smaller airport. The taxi was less than 20R and the airport is very close to the hotels. It was a quick 15-minute ride. I was very happy with that. TAM was easy to work with and took all my luggage free and asked no questions. I did get to the airport WAY too early. I didn’t know how fast things would be. Checked in with the airline in less than 5 minutes, went through security in even less time and sat waiting for the plane the rest of the time. The airport in Porto Alegre was easy to get my luggage and get a taxi. The taxi knew where my hotel was and drove me straight there. The cost was 35R. He didn’t put a meter on so perhaps I got screwed. ☺ But, first time, I wasn’t sure so I just paid. The Sheraton is a great hotel. They have me a great room on a high floor. There is a mall connected to the hotel so that you can just walk next door and get anything you want. I met Tomcal and a friend of his around 5 for the saunas. Mezzininu was the sauna we went to and you need a map to get there as many of the taxi’s have a hard time finding it. Luckily Tomcal had a map. They showed me around and we then we all set for drinks. Both Tomcal and his friend are charming and great conversation. Tomcal was right in that he knew I would love this place. HOLY SHIT. This was twink delight and if you are into lighter skin, this place is for you. I didn’t see one darker guy there all night. They had lots of boys with Latin looks and then quite a few of German / or white decent. It didn’t take me long to find my first boy for the night. He was a tall blondish 19-year-old twink. He had a perfect body and a nice cock. He was about to get his ticket to Thailand to visit me there. But, the sex was not as good as I had hoped. He was more of a get hard and fuck me hard kind of a boy with little foreplay. I needed a bit of foreplay to get to the fuck him hard part. So, it wasn’t a good match. That was OK as there were about 10-20 more guys I would have easily gone with. My next guy was yummy, 18 years old, and did everything just right. A real charmer and great body and smile. He made me quite happy and I was thrilled with the programma. The first guy asked for 70 and the other asked for 50. Later, I met number 3 but was too tired to go another programma and I left my little magic pills in my room. We called him Little Man. He was a small, great body, nice dick, 18 year old. So, I asked him to meet me the next day. I don’t think he is going to be good sex as he said he doesn’t suck dick, doesn’t kiss and doesn’t get fucked. Tomcal asked him what he was good at and he said, “getting sucked.” Classic. I think we are all good at that. At least I know I am. But, ya know there are some lads that capture your attention and even if you think the sex is going to be bad, you want to try it anyway. This guy has such a nice personality that I wanted to try him anyway. So, if he is there tonight, I will. All in all, I bought about 15 drinks, a platter of chicken, had two cabins and my bill came to only 103R. I was thrilled. The rooms were better than the ones in Sao Paulo and larger. They had all condoms and lube in the room and there was no charge for it. Unlike many of the other saunas. I thought this was a great idea! After that we went to an all you can eat Pizza place. It was yummy. It is done like the meat places but they bring Italian food to your table. The best was the desert pizzas. I was in hog heaven. I won’t even count the calories. The while chocolate with ice cream pizza was to die for. I didn’t get the name of the place but will try. It was rainy last night and while in the restaurant, the rain stopped and we walked to Men’s Club. It was a 5-minute easy walk and felt very safe. Men’s Club is new and very well done. They have a dance floor, pool room, dining room and bar. I believe they also have rooms upstairs for short time rent. Many boys apparently come there after the saunas for fun or dates. It was quite nice as well. I got home around 1AM and fell on my bed. That is the latest I have stayed out in ages and it is hard to keep up with Tomcal and his friend as they has boundless energy. But, I tried and I had a blast. Tom's friend speaks perfect Portugues so that was great and came in very handy at the saunas. I don't know how I would have known that Little Man was going to be so bad in sex if he had not been the go between. I would have listened to his Portugese and assumed he was going to become my husband as he smiled the entire time he was saying he didn't do anything. Day 1 in Porto Alegre was a success! Now, lets see if Christian shows up at the sauna today to give me not so great sex and I fall in love with him anyway. If I can introduce Little Man to my Little Guy it would make Big Guy quite the happy man. Mezzaninu Rua Sao Salvador, 108 Proximo ao Bourbon da Assis Brasil http://mezzaninu.net tel: 51 3273.7776 Men's Club Rua DR. Timoten N31 Porto Alegre http://mensclub.com.br tel: 51 3029.2532

LOL No, no tricks here. Even thought close to Halloween!

From the NY Times: Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine in the 1960s and built a pornographic media empire that broke taboos, outraged the guardians of taste and made billions before drowning in a slough of bad investments and Internet competition, died Wednesday in Plano, Tex., The Associated Press reported. He was 79. A statement issued by the Guccione family said he died at Plano Specialty Hospital after a long battle with cancer, The A.P. said. His empire began in London in 1965 with a bank loan, an idea and an accident. The loan was for $1,170. The idea was a new magazine with nude photos to outdo Hugh Hefner’s Playboy. And the accident was an old mailing list, so that promotional brochures with pornographic samples went out to clergymen, schoolgirls, old-age pensioners and wives of members of Parliament. The outcry was huge. And there was a $264 fine for mailing indecent materials. But all 120,000 copies of the first issue of Penthouse sold out in days, and Mr. Guccione, a struggling artist from New Jersey who had been knocking around Europe for more than a decade, was on his way to being a tycoon. By the early 1980s he was one of America’s richest men, king of a $300 million publishing empire, General Media, which owned Penthouse, with a monthly circulation of 4.7 million in 16 countries, and 15 other magazines, including Omni and Penthouse Forum as well as titles on bodybuilding, photography and computers, in addition to book, video and merchandising divisions. Forbes listed Mr. Guccione’s net worth in 1982 as $400 million. His art collections, worth $150 million, included works by Degas, Renoir, Picasso, El Greco, Dalí, Matisse and Chagall. Troves of art and antiques filled his Manhattan home, a 17,000-square-foot double town house on East 67th Street, and his country estate in Staatsburg, N.Y. Mr. Guccione looked the part of the libidinous pornographer. He was tanned and muscled, and he wore slim pants and silk shirts open to the waist, showing gold chains on a hairy chest. His personality was volatile, but he did not drink, smoke or use drugs. “He was a mass of contradictions, engendering fierce loyalty and equally fierce contempt,” Patricia Bosworth, who had been executive editor of Mr. Guccione’s Viva magazine in the 1970s, wrote in Vanity Fair in 2005. “He hired and fired people, then rehired them. He could be warm and funny one minute and cold and detached the next.” Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione was born in Brooklyn on Dec. 17, 1930, the son of Anthony and Nina Guccione. He was raised Roman Catholic in Bergenfield, N.J., and said he considered the priesthood, but decided to be an artist. In 1948 he graduated from Blair Academy, in Blairstown, N.J. At 18 he married the first of his three wives, Lilyann Becker, and had a daughter, Tonia. The marriage soon failed. Over the next 12 years he traveled in Europe and North Africa, sketching tourists in cafes and working odd jobs. In Tangier he met Muriel Hudson, an English singer. They traveled together for several years, were married in 1955 and had four children: Bob Jr., Nina, Anthony and Nick. In 1960 they settled in London, where he ran a dry-cleaning business, drew cartoons for a syndicate and edited a small newspaper. A mail-order business, selling back issues of men’s magazines, put him deep in debt, and his wife left him, taking the children. But Penthouse transformed his life. With Kathy Keeton, a dancer from South Africa who was his girlfriend, his business partner and later his wife, Mr. Guccione challenged Playboy at the height of the sexual revolution, introducing Penthouse in the United States in 1969 and building it into one of the nation’s most successful magazines, a mix of what was billed as “sex, politics and protest” that took in an estimated $3.5 billion to $4 billion over 30 years. Its images of women, often shot by Mr. Guccione, left little to the imagination. Compared with Playboy Playmates, as the Hefner centerfold models were known, Penthouse Pets were arrayed in more provocative poses. The magazine infuriated feminists and conservatives, but others praised it for breaking taboos. Penthouse occasionally ran nude layouts of well-known women, including Madonna. In 1984, sexually explicit photos of Vanessa Williams, taken two years before she became the first black Miss America, appeared in Penthouse. Ms. Williams lost her crown and sued for $500 million, but the suit was dropped and Penthouse reported a $14 million newsstand windfall. Aside from the battle of the centerfolds, Penthouse offered an aura of class: fiction, celebrity profiles and political articles. It published Alan Dershowitz, Stephen King, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates and J. P. Donleavy, and interviews with Germaine Greer, Gore Vidal and Isaac Asimov. For the entire article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/business/media/21guccione.html?hp

What do you think would be the world's greatest job? Melbourne based TV producer Walter Collins will surely be in the running for that title. The 31-year-old TV exec will jet over to the US and Canada to shoot a new pilot for a reality TV series based on one of the world's biggest gay porn stars: Pierre Fitch. The award winning TV producer secured the contract to head up the new project, a fly-on-the-wall production that will see him share a house, the life, the world and travels of Pierre, who is gearing up for an Australian DJ tour. Not only will Collins be the brains and brawn behind a documentary to showcase Pierre's international DJ career, but he'll also be the head of a pilot titled My Life: A Porn Star, based on Pierre's day job. "Oh look, it'll be awful having to watch hot boys do their thing," a cheeky Collins confides to DNA. "I won't be looking at all and it'll all remain extremely professional!" For the entire article: http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=13080&c=225221

Thank you Townsend for that. I do appreciate it very much. I do think you might be in the minority in this. I think many prefer the admins to take a hands off approach. This has been suggested to us since Day 1 by many people. TY was one of the most prolific posters on Hoo's site. I racked up my fair share of posts there as well. So, when we moved on to this site, we kept the status quo even though we were admins. Many feel this is not appropriate and I think you can see that from TY's message above. I have not yet determined what is the best course of action for us. We want the forum to grow and we want the site to grow. If that means we need to take a back seat, we will. I have just not made that determination at this point in time. However, we are both committed to doing whatever is best for the site and are always willing to try new approaches.