In response to Louis's post: there's a reason why I asked you and only you, but I guess that change was either transparent to you (i.e. you haven't noticed) or null (i.e. it did not take effect). This may be weird, but could you please copy/paste the phrase that appears at the top-right corner of the screen, where your username is? Thanks in advance for helping me test a feature which no one will ever care about.

As for the quality of the posts degrading, I'm not sure. I've only noticed that kind of behavior in Misc and Mt. Moon, and as far as I can remember these two forums have always been that way.

Becky: ideas to promote activity are always welcome, please don't hold back. Unless you're afraid of letting people think that you're really Brian in disguise. And since this is ask a TPMer, I must ask: are you? I hope not, because pretending to be someone you're not is a nasty thing to do. If you were him, I'd much rather you came forward than keep trying to deceive us. But I'm going to assume you're not because I'd like to believe Brian is beyond that kind of behavior, although I'd really like to see him here again, even if it's just once a month or so.