[K Hamilton]

I would like to see just one BT. One of the things that makes BT so helpful is the number of posters. Some forums I have checked out have only one or two posts a week, if even that many. Not enough people to share experiences or to advise. If there were to be two BT's, we might just end up with neither one having the critical mass to make things really move along.

If there were a split, perhaps it should be vertical: each of the two boards would focus on different classes of neurological conditions, and work in partnership?

I have not seen the moderators in action much at all, banning or otherwise. I have seen fights going on for far too long, until I wish that the moderators did take some action. But as others have said, the action should begin with a private admonition, not instant ban-for-life.

I agree with what a number of different posters have said:
Moose53: Absolutely, JL doesn't have the time. But I can sympathise with him, not wanting to let go of a project that he put so much voluntary time into, not to mention money. [Someone wanted an accounting of the leftover money after the new server was bought last year - let's not forget that the appeal for money came after his own resources were tapped out.]
[ ] (on another thread that I can't find right now). Your idea for a private thread for discussion and discipline of those being banned - private meaning that you are admitted only if you establish yourself as having a legitimate interest or are invited by one of the parties - is a good one, and worth a seriious look.
Thelma: I share your loyalty to BT1. And I remember some of those early spammers. With the changes to the moderators and their ability to ban, and provision of an appeal process, I think it would be a superb site.
jccglutenfree: I agree with much that you say, except the Ignore function doesn't work for someone that keeps changing their identity. Now if Ignore would also work by looking at features like type-face, and not just name, then we'd have a solution!

That's all for tonight, my wife wants the computer.