One reason for the slow-down IMO is that the thread lost it's sticky status so it doesn't take long for it to drop off the front page. This was unavoidable and not Bubba's fault. If people will continue to keep making posts of ANY type (hopefully beneficial) it will keep the thread on the front page and visable. I doubt it will ever get returned to "sticky" though. Due to management policy and the simple fact that there is only just so much space on each page. I am not faulting management in this statement, decisions must be made.