I've browsed the archives of r.f.s. over the last couple of months,
and I've come to 2 conclusions:

1. There are a lot of trolls here. I'll never know why they waste
their time and energy doing it, but they are a problem nonetheless.

2. The place kind of has a bad vibe, probably due to they above.

I think sourdough baking is something that lends itself well to an
online discussion group, and I personally would love to learn from
some of the more knowledgeable people here free of trolling etc. My
thought: Would anybody be interested in starting a moderated sourdough
forum? Doesn't that one company (I think it's network 54 or
something?) provide free forums if you allow advertising on it?

Just a thought...I'd love to hear what others think.

Phil