For what it's worth, I'm glad to have this resource and especially glad to have such a wide variety of participants. My infamous dad, Russo Loco, raised me while chasing steam engines (not too unlike the Festus J. Frothjaw of his song) and in the last few years I've grown to appreciate them in their own right, and narrow gauge railroads in particular.
I'm definitely more a reader than writer on this board, but I appreciate the thoughtful discussions. I have the luxury of being just enough distant from the interpersonal politics that I can watch, while staying invested enough to care when things get volatile.
Amazing how relative anonymity on the internet trends toward rudeness.