Now, don't anybody do anything rash!
As a very infrequent poster, I appreciate the frank and in-depth conversations that take place here. I continue to find this board to be the finest, in terms of discussing golf courses(design theory, history, construction, engineering, etc.) than any other website any where... commercial or not. Maybe it's the non-commercial aspect that allows for a frank conversation of the merits of tree-clearing on various courses between Tom Doak and me (although that hasn't actually happened yet). It's this great mix of people from professional GCA's and superintendants to skilled players and architect "connosieurs" to individuals like me who sit back and absorb information like a La Costa fairway in the middle of February, that makes this site a must visit. Unfortunately, spending my days in planes, trains, and automobiles all week is highly non-condusive to being a productive contributor to this site. Not to mention, I certainly don't have the vast experience and "portfolio" of course visits as others (i.e. TEPaul, Huckaby, Wayne Morrison, JESII, et al) that allows for a meaningful interplay about the merits of the Redan at NGLA vs. Shinnecock. However, these discussions have clearly shone the light on such heady topics.
From the outside, one thing I notice is a lot of topics have been covered quite extensively (i.e. Aronimink's bunkering), and they've probably lost steam. And, the OT threads are sometimes annoying, but more often than not seem to allow specific discussions to take place among a smaller sub-set of contributors... not necessarily a bad thing.
All that said, without GCA.com I never would added Chattanooga, TN to my "golf destination wish list"... never would have heard of GB&I courses like Burnham & Berrow, Siloth on Solway, Hunstanton, and others not on the usual tours... never have known who Macan, Thompson, Emmet, and Bendelow were and the marks they made on this Earth.
Thanks to everyone!