Are things slower around here?

[StarSock64]

so, okay - to be fair here, Angie, maybe taking the buttpat approach was the wrong direction...

Is this sentence supposed to be like this? That extra comma kind of changes the meaning entirely, and I'm not sure which you meant, so that's why I'm kind of confused. If it's not supposed to be there and is saying that I was taking a buttpat approach, I never actually advocated (fan) showcasing. It wasn't my idea, I just said I wouldn't hate it if it happened.

I would like to see originals being showcased, but not to encourage newbies to try to showcase or to establish that as the forum's purpose. I would like to see a select few works from veteran members being showcased in order to show newbies what they can accomplish and inspire them to work harder. That kind of inspiration used to be accomplished when good members posted stuff a lot, but they don't anymore, so a showcase of old stuff could serve a similar purpose.

Anyway, content aimed at beginners sounds good to me, and that's kind of what I had in mind in the first place.