Performers Wanted

That's not quite true: "information and statistics garnered on the internet is completely unreliable, and more to the point, worthless". The point I was making is that you can get different results from asking different questions. In that sense it is no different from any other set of statistics ("Lies, damn lies and statistics"!). I used the same technique as the anonymous poster to get different sets of results from his/hers/its. But, I think my approach had validity and anon's did not because it took account of the real situation. D2A is not predominantly a theatre site. So valid search questions would not be about D2A's ranking as a theatre site. It is a site for performers and actors - of all sorts: film, television, as well as theatre. And, as I also said, the most important measure of a service is what the customers think. So, it's a qualitative as well as a quantitative issue. There have been some lessons for everyone in this thread. And, if you were the admin of a group and so heavy handed, I don't think I would want to bother with it! To save you the time: I've no doubt your riposte would be that you wouldn't want me. But, if you took your argument to its logical conclusion: there is no point in having discussions at all on the net. So, why are you putting in your view here at all? While there are some absolutely rubbishy forums, there are also useful forums that make a general contribution to various communities of scholars, writers, actors, philosophers, adherents to various causes, carers, people suffering from various health conditions, political thinkers, human rights advocates, special interest groups, etc., etc.. And if anyone is offended by one or another, they don't have to subscribe; they don't have to open the site; they don't have to get their guts in a knot; and if they give no credence to everything discussed on the net they can throw away their modem (preferably recycled), and get their jollies somewhere else. Jim