Strike!
> However, it does seem to me that unless all of the people subscribed
> to to SE pull their thumbs out of their bums and start regarding this
> as a learning/infotainment list, then it's in grave danger of going
> the same way as Scuba-L.
Nonono! What you are observing is highly diving-related: A race to the
bottom!
I pretty much agree with the rest :-)
Bjorn