Please Read and express your feelings and opinions....

I never believed I could reach this point, but given how many threads get ruined by a handful of people, I would consider some sort of ability to prevent them from further participation in a thread once they pass a certain threshold.  Maybe something along the lines of a 3 strikes and you're out thing in terms of warnings, behavior, etc.?

As an example, the fuse threads devolve into some repeating the same point again and again and again and again, name calling, and overall chaos where the thread itself loses all value to most people.  And that's from people on BOTH sides of the issue.  Removing posts has been of limited value in my opinion.  If instead a member can no longer insert themselves into the thread, perhaps things would improve
 

As I have stated before, it is open game, and should be. Any postings not appreciated by others can be ignored. On the subject of soundstaging. Although soundstaging in a system is very important, it is not one of my top five or six most important characteristics. Tone, coherence, flat frequency response, top to bottom extension, prat, and dynamics are. Putting a system together would also include : black, quiet background ( lack of distortions ), including hum, hiss, unnatural echos and reverberations ( room acoustics ), minimal mechanical and acoustical vibrations or feedback. If a system fails in any of my top five or six, the soundstaging will not make up for what is lacking elsewhere. I want it all. I am quite pleased with my systems soundstaging.

Michael, I'm pretty sure I responded to that stupid statement of Geoff's, as well as citing examples of how it's synthesized. It seems to me we must have figured out how to measure those spacial attributes if we're creating devices and techniques that simulate them. My recording/production engineer friend has all kinds of tricks up his sleeve for adding depth, height, and width to mixes. 

+100 mrdecibel,
My priorities in sonic presentations as well.Soundstage is about the least important attribute to me but I do want it conveyed in a convincing manner too.

If a system is lacking the correct Tone and Timbre,for me,It’s a deal breaker and something has to change.

Enjoy,
Kenny.

@kdude66 Yes, timbre as well ( I put tone and timbre together ). Of course, clarity and detail would need to be added to my list.......As an old timer and more experienced in audio, it is easier to decipher the critical elements important to me. The newbies rely on information spoken here. They are like the kids of today, as all the information is available on the net. But lest not forget, listening is the ultimate criteria. Enjoy, MrD.