MvanL> * I don't like the board/sub-board (RA-style group/subgroup)
 MvanL> file/message area categorising method. 

what "RA-style group/subgroup" style? don't use it if you don't
like it... RA didn't have it for a long time but it was one of the most
requested functions asked for...

 MvanL> Traversing the Maximus Usenet style divisions are a more 
 MvanL> logical/relational/intuitive breakdown of message groups & 
 MvanL> areas. (imo). And the heirarchies can be embedded deep.

hunh? "usenet style divisions"?? can't say that i've ever seen
anything like that... matter of fact, i've found that it can be rather
confusing... then again, there are times that i find RA's stuff to be
confusing as well...

the biggest "problem" comes from folk who expect every board to
be just like every other... that happens because they are not aware that
the sysop has the freedom, with properly designed software, to make things
look and act like they want and not just get stuck with
"skinning" capabilities... 

[trim]

 MvanL> But Scott Dudley disappared off the face of the earth. I don't
 MvanL> blame him. So now there's only a half-arsed intermittently commited
 MvanL> ragtag user group left. 

apparently you don't have all the facts, either... bob jones is limited by
a job contract in what he can do as far as developing and coding
anything... the limitations of that contract are almost expired... until
that expiration time passes, he felt that it was safer for the existing
code to not be handled by himself so that it would not be misclassified and
have that company he was contracted with trying to claim it for their
own...

)\/(ark