Thanks, manXcat, and back to you. I like your writing and your posts are crammed with good information... an instuctor from down under. 
I fully agree with you about the interaction with, and availabiity of, the GT instuctors... it may be the Forum's strongest feature. And Christopher..? Wow! So many of his posts are lessons unto themselves. In fact, I've printed more than a few of his posts because of his comprehensive responses to questions that I don't want to lose.
The Forum is a good and important part of GT. I hope 'they' keep trying to improve it.
john
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins