I definitely agree that this is a community, not a message board, and it has transcended its original purpose. There are times I wish the whole thing could be organized/located/named to reflect that- but there are two fears I have

1. While I only ever look at OT these days, maybe others are using other parts of the board and are still really into the empeg side of things

2. I fear messing with things is a good way to cause people to leave- people don't like change and messing with the status quo could end up messing with a few aspects of things people really like about this place.

That being said, I've felt for a while that it would be nice if the organization and styling of this board matched the things I value here- namely exposure to ideas I don't normally get in my everyday life and thoughtful discussion from good people. I do occasionally refer to threads from this board, and it's always an awkward point in a discussion when I do:

I was reading a thread on the internet yesterday- no, not just anywhere on the internet, but from this great community with really good insights . . . well, actually it was build around a car mp3 player . . . no this was back before iPod and everyone had them. It was the best product ever. You wouldn't believe how much they sold for, but it was totally worth it. Anyway, the thing I read was . . ."