my thoughts exactly... historically the moderators here have been hands off, on the rarest of occasions removing the odd thread or post, setting ground rules, etc. what you are asking for is that someone to come aboard and moderate the forum to your liking. if what you find here troubles you so, why come back? is it that hard to just scroll past posts that bother you?
this forum has been around since 1997 and for the most part self moderating. it is also one of the best music oriented forums i've found, which is why i'm here on a daily basis. most forums i've checked out make my head explode. the regulars here are well informed about a wide variety of music, the discussion is intelligent and witty.
yes it can get catty and sucks is tossed about on a farily regular basis. non musical topics appear and disappear quickly, but without some diversion this forum would get stale.
i'm glad the forum is lively, there was a period when the forum would only have one or two posts on a daily basis.