You raise some good points, Alan.

More members at this stage would not be a bad idea. I suspect that some present members, like me, are often unavailable for varying periods of time, so they are not active on the forum all of the time.

That said, the forum will lose some of its attractiveness when membership becomes so large that it becomes difficult for all but the most dedicated to keep up with the volume of posts and to keep some track of who is who and who is doing what.

I like your poll idea. Always interesting to know some detail about location, marital situation/status of members.