Sometimes I want LFGSS to be part of a Shadownet

don't make it invite-only! that's the new york fixed has, and when i tried to access it a few years ago, not even being able to view the forums was really lame. the openness and inclusiveness of fgss is what makes it special. it will never be as community based as it was in the very beginning, but with growth, that's pretty unavoidable. there are enough old heads on here for it to still retain that community spirit if you decide to stay on here long enough, and go to social events/drinks.

make it invite-only, and it will stagnate, and get boring fast!

None of that addresses the politics raised.

And there's lots and lots of evidence that says that the old heads won't remain active forever and that dilution will occur.

The only question around "stagnate and get boring" is when, we'll all get there in the end (some of us have been there for ages).