Agree Speedy. I think the issue is those who spurred on the good discussion got sick of putting great ideas out there only to get input from the same people over and over again whilst people who don't reply may be reaping the rewards. Hence I believe there is a group of people that were prominent on this forum who now communicate via email together.

I still check this forum daily and reply when I feel I can either add something or when i'm intrigued. But definitely the systems area has become a ghost town.