I'm more than happy to talk about SY knives, but the community here is definitely the primary draw. we always do end up reverting to talk about SY, regardless of what other topics come up, and everyone here is going to keep purchasing Busse family knives regardless of what's being discussed. I am not a fan of curtailing the general discussion, since that will put a damper on the genial community which thrives here. Vic already left, and he's been one of my favorite contributors. I'd hate to lose anyone else, and hopefully HD will come back after he cools down a little bit. this is a more welcoming, friendly, just plain nicer forum than any of the other forums I've visited on the intarwebs, and notably better than any of the general knife forums. I like coming here because I don't have to worry about trolls or antagonism; even when there's a difference of opinion it's resolved with civility.
Dan, I know it's your forum, and you make the rules, but please use a velvet glove when determining what's okay in the forums, not an iron fist. let's keep this place alive.