May I express an interest here? Any chance of an MC game? I rather like Kim's idea of a couple of weeks ago.

[Chalky] Could you remind us what that suggestion was?

Bob] I doubt it. I haven't seen it, and have no plans to. I have an aversion to things that become so popular.

[st d] Just curious; what happens if something you like becomes popular after you started liking it? Do you go off it, or do you think "Yay, it became popular, people have occasional flashes of good taste after all"?

I think std has a point. Once things become too popular, all of their imaginative juices are sucked out by hype and marketing.