Sorry, not trying to single you or anyone out. My frustration comes from reading post after post about pending legal actions or threats of them. My frustration comes from threads where the value of what is being said is diminished by the constant bickering and back and forth that takes the discussion off course and as you noted, drives readers away. I block Josie's comments, i see no upside in the useless back and forth between us. If i want to read what is said, i can easily find it. If i do, more often than not i ignore it. It's better for those trying to follow the site. My preference is to not block anyone but if that's the only way to ignore the mindless responses then that's what i will do.
Janet, I do not believe the Board was correct in "not recommending" any of the motions to the members. If there were motions that warranted consideration it was their duty to recommend them. If other motions raised questions that required further analysis, it was their duty to not recommend these and refer them for study.