Hammy --
If you think HT can be directed to do something by whats on this BBS, you havent paid much attention. He does what HE thinks is best, and since it's HIS money on the line I'm sure he's veeerrrrry careful about what he decides to do.
No businessman in his right mind would base the direction of his product on...ummm...talkative guys like Lazs, or me, or Falc, or you.
He has said repeatedly that he used business metrics to analyze things like retention rates, duration of subscriptions, and the reasons people give when they unsubscribe.
Don't insult him by saying he's under the control of furballer minorities, and (since you dont like what he's done) dont let him off the hook of responsibility by blaming the decision on BBS talkers. It's his AH, and his management, all the way.