I'm sorry, but you are on Laura's "Not Able To Join" list. Just kidding. Welcome to the group. Laura will have a hard time updating on new members when she comes back now. And regarding your last question, no, luminescent clowns do nothing to promote this forum's activity, so no, it is not a possible idea.

I forget, which one of the issues are we focusing on now? Is it still the MSN one, or has it moved to the Adopt a Newbie one?