Floyd, i apologize if i contributed to any derailment of the thread. I also really love this software and have worked personally behind the scenes to make it better. I have worked tirelessly for the last few years with some inciteful and incredible people here on the site. I have also dialoged with the PGM people with this.

I do think that praise and critique is mutually beneficial. Let's face it BiaB is a powerful, deep and very wonderful program. So many of us have enjoyed the benefits of owning it. While it is important to sing the praise of the program, and your point regarding driving away new customers is interesting, and worthy of consideration. I have to think deeper about that. It is also through open dialog that things get handled.

Bottom line is that there are legitimate issues here that need to be addressed. there are functions unfinished, features that need workflow modernization, and bugs that need fixing. That said we have usually tried to keep that for the most part behind more discreet forum threads. The problem with that is we they sometimes require more voices to gain a response. BiaB is secure for the most part over the next few years, and continued development will assure that. However, with the newer AI competition that will slowly change is some things are not kept up to date.

There have at time been some very loud and divisive voices around here. I do think most of the discussions are reasonable for the most part. Threads of praise usually are sadly met with attacks of choruses protectionalism.

Good for you for leading the chorus of appreciation for what we do have and not just being in the crowd shouting what we don't. You're a class act sir and much appreciated!

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