Burrell, I think my issue with the header may need to be addressed as a seperate issue. I'll bring it up in Bureau.
If we are adding a thread that a large number of posters expressed interest in, then in theory, we are maintaining the discussion of things of common interest. The poll basically determined what shows would result in an approved vote. Once again, not an issue for me. I've never found that I have more chance of getting along with Buffy fans that I do people who hated the show.
I agree with Wolfram, that the major influx of people was a result of VIP postings. I do not think that a board called "Buffistas" will be a logical place for people to look for Lost discussions.
Finally, the board changes all the time. It changes with every brouhaha, it changed when pictures went up at WX, it changed when we added Natter, it changed when F2Fs started, it changed when BUffy ended. We can all list peope who have left and people we consider new. Some think it has changed to much, but too much is personal thing, too much is different for each one of us. And no matter what we do, people will leave and discover and post less and post more as their own personal relationship with the board changes. It's not that it is not important to discuss, it is, but the changes being suggested are not huge changes. At least not to my mind.