how am I making enemies?
just tell me straight CAL
You're not necessarily making enemies, but you're not making people very happy. Personally, it seems to me like you want a really big revolution, and you want to kick a bunch of us out with it. Whether you actually want us gone or not is irrelevant, but if you had your way, member numbers would drop to under 75. True, there are some very respectable board members on here who would love to stay, but they can't if you had it your way. Like someone said, there are other boards out there. ComicsPriceGuide, ComicBookRealm, CBR, CBCA, plus tons of local sites.
It seems like you don't want to recognize this fact, and I for one see this as being selfish. There are few people who's negative feelings towards noobs or "potential shills" rival yours. You can't expect people to be happy about that.
You have a good idea, but it might be better to think about the community as a whole and their concerns instead of just yourself.
I don't mean to offend you or anybody else by this little rant, but that is just the way I see this whole thing