I think a locally based site has advantages. A lot of the people over on my-mc can meet up either in the UK or the US (same as for ST-owners and ST-riders). Try following the Britstoc thread as it goes on for ages before and after the event actually happens. Now we can do the same thing! But my-mc was where I first learnt about a lot of ST things, and I am hopeful of actually meeting up with some people some day, either here or preferably over there.