I agree with the sentiment that they should just ask Izzy to join.  I mean, how cool would that be?  But Izzy, being friends with Axl again, plus just him being Izzy, probably wouldn't be up for it.

Hi there, I just joined today and I think this is the proper thread but if not I apologize.

First off, I just want to congratulate everyone involved in this site, this is the GNR site of my dreams, it seems.  Very professional looking, easy on the eyes, and all around very impressive.

A few suggestions that I think would really make this the  ultimate GNR fan-site:

Instead of "recent topics" sections on the homepage, I would replace those with actual news write-ups of the different bands.  I've always wanted a one-stop shop for GNR news and discussion.  And I realize that discussion mostly always involves news, but I still would like official press releases and what not presented in a newswire type thing.

Also, band member profiles and information, as well as albums/singles released and what not would be great.

And I don't know if I'm the only one, but I find the peel down promotions in the upper right corner annoying.  I would rather some sort of banner on the front page to pimp that stuff or something.  Maybe it's just me though.

Anyways, like I said so far I'm loving this place and am looking forward to joining in the discussion here.  I don't mean to make a negative first impression by complaining about the place in my first post, I just wanted to share some of my suggestions for possible improvement. 

Thanks.