Agree with everything you've said except regarding server space: it costs peanuts nowadays. Of course it is a business and no this is not a democracy.
BC is like a firm hand ensuring the rule of law. BCers are free to express their views. But a firm hand also constitutes the true meaning of freedom and liberty, otherwise it will be like a dictatorship under a guise of democracy. Sorta Singapore style of democracy. Firm!
I really agree with this too. I can barely find any UK sellers at all it seems everyone's either Singapore, Malaysia, Canada or USA
If dividing the threads is too time consuming, what about this: Thread Name Author // [Location] / [Target Location(s)] With this addition, you could give the users an easy possibility to make the whole buy / sell area better and to give themself a clearer view over all the threads.