Sorry for late reply, but thanks for the answer. Unfortunately the decision to stream isn't up to me although personally would love to. I guess people would rather have a populated server most of the time then not. I will be bringing it up in our next monthly meeting.
I am not sure what the guidrelax settings are currently. We do kick for absent guid's and i regularly check for ones with funny characters. We have another b3 option, but i cannot remember what it is at this point. Like i said i won't be able to for some time being out of town.
I do thank you for your replies. They have been helpful.