As for Calis' proposal, its tempting, but I'll have to pass. I've had great fun in this game so far, and my other C3C PBEM game has been a blast as well. But I have a 2nd child on the way in January and my available time to play seems to be shrinking by the week. It would be a disservice to everyone else if I took on a new game. Believe me, if I had the time, I'd play with all of you again in a second.
Speaking of available time, I've generally been able to turn these around the night I've received the save. But going forward, I may be a bit slower. Just a warning. Considering the usual turn around in this game, I don't expect it to really impact things much, just letting y'all know. The nice thing about the small map size of this game, is that each turn is still relatively quick to play. In my other PBEM, we're in the 1200's and a war time turn can take an hour. It doesn't help that I put waaay too much thought into some moves, but such is the life playing Civ.