Its a real shame the opens are delayed, as everyone has a couple of mixed packs, but no where near enough opens to make a rake (without buying 5 or 6 gen wagons)
Smart - small square of foam at each end, and then some sliding rails.
You could make modular 'presses' of various sizes that would wheel in under a layout, or similar, and fill up the drawers with your offlayout stock.
In terms of anyone wanting a 'word from a moderator' - all members are entitled to their opinions. Anything else would be censorship. Outside breaking the rules of the forum, I see no issue with anything that was posted. That doesn't mean any moderator or the 'forum' agrees with any points made by anyone, for the sake of the record.