Well, I've been hanging out in forums since back when usenet was actually a useful tool to communicate with. Hanging in most forums, especially ones where people are engaged in some competive activity takes a bit of a thick skin at times. I've got 5 basic rules for Forums that keep things in perspective.
1. Just because a person says you're an idiot doesn't make you an idiot.
2. If the entire forum says you're an idiot, then you might be one.
3. There is plenty of free advice, the expensive part is learning how to filter it.
4. You and I can disagree with out being disagreeable, but it's more entertaining when two other people disagree and are disagreeable about it.
5. Arguments supported with facts and logic carries far more weight than capital letters and bombast.
FWIW, I have found a lot of people here that I'm sure I'd enjoy meeting in person, a few that, on occasion, come across as abrupt but knowledgeable, and a few that I'm sure that even Will Rodgers would have a hard time liking.
Steve W.
Who thinks that most people take things WAY too serious.