I remember when I was new here, I came with questions too, but I came with a shop manual, I had rebuilt a few engines before so questions weren't basic information that one couldn't track down through the shop manual glossary. Once I was turned on to the search button and could track down other project threads that would be an answer or an alternative answer without bugging people with what seems like basic questions, the possibilities seemed endless. Going through older threads and new project threads it was refreshing to see the vast amount of knowledge owned by members, but not only was the wealth of information abundant, but the ease of which other members offered this information was unlike any other forum that I had visited previously. Everyone here was connected, on the same page, genuinely interested in projects and were always willing to give information or opinions in a respectful fashion . I have seen very little of that on other forums before and sometimes none of that on other forums at all. Any forum is only as good as the members who participate on it. This forum is the best I've ever come across and it's because of everyone here and what they bring to the table. I 'm guessing ,and I could be wrong but I think that newbies,especially in the past few years have been met with no respect , for no other reason than others trying to pump up their own self esteem by running an ongoing pissing match instead providing assistance and comradary with others that share the same interest on other forums. That almost never happens here. All you guys are the greatest, and the decency in which we interact with others that we may never meet is so much more than refreshing that it actually gives me hope for a better future....that being said, abused newbs don't know that yet , they don't know how special this site really is and they are trying to lay some ground rules to "feel out" the group that they hope to identify with as a defense mechanism and the I don't care what you think attitude is a pie crust shield, easily broken when they realize what they have stumbled upon here, where our interest is our common bond. Hey , I could be wrong about some of them, but I'm not wrong about the members, I've said it before, you guys are great.
