wow. a real post up there with the best.
the no1 (and probably only rule for the site) - for me is to stay cordial with each other. the endless bickering serves nothing. different views are good - just post them and let others decide if useful or not.
i deal with repetition by only reading topics that interest me (i think i can learn from). i do end up missing things but they generally turn back up again. (just on the stated examples: oil and mashing do have their part, i did not believe mashing either for a long time, is it necessary certainly not and same goes for oil)
my hope is that the minds of members can be changed (on what the complete jigsaw is). myself included it's easy to discount offerings and not try them. this fear comes from trying stuff only to find rubbish.
the bottom line is my curries are better than most BIR land. that's a personal triumph that i felt would never be achieved. its CRO members who made that possible.