Quote from: RingStinger on September 16, 2014, 10:03 PM
Wow Phil!! That is very aggressive. I'll change my name if you like-it was a joke 
No aggression intended, RS : "are you certain ..." is about as mild as language can get.
QuoteBut the whole forum is very unwelcoming from an outsider looking in...
I'm sure it can appear that way; we are (to be honest) a rather odd and mixed bunch, but under the bonnet /most/ of us are quite friendly and are unlikely to bite unless severely provoked. We have a very Betjemanesque approach : "justice by the boys for the boys", so if we think that someone is posting spam, or trolling, then we will almost certainly call them out. But if someone comes on and asks (in all innocence) a question that has been asked and answered a hundred times, before, then usually that question will get a straight answer, without recourse to sarcasm or other criticism.
Hope that sets your mind at rest :
** Phil.