Hal said a lot. I am a newbee. I registered a year ago and didn't come back until 2 weeks ago. It wasn't for the reasons addressed here, but the CACC website forum was easier for me and not as big to figure out. I finally took delivery of my new/first Cobra two weeks ago, so I have many things to figure out, ask about, and share with others. CC is a great place for info. It took about a day to figure out how to navigate and what sections were of interest to me. It only took a couple of days to figure out who were the helpful posters and who were the Mr. Attitude posters.
One thing I learned in life is to have thick skin. It is a trait that would do well for anyone. In a group this size, there is always going to be a couple of sour grapes. Hey, that's reality... why fight it. None of these "self righteous better than the other guy self appointed experts" can say anything that would get through my skin. I hope other new people to CC that read this post can apply the same "Thick Skin" approach if they run across one of these type of posters.
The knowledge available on CC is amazing, and fortunately most people here realize that it would be a terrible thing to waste. For the rare few (and I do mean rare) who don't have the temperment to read and or answer constructively to a new member's post, I have a suggestion. Maybe Brent can open a new forum topic called "For self appointed experts only, no stupid or basic questions allowed". This would keep the new unsuspecting member from posting in the wrong forum, and then there would be a special place that both experts could share their knowlege (or just argue about who knows more than the other one).
Just think how boring and dull that forum would be. The vacuum pressure it would create would make it implode. Thank goodness there is no such place here, and thank goodness that because of the size of CC, there is no chance for that vacuum pressure to build up here.
Message to the few that Hal addressed; if you don't like the thread, don't read it! Just move on to the next one. If you look closely at life, it is not the WHAT HAPPENS that matters but the HOW you handle it that counts. Some people need to learn more about the HOW to handle it part.
To the rest of you out there, thanks for everything!
