...this site is like metal-plated coconut...and unless you kiss "the correct" asses "you" have NO SHOT at having an opinion( it helps when alot of you guys have known each other for years)Newbies should be warned...
I don't really care about the rest of the drama that can go on round here..but I will comment on this part.
I simply don't find that true at all. I have never once seen any new comer greeted with anything outside of hospitality and I've been here since 2007 on Bedlem. At the time, when I first started posting I was met with "good job" "thanks for posting" etc. If anyone comes here and asks questions they are typically answered by people in the know and there are a new mix of people in and out all the time. If your new you can say Hi and generally get a 2 page post of Hi's back from the regs. No where else have I seen a website that so many, I dare say strangers before hand, will typically get together and fish (or attempt too lol) on a regular basis.
I have been to some very "closed" forums and this defo isn't one of them. You yourself have made great comments about the population of this specific fishfinder.com and I wouldn't want the rep of such a great site being tarnished simply because 2 members had a disagreement.
Anyway sorry for hijacking your thread Shawn!