In an effort to make a long post a bit shorter, I left a few things unclear. (in my original post in this thread)
I don't consider, nor am I accusing ALL, or even MOST of the "senior members" of being "high and mighty", nor was I commenting exclusively on this site. It's an internet-wide phenomenon. (sp?). (In fact, it's not exclusive to the internet. Whenever you gather a group of people, finally, a few "self-appoint" themselves as "the boss". I've always thought of it as the "Alexander Haige Syndrome")
This site is ABOVE AVERAGE in terms of being friendly, having "mature" members (NOT talking about chronological age here, but maturity in ACTIONS), as well as average inteligence of its membership. That's why I decided to start posting here.
I LIKE WHAT I SEE.
I've always believed that perception is greater than reality. People will go with initial reaction, rather than waiting for a more informed opinion most times. I'm as guilty as the next person on that issue. When someone does "wrong", and starts spouting "facts", that aren't factual, and the next person starts shooting them down, it often appears as merely a typical internet "flame war".
And by the way, the Reeses Blizzard was excellent!