Although many of us are more than willing to help out with genuine queries: such as sending PMs and even CDs to people we don't know, it can all get a bit wearing when a poster just slaps in a question that's been answered many, many times.
This forum has answers to so many questions by so many other modellers that it's not really all that surprising that some questions are answered rather tersely.
Too many questioners are just wanting a "quick fix" rather than doing a bit of homework on the forum. And I'm not just talking about "newcomers" here.
The Search Engine" is there to be used....so use it.
But the "bad temper" seems to be more prevalent in the Chit Chat section. BY.
I have to agree with Bryan on this one, its not really a grump as such its now the fact that many are unable to use 'self help' , just to point out that i have answered quite a few questions with little knowledge in areas ( haha see i don't know everything) just by googling the question that was asked!
Membership is a privilege not a right as one pointed out and i like to think that the regular posters do contribute a lot of valuable information, repetitive or not, but however i do think i have to point out that a thread like this will turn into a finger point session and start the drama up that has laid dormant for quite some time.
Little spats are bound to happen but its the admin's job to keep that under control, time are tight for everyone, even our own forum Owner Martin has felt the pinch with this recent redundancy, mine has been ongoing for 2 years now! tempers are frayed, and it don't take much to set them off.
As a word of advice maybe this thread should get locked or removed, its becoming a powder keg for something to kick off shortly