Vegas thanks for the comments. Honestly, I've been hanging on the outskirts in the sense that I didn't post here or register for a long while. Beyond that I've been a part of many many forums of various subjects, and the feel that I have as a so called welcoming feels like spit in the face. I've posted since but the truth is I've never been so insulted. Aside from that point, the money aspect I speak of is that of customer service. It's like, we care about you, a new customer because it's good for the company. If this forum/site isn't trying to make money, then they are selling themselves short. On the other hand, if there is nothing to gain from the owners perspective, then I suppose insulting newcomers isn't frowned upon.
Just to close on a relevant point, the FAQ is valid yes. The unfortunate part is there should be some caution around how sensitive the mods are here about locking topics or that n00bs should be using the search function. Afterall, how could any newcomer here have any idea what topics would be deemed lockable? Add to the FAQ that because a topic is deemed "talked about a billion times already" it will be locked and that n00bs should always use the search function before starting a thread. That might save some spit in face. Thanks.
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