If you think this is bad...you should have seen the old (non-registration required) forum. There are still mud stains on the proverbial wall! Try the Sailing Anarchy forums too.

Really though, we all mostly intend well here. Sometimes we get our fur in a bunch about somebody making a claim about this or that based on some ludicrous piece of information but for the most part, you'll find that 75% of this site is usefull information and we often help a lot of new people out. On the upshot, we don't jump into personal attacks all that often. Most of the online forums tend to de-personalize a lot of the conversations and folks say things that they probably wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. There's also been some pretty hot topics lately that have drawn some lines in the sand...they'll fade away soon enough. Like most people, I've got soft spots under which people can get under my skin pretty quickly. Some of the overzealous brand loyalty stuff (with regard to ANY brand) gets to me pretty quickly.

Please don't go away just yet...give us a chance - undoubtedly you can contribute a LOT here!