Well Anthony, I agree with you on some points but not all. In my opinion, you don't learn much by only talking to and/or associating with "like minded folk". Sounds like an unwillingness to even consider alternate points of view. As far as unsolicited advice, you can always choose to ignore it.

The other thing that I don't PERSONALLY agree with concerns 'coming here to be educated'. That is usually 90% of my purpose for participating in ANY forum. Digital socializing is nice but if it has no educational value, I'm going to quickly lose interest. To me, the acquisition of knowledge is pretty much the whole purpose of existing. It's how we evolve. It's how we progress. As I said before, take those parts of the forum that you like and ignore the rest. Although it may not be for you, there are others here who may enjoy the information and yes, even the advice, presented here. Hey, "different strokes for different folks". Be well.

chas