The difference between you, Sharni, and others who responded, is that you have more insde information than what we have which did not come across or additional explanations given in any of his posts until a response was given by others. We all stated our opinons - albiet some more harsh than others - me being one. And I agree, had the information been worded differently or explained better my response may not have harsh. Had he asked and stated that this girl wanted the information and that it wasn't coming directly from him, the response probably would have been different. However, the thread wasn't worded in such a way that I would have interpreted it any differently than what information was given. Nor were his other threads. I did not fill in the "holes", I based my response on the information given and in the tone that the questions/information was given. If that information wasn't the full story then, like you said he is, he needs to be sorry for not filling us all fully. It isn't our responsibility to try to interpret anything in a manner other than which it is given.

With the right information - we who run in "packs" can be pretty friendly and accepting. All a newbie has to do is take the time to read the threads more and he/she will see that. Just as the "old-timers" have responsibilties, "newbies" do as well.
He needs to spend more time looking around and reading...

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