Yep, I clicked! Now I'm going to look for "Moosley" :D

<font color="green">Cyn</font>

Correction: spelled as &quot;Moosely&quot;.

Yep, I clicked too! :-) but CYN, did you find Moosely?

Okay, I've learned something new again today. Name clicking. I hadn't realized you could get to all the posts that way. Thanks, and suze, I'm going to catch on to this - I am determined! ;-) So if you have all read all my first posts, then you can see I have come a long way, huh? :)

hmmmm I was going to refer you to the &quot;how many fodorites does it take to change a light bulb&quot; post, because it summed up quite nicely the culture on this forum, but I can't find it... i think its been removed!! somebody must'v said something bad :&quot;&gt;

...which sums up the culture and management here.

Speedbuggy you sound like you might be just a little too sensitive a person to be banging around a public message board. You are gonna be called a lot worse names than &quot;expert&quot; so you better toughen' up!

LOL, I like you Joesorce! Thanks.

I've got to go put the brushhog on the tractor and do a little work today. I hope you all have a great weekend!:)

Darn, I thought &quot;expert&quot; was flattery! LOL!

Hi SpeedBuggy,
The truth is,<u> We are All Experts</u> here (<i>in our minds at least</i> :D
I am agreeing with everyone this morning , not because I am such an agreeable sort, but because those who have been here for some time, learn this lesson..As in Real Life, some people have manners and some don't. Some people are kind and some are not. You get all sorts on boards like this, from all over the world. Enjoy the Good Stuff, Ignore the Bad. (A lesson I am still trying to learn too)...Have fun posting, <font color="red">Welcome to Fodorville!! ((F))</font>

What's wrong with Mooseley? She seems like a nice person.

Scarlett, I guess that's really the truth of the matter. We come on here and see how you real experts do it, and we all want to be just like you.

Moosleyville seems to be a fine kid that needed some extra attention yesterday, and we were all too preoccupied with our fears and thoughts to give her much extra time. But, I have also seen many times when Fodorites have been very kind and understanding to her. As you have all told me, and rightly, we all have our moments.

Good day all!:)

Speedbuggy- Clicking on your own name is a great way to revisit the threads you have been on. My Fodor's day... first I read the top 50, then next 50 to see what's new on a forum. Then I click my own name to catch up on the discussions I've taken part in previously, see what's developed.

Hey Speedbuggy! I started here roughly a year ago (I think) and STILL considr myself a newbie. I can't readily stick emoticons on the reply screen, for example. I too have been astounded by the rudeness of a few posters and then there are the trolls but as everyone said so far, it's your intent to help that people will remember in the end. Fodors forum is actually better than most internet forums. You'll learn to get to know the names of the kind ones and learn to trust and listen to them and ignore the ones who will come and go (trust me, the not so nice ones don't stay around for a long time).

Welcome and looking forward to seeing your name more often in the future.

BTW, I process is clicking on my name first when I log in and follow up on posts I've been involved with then go to the main forums (mostly just US) and go from there!

Happy posting and Happy travels!

I love everybodys advise including yours speedbuggy. I am new here too and most the folks are really nice and helpful. Austintravler was right Mooselywild did get an ear full yesterday.

Then you have - on the Canada board which I have given up on certain people who hog the board. Every response is pages long (usually does it in 3 posts consecutively) and is the EXPERT giving day by day schedules. It is nice to get info but I for one have given up reading through her looonnnnng posts so that I don't duplicate something. She is now taken over giving advice on the area she doesn't really know that much about but just traveled there (BC) this summer. So - I will now enjoy the US board as I spend half my life in the US and love every minute of it.

lol, worldtrvlr05, I saw that, I agree, a bit excessive..but there are other posters on those boards who post long and extremely interesting and helpful posts..don't give up~ :D

Hi SpeedBuggy,

Welcome and keep posting! Although I think the post from X went overboard, I do understand why he/she may he been annoyed. I am currently researching a trip to Alaska for summer 2007. I'm not sure if it is going to happen, but I'm trying to gather bits and pieces of information. Yesterday, when I saw the Alaska thread, I clicked on it hoping to gain a few insights from fellow Fodorites. Your post was the only reply at that point and to be honest I was slightly annoyed by the answer - especially since the poster was a newbie. I do use the search function, but a lot of great tips come from the current threads. If you have been lucky enough to have traveled to Alaska, I think it would have been nice and helpful to answer the question and also suggest the search function as another tool. Just my two cents.

Everyone's opinions are valuable, whether or not they are a self-proclaimed &quot;expert.&quot; Everyone's travel habits, budgets, goal are different, and therefore the information they share will vary.

If I find a post to be not particularly helpful, I ignore it. Not much sense in pointing that out to the poster, since someone else may find it valuable.