[QUOTE=Orlando J]Who knows nice pictures.
Regarding zero posts; The info I share is what I post. If I share more that's my choice. Noone owes anyone. The only assets we have is our reports. This is an internet forum. All I know about others is what they post and their contribution to the forum.
J[/QUOTE]This is all true, but I know that there is definitely an "old boys network" here. I have PM'd a few different posters about providers (only when they asked people to) and I have gotten the cold shoulder most of the time.
I know that I have very few posts, but pretty much every one of them has had some value. I started out in this hobby not long ago entirely on my own, and I have shared every experience to help the overall community. Over time (and as I can afford it) my contribution will increase, but I think that most people should be able to recognize that I am not LE already. I could just as easily pad my post count with a bunch of worthless posts to seem more "legitimate" but I would not waste anyone's time by doing that.
This forum has offered a wealth of knowledge and I am very grateful for that. I know that nobody has to share anything that they don't want to, but lets face facts; if Uncle Leo really wanted to he could easily ruin this whole hobby locally without even looking here. "Protecting" providers by keeping everything in a small circle of guys is of questionable benefit at best.
I just have to say that it is kind of disheartening when someone posts a bunch of details for a provider that I would like to meet, then doesn't share any contact info except with a select few. It seems like this is defeating the whole purpose of this forum. This is a public forum that is open to everyone, not some private club. Ideally I'd like to see posts like this deleted by the Admin. This kind of activity is not healthy for this community and honestly is a waste of everyone's time.
