A lot of the knowledge I have is stuff I learned here, tried, and can say it works, or was bad advice, which I have given, too.
As for the forum, there were problems, but it seems to be getting worse now, not better. We are losing long time members because of crap like this. I honestly wont be surprised if people start getting banned over small crap, but the real issues skate by. The whole Top Wood thread is a shining exaple of what I am talking about.