You have walked the walk Rod not just talked the talk. If everyone was honest we all found it confusing at first and overwhelming with the amount of info contained here. I remember I was scared stiff to post in the Rolex forum for a few months. I was just in awe of the expertise there and did not want to come across as an idiot lol. I have veterans like
@WingNut and
@tommy_boy to thank for really looking out for me as a Noob. I only met
@WingNut last month in person and we live five thousand miles from each other.
I stuck to Omega initially as that is what I came here to research and then got lost in RWI. Many times even now I see something I did not know but am really interested in. With six million posts it is impossible to read everything and you can find yourself sucked down a rabbit hole pretty quickly. However when you get good at it and know what you are doing you you will always find helpful members to guide you along the right path.
As
@TESLA760 implied there are people who come on almost demanding answers to basic questions. Some do get offended when they do not get an instant answer and countless times they go off and bash RWI on another platform. They are not model citizens on the other platforms either. However RWI has a way with dealing with gimme gimme monsters that other fora do not. The reality from my perspective is RWI is actually a lot more welcoming than other platforms out there but it is reticent to welcome people who just bang on the door and shout really loudly, like someone else did four hours before.