yh33-Very well thought out post with some very wise ideas. Thanks for sharing them.
Guys-My true emphasis on this thread is fairly simple. If you have been around this hobby and the various boards for quite awhile, you will eventually become fairly close with a few select members. Most times they are developed due to the fact that they participate in the same general area, have similar likes and dislikes, and of course write reviews that you learn to trust. They become respected by you. Hopefully, the way it works is a give and take (reciprocal). In the many years that I have been a participant, I have discovered several of these individuals that I proudly call my trusted colleagues (notice not the word friends).
Guys-My true emphasis on this thread is fairly simple. If you have been around this hobby and the various boards for quite awhile, you will eventually become fairly close with a few select members. Most times they are developed due to the fact that they participate in the same general area, have similar likes and dislikes, and of course write reviews that you learn to trust. They become respected by you. Hopefully, the way it works is a give and take (reciprocal). In the many years that I have been a participant, I have discovered several of these individuals that I proudly call my trusted colleagues (notice not the word friends).