[Margaret Pilkington]

Royboy, who are these 'smart alecs' that you refer to?
I don't think it is about point scoring either.....it is about airing your own opinion on the site and also viewing the opinions of others......we can all learn something sometimes.
Coming on a forum like this is a social thing...well, for me it is.
I have not met many of the people in a face to face setting, and i do have mental pictures of what they are like(Ok, sometimes the real life version beats my imagined version)...they feel like a family to me. Families don't always get on with one another but they defend themselves from the attack by outsiders. That is purely my explanation, other members may have a different take on things.