I think if there was a clique here than the recent thread that was something like, "Hello, nice to meet you" or something like that wouldn't have gotten the gazillion welcome responses. Very few cliques have a welcome mat so large. I feel like I can say this because I AM new and that makes my opinion more of an observation than a defense. I think that when people refer to each other by name with a joke or jab is more indicative of the kind of built up relationships that can happen here to ANYONE who cares to stay around long enough. Familiarity of the "long-timers" with each other should not be misinterprutted as a clique....just my humble opinion...

Frank