Welcome, to the fold, DonD.
You have just experienced 'benign neglect'. There is little real malice around the mudcat. There is benign neglect. We neglect to welcome every new member, but we try. We neglect to explain all the what's, how's and whereunto's, but we try. Joe Offer's Perma Threads are testimony to that. If you want to know something search the threads, ask Max or Joe, or put up a new thread. Or just PM me or anyone else. You'll get lots of response, some humorous, some helpful, and some just "hello-in-there. There are no intentional barriers, but human nature runs rampant and full explanations do take time.

As for inbreeding, I'll never tell! (Unless confronted with evidence)

SHhhhhhh!