Well, I'm obviously not immune from seeing bugaboos. It irritates me when people respond to what they thought was said or should have been said instead of what's actually there. That's what I've done. Shambles didn't ask about our opinions of the statement - he asked whether we thought it was true.

As far as "duffers" - I'd probably fit the category. I know a little. On forums where off-topic posts are discouraged, I mainly read what others say and learn. Let's face it - you don't have to know much to discuss trolls, people's love lives, food, etc. - you just have to have an opinion. I gots loads of opinions!

I have a few books I can turn to to help people and I'm pretty handy with a search engine, although I think Sorcha has me beat. Still, folks with an ability and willingness to look for and post information are of as much help to askers of questions as the folks who actually know the information. Folks who Know Things may not have the time to answer questions, or maybe they just can't be arsed to post. They may be sick of answering the same questions. (To the person who asks, it's as fresh a question as it was the first time the old-timer heard it.) It's why we can keep going even when the more knowledgable people get bored or busy or fed up, and leave. Someone's always here to find an answer to a question even if they don't know it. Also, somebody frequently does have specific knowledge because we all have some specific knowledge. So maybe, even though we as individuals can be duffers, as a whole, we're pretty darned good.