Bert, Bert, Bert! Ya nailed it lad. The shock I got when visiting the "Famous Fingerpicker's tablature and video emporium", was probably similar to the "Small World" poster's. New People there would ask about "cutting their nails properly for playing" and be called "stupid, assinine, and other nice things 'cause the regulars had dealt with it many times before in the past. There seemed to be a real "culture of meanness" operating there, which I've seen very rarely here. The jokes about a song someone likes, though, might easily be taken the same way. A bit of restraint at times (no matter how funny the joke might seem at the time) would help.

Shambles alluding to a "cult of personality" was curious to me. He was an extremely active participant in everything he found reason to criticize.

I'm secure in the knowledge that what goes on here is infinitely more polite and civil than other somewhat similar sites.(I've been checking lately)

Rick