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ORIGINAL: LearningMan
((Insider's boys club. Noone wants to help. Exactly what I had heard about the jet crowd. Duly noted. I'll learn like I've learned everything else in this hobby.))
Outsider idiot's club. Do some searches in this forum. four times a month someone pops in and asks where to start. There is an extensive thread on this issue if you'll take a few minutes to look for it. I'll give you a hint, use words like "beginner" or "where to start" or "I don't know jack diddly about fire breating Jet Airplanes".
Learning Man,
There is no "insider's boys club" as you call it, but I can understand why you might get that impression with responses like the one from Sean.
You seem to have passed judgement on the entire jet community based on some pre-conceived notions and the opinions of persons un-named.
Your original question was answered quite well by Skymac and Randy M (and within a short periond of time I might add), they gave you thier opinions on several models that you might get started with and told you that the best way to learn was to meet in person with other pwople who fly jets.
The only request from your first post that was not accommidated was your request for "approved links", I believe these can and will be happily provided to you if you give us some more information about your flying experience, the field you normally fly from, what "type" of "jets" (i.e. scale, sport) interest you most, and how much you are prepared to spend.
There is no great conspiracy to keep you from flying model jets. We as a community are just as diverse as every other aspect of model aviation so there are bound to be some people amoungst us who you will not take a liking to, but I assure you that the vast majority of jet modelers are very helpful and likeable people and we will bend over backwards to help anyone who asks politely.