I can personally vouch for Ken doing his moderator job and pulling irrelevant posts from a thread

As far as doing research, there is A LOT to know in this hobby. I have read up on a lot of things, and sometimes it's just better to ask the guys who have been doing this for years. For example, I asked about JB Weld (as you know) in place of soldering a joint. Reserch would tell me that JB Weld would be more than adequate; you can use it to repair engine blocks in cars running at 3000rpm for hours and hours - why wouldn't it work on a 4mm push rod? But there are reasons not to as I have learned. Now how long would it have taken me to do this research on my own without asking? The summer would be gone and I'd still have a pushrod that needed to be connected to a control surface, and $1000 of RC plane gear that I couldn't yet use.

RCUniverse and it's moderators are doing such a fantastic job; Again, this hobby is quite a first bite, and without everyone's help I would be so lost. Instead, I come on the forum, read and ask questions, and have been having more fun in this hobby than I have ever had before. In 3 months I have learned to assemble (not build, right CG?) an ARF, tune an engine, fly a plane, and even go as far as to compete in an AMA pattern flying event. Sure I could have done research, but I probably would still be assembling my first trainer and not yet have flown without this forum.

Ted, there are a lot of great guys here, just like you'd find at the field. We are all here to help and to learn and to enjoy this hobby together. Sometimes it is hard to judge someones intentions as we are only looking at words and not seeing facial expressions or hearing the joking tone of a voice. So if you're new here, WELCOME! Stick around and get to know the forum, it's a great place.