1st Impression, Join the Forum?

I was a long-time lurker on this forum and only recently decided to wade into the discussions.  So far, I’ve found the posters to be civil, knowledgable and very willing to share their expertise.  My one issue is the forum software - there may be some configuration options I’m overlooking that could improve the user experience, but I find the non-threaded nature of discussion topics and the inability to return to a topic where you left off makes the forum difficult to use.

I joined not too long ago.  I don’t have the history or co text of many of you.  
 

The insights and posts I have read here have dramatically helped improve my system and probably have saved me a good amount of money in helping me avoid errors.  
 

I am grateful not only for the posts I’ve participated in, but numerous others that I tag and read responses to.  Very helpful. 
 

That said, I didn’t fall off the turnip truck this morning. There has been a recent uptick in trolling.  I do my best to ignore it and not feed the trolls. I’m sure I will fail at some point but I do my best.

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It’s been my forum of choice for a while. There’s less of the unpleasantness that is common on other forums. It’d be a shame if the bots spoil that. 

I'm also a photographer. Photography is active, while audio is passive. I need to do something to get a photograph, but consume pre-made audio recordings. 

@pindac Re combinations, there are plenty out there in photography land as well, particularly once you go into the specialty areas such as LF and IR/UV. Just considering tripods makes one's head spin: wood, CF, Al, Mg, 3-4 sections, center columns, heads (ball, pan-tilt, motorized). Then filters. Digital workflows are likely more involved than in audio. I still shoot mostly MF on FF dSLR with Zeiss glass. Easy to see the difference for instance with lateral color.

Disagreement is healthy. Feuds, sigh, move on. The biggest complaint about agon is with including images in posts. Well-known issue, no need to rehash.

This site is pretty good in my opinion. I am also on Canuck Audio Mart, and somehow I spend nearly no time there.  However, I have found that on Canuck site there are virtually no nasty or rude comments.  That could be my lucky experience, I just don't use that site much.
Pentax Forums ( I use Pentax and have been since high school ) has never had nasty, rude comments.  Very knowledgeable and helpful.
I believe there is an offshoot section for another major brand, most likely Nikon/Canon. A camera is a tool for getting images, and a means for applying all that background knowledge and ability photographers use.