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@cornelius_blackfoot
greenracer, in your first couple of postings about not wanting to hang out or be placed into the ladies thread, I mentioned this is a robust (some would call it harsh) forum, I'm assuming after your latest interactions with the forum you are coming to realise what I meant.
if you plan on being here for a while, know that the forum has been going for well over three years and most of the major questions have been asked and answered, and many threads have been started that cover what you'd like to say, and it's best to have a quick search or scan the options that come up when you start a new thread to see if it already exists.
Right now there is the cyclical backlash against the forum's ongoing growth, which boils down to forum users who've been here a while railing against those new members who have just found it and who throw themselves enthusiastically into the mix, without seeming to realise that their newfound excitement isn't that exciting for those who have seen it before countless times.
I'd say take a breath, think before you post, and do a lot of reading, the forum is a valuable resource and has become an even bigger social cycling space as well. If you stay on here, get over the initial resistance and come out to any of the rides/beers/polo which may occur in your area, you'll find that the internet cycling bark is worse than it's bite and you'll probably connect with more like minded cycling people than you thought possible.
Here's hoping you work through the flak to become an active and long term member of LFGSS...