Hi Len

There is no problem:)

I am still mainly on the receiving end of help and have been for the past year.

It does not feel cliquey to me at all now, because I know the individuals involved from reading the threads. The regulars are all too busy arguing with each other to be cliquey:)

They love to help and to be seen helping because they realise that it all futhers the advance of the language.

I am looking forward to dishing out more help than I receive one day so that I can pay back the debt I have accrued to folks in here:)



>I had hoped to have finished with this, but ...
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>There seem to be lots of "experts" & people who have been around a long time, who keep telling me that it's wonderful here & I'm mistaken. As always - those that are part of the problem, denying there is a problem.
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>It would be interesting to hear the views of anyone else who has been here for around as long as I have, i.e. not long. Am I wrong in feeling that the place is very cliquey, not so welcoming to newcomers & intolerant of views that do not match those of the "inner sanctum".