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I agree, and this forum is to me a bit of the Fouling Shot, between receiving that favorite magazine in the mail.  A chance to ask follow-up questions, to discuss with published authors, and other enthusiasts who may not have been published yet. 

Some people do seem to not really understand how to debate.  Calling someone who disagrees with you an "idiot" is not constructive, and more importantly it does not present your alternative ideas in a way that the rest of us can understand them.  Besides, if I am thinking about trying something, if I post it up here, if it turns out that my idea is not really new, and has been tried before and found wanting, that saves me time and trouble, and I'm grateful for the advice. 

If someone feels the need to call people rude names, it's not hard to find the phone number for various politicians, I won't name any but we are mostly of the same mind as to who deserves this,  where you can hurl your epithets at worthy targets.  Of course, this may make you feel better, but it won't accomplish anything even here.

I'll take that one step further - if you happen to know local business owners who are members of your range, maybe even shoot with you, go out of your way to patronize them.  I have found that shooters are almost without exception good people.  Shooting rewards self-control, and that bleeds over into other parts of life.