ALthough intially whenever you join any new forum there is always a surplus of people that will put you down and insult your intelligence (or atleast lack of intelligence). This is an expected phase that I wasn't looking for to however accepted. Some people will simply not help you in your quest of questions within these threads (and that's fine). This isn't the issue here. What dissapointed me was the fact that you cannot 'read' the posts uner 'AntiOnline Addicts'. Understandibly, some people may post giberish here, and I"m sure some of you will think this is gibberish, however the freedom to read should have been allowed. Because I don't meet the requirements of so many posts (250?) does not mean that I am not a dedicated and committed reader and member of the AO community. It doesn't bother me so much that I cannot post in this section. I understand that a site like this needs to have an elite room. However, taking away the freedom from reading the inticate die-hard posts of AO addicts is now hidden from the public unless you post and post some more. I may be missing out on some good threads (simply to read them). I wonder if AO has considered that some people post very minimal here and post/read a ratio of 1 to 25. I didn't think this was the Menza Club although not being able to read this section gives it the ego-like holier than thou mindframe similar to that of some secret organization (and it isn't, it's just a website). Otherwise the sites ok.