If clients can pay for it, and don't have to hunt all over for things, why bash 'em? Some of the nastier posts probably come from people pissed they didn't think of it first. (And who IN NO WAY have the temperament to run something oriented toward customers.)

I haven't posted much either. Today I joined the cartel for the 14 day period to see if it's better than what I can do on my own. Ease has a price, and though it's probably too rich for my blood, I don't feel the need to bash someone clever enough to make it work. And, I've had a couple years now honing my own skills. Often that has been thanks to an FTer who took time to answer me off-thread or who sent me in JUST the right direction, very helpfully, to get exactly the info I need.

But some of you guys are off the chain with your nastiness (accusing them of shilling for the cartel? Really???). Part of the reason I post so infrequently is FEAR OF YOU. So if I get less from FT than I could, it might be because there are those of you who make newbs feel like idiots. I bet Mr. $15-$39 a month would never treat someone like that - and maybe that's part of its appeal.

/rant (Phew.)