Dear FridaF,
I have to apologize for the poster above. You see, this forum has undergone some changes over the years, and he misses back in the day when riveting question such as
Where might one purchase a good, genuine padlock,
where to find shipping boxes and bubblewrap, or simply if anyone know someone who can
service air conditioners. There are many more mundane questions like this over the past decade, with zero or one replies, a hundred views, and nobody really caring. But, those were the glory years. Then, things got even better with a new owner in 2014, and this forum became a literal safe space, such as in
this thread, where even when ridiculous questions were asked, possibly trolling users, mods stated that "we want anyone with a legitimate question to be able to ask it here, without needing the thick skin that is sometimes required on the rest of the site."
However, due to the shock of the post Hugh Hefner, #MeToo world we now live in, it's easier to lash out and make repeated weird statements that this forum has somehow drastically changed in the past three months, even though by all accounts there is actually less modding than before, except that we have decided to not tolerate outrageously racist and bigoted posts (I know, crazy).
I do encourage you to stay and post. Please be mindful that many threads will get senseless remarks, as above, and will oftentimes go off course, such as this post, but have faith that by the magic of the internet, somehow it always seems to come full circle, and most questions get answered.
So, welcome, keep up a good spirit here and don't take things personally, and you'll find this a valuable resource, hopefully with a few laughs in between.