heya, pendarian! Gotta agree with what you and Questor both said. I think that we DO already have plenty of places for people to share their knowledge and help people along in all the many forums that are already there. I also know that I, too, try to point people in the right direction when I find something that is not quite up to par in their products. And I NEVER play favorites. Everyone misses things sometimes. Even the best of the best. And yes, even the testers miss things sometimes! I don't always have all the knowledge to solve a problem for someone, but there are plenty of places to get that knowledge right there for the asking. Most artists are more than willing to help other people learn, just as they were helped in their learning stages. This community is incredibly generous despite what people seem to be saying about the stores destroying that. What they don't want to do (I've heard this from more than one of the big names) is hand people solutions on a silver platter. Those who are willing to look for the answers themselves (with a little guidance) are going to become the best of the best in their own time. Those that don't want to work at it won't. Poppi, I have to say something to you about the "secret" vendor's forum. There is a good reason for these forums to be private (all of us have them). There simply are things that need to be discussed between vendors and store owners that just don't belong in public. For instance, a question about when the checks are going out. That's just one example. There are other things that should be private, and because these are internet businesses with people spread out all over the world, having a meeting or making phone calls just isn't an option. A vendor's forum just makes it easy to communicate with everyone at once. These are businesses. And no business shares every little thing it does with the public. Not because there's something evil or underhanded going on. Just because it's really not the public's business. Do you share your tax returns or your family meetings with the world?