" Say you do come up with something original and it is useful. After a few months someone else duplicates your discovery and posts it as if original with them. If someone who knows the true originator does not set the record straight, you would be justified in questioning how grateful anyone is for the idea. Proper credit is the only payoff. " So do we have tips police now? Are people patenting their tips? Oh goodie! Yay! I get to go through all the forums and mailing lists and newsgroups for all the software I use to find the tips and things I've figured out over the years and freely shared to make sure I have proof that I, and only I, should ever get credit for any of them. Nobody else, ever, anywhere, could possibly figure out any of those things on their own. And if, heaven forbid, I should figure out something else on my own, I can go through all the forums and mailing lists and newsgroups to see if someone else figured it out first two years ago. Only after 7 weeks of doing that can I post my new tip. Sounds great!