a place where people can ask questions w/o fear of being flamed or ridiculed by others.  Other boards on TER are 'enter at your own risk' forums, basically no holds barred.  I'm the host of this forum, the other forums do not have someone in the same position.

This is a place to learn how to hobby safely, on both sides of the fence.  Feel free to ask anything, even though it's probably been asked before.  Sometimes, if you do a search for a topic, you may eliminate the need to ask.  If someone wants a private answer, they can always PM me.

Swim