RN2004, Your thoughtful, clear, concise, and tactfully-worded message is fair, reasonable, and contains some sound advice. I know I have been guilty on occasion of letting some frustration show in my responses. I'll try to take your message to heart.
In defense of many of the regulars here who give a great deal of their time and energy to answer the questions of the novice and less-experienced, I'd like to point out that a great many of those who post here neither do the research nor put forth the effort to try to figure things out on their own as you have done. If they did, there would be a lot fewer posts and a lot less frustration, irritation, and annoyance.
Having read these boards regularly for six months now, I find it is actually pretty rare for a new member of WC to come up with a question that isn't answered in the manuals that come with the software, or hasn't already been addressed in the FAQ, a sticky thread at the top of the boards, or easily found using the search features here, at Stardock, or even Google.
Finally, many of those who bear the brunt of that irritation you mention bring it upon themselves by their own attitudes. All too often, they don't pose questions so much as rant, rave, or make demands. There is yet another faction who treats these boards as their personal one-stop request line, either not realizing the time and effort required to make the skins they request, or not caring.
If they all were as polite, thoughtful, and willing to put forth the effort as you are, this would be a much nicer and friendly place. I personally think you'll find all the help you want and some very good friends here. Welcome!
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