As a relative newbie I have surfed quite a few boards over the last year and a half. When I first mentioned this one on some of the other boards I was deluged with negative feedback. One of the most prevalent things I heard was that everyone at EF was very aloof ,not helpful and unwilling to hear opinions that differed from the "clique". I have to say that I have found that to be as far from the truth as one could get. I have found the people here to be the most helpful of any of the boards. The knowledge base here far exceeds that of most boards and the traffic and speed of reply to questions is lightyears ahead of most. While the board (like any community or family) has some quibbling from time to time I get a real sense of community and even family here at times when its needed. All in all I am extremely proud to tell someone my favorite and "home" board is EF ...and if they dont like it fck em lol