Throughout my twenty odd years in this industry, people avoided each other, rather than worked together.
Through the short time this forum has been running a niche of confident, like minded people have chatted, met, swapped insults and ideas and generally speaking, formed a trusting relationship with each other.
That can only be good for the future of the industry and I commend the participants, for what they are.
Some people are insecure, others just lack confidence, others are open minded and willing to learn. Many have benefitted from the knowlege of the few, not just from their practical experience, but their guidance and encouragement. That is human nature at it's best.
It's easy and understandable for some to be cynical, or unsure of motives, when a hand is offered in friendship, or a solution is suggested, to resolve a problem.
A major problem in c/c is the lack of accepted standards, so everyone tries everything and they all get hugely differing results, because, even when using the same products, there are still dozens of variables, due to the huge variety of equipment and tools available.
