Well I actually moderate on there and have to agree with you to a point.
They have many members but it's always the same few mole skin trouser brigade that's welded to armchairs that make the most noise. Roughly abbreviated to the flat earth society.
I know for a fact that many members don't like me on there as a moderator, there has even been calls to have me removed. So guess what in typical non PC, non H&S, non painting and decorating and non ironing they can all go f@## themselves.
It is all about helping people, the worse are the model engine brigade with there look at me , see what I've done, pat on the arse type posts that must put more people off than anything else.
A while ago I even started a Bodgers Lodge post showing some of the $hit and crap I have to put back in service every day. It came about because one former member emailed who he though was a friend and complained that I ran a back street bodging shop. Unfortunately that 'friend' wasn't

and I got a copy of the email.
OK I admit and do so freely, many have even visited my place and I admit that it isn't the most pristine establishment but hey I do turn some good work out, enough that the bastards won't let me retire and play.
However what this thread did was actually get fresh faces out of the woodwork saying things like "Great, real world engineering " " keep it up " etc