Although I agree totally with you, and your post has a lot of merit in what it says... I'm not sure starting off a thread with that tone is going to lead to a healthy discussion.

I was debating locking it for that reason, but I'm just going to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get out of control, because I do think there's some points which you've alluded to worth discussing...

1) Why are some people who've "made it" in the industry treated so vehemently on forums such as these?

2) What does it take to actually make it in the industry?

There are several other questions or items for discusion floating around in there; we'll see where it goes.

I would encourage you toscale back the attacking nature of the thread just a bit though, bowhunter...