[Jock Scot]

MacLowlife.

I hear what you say and in many ways you are right, but if you are a new member who does not know his way around then the direct route of just asking a question is the obvious way to go. So before long us old stagers go; "oh lord that question was asked last month and the month before that" and so on. I am not sure that that can be avoided.In truth, this old stager has no idea how the search engine works either! Websites like this need new blood to keep things going otherwise what else is there left to say about the kilt after a week or at most, a month?

[MacMillan's son]

Thanks Jock,
While I understand M.L.L.'s frustrations, as a not too computer savvy newcomer I did exactly as you stated. Only after reading back through the posts did I learn, much to my embarrassment, that essentially the same question had been asked a month ago. I was quite happy that you and Rex and others just graciously answered my question or commented on my post as if it was the first time you had heard it, instead of sending me back to the bone pile to look for the answer, or worse, implying I was some kind of baffoon for even asking such an elementary question. I believe you are quite right in your assumption that to do otherwise would likely result in a few well informed old members solving the worlds problems in a week and then having not much more to comment on other than HRHs newest photo. Mentoring the new, and politely answering all of their questions, is how we keep the traditions alive.

Thanks for your support and such a great forum!

Brooke