Why?

e.tedeschi wrote: I have found that generally speaking, this group tends to share its knowledge. A lack of responses to questions generally means (at least in my experience here and elsewhere) that nobody has anything useful to contribute to the answer. Perhaps I have missed something, but where would you get the idea that requests for help might be opposed? I have learned a great deal here, and at least so far, feel that I have received far more help than I have been able to provide. I only wish that everything I have worked! However a lack of documentation and schematics in some cases make it very difficult to check out if something is working, let alone fix a problem. I think most of what I have works, but again, not everything. Where did the idea that there is an insistance on having "ALL the items in the collection in working condition"? I have only been here a few weeks but have found no indication of such an attitude. In almost all cases, I find it MUCH better to ask about something perceived as a problem rather than let it simmer and finally boil out of control. I am rather curious as to where, or perhaps how, your reaction developed. Banned from a list? I would sure hope not as I haven't even seen a hint of justification for that action.