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I think one of the problems is that many of us, myself included, still consider ourselves to be newbies, even when we try to help others. There are maybe half a dozen people on this site who honestly know how talented and knowledgeable they are. I read a post by someone who had nearly 600 posts here, and that person still referred to herself as a newbie. To others, some of us may seem like linux geeks, but to many of us, we consider ourselves to be just as frustrated and vulnerable as you. Few, if any, of us are professional teachers, so we do the best we can to help without offending.

BTW, one of the things that will spark an arrogant reaction is for someone to come in here with a big chip on their shoulder, and it sounded to me like you had a huge one.

JD