All I can say Laura is that I try to ask short, pointed questions that pertain to the use of Quickbooks. This is a Quickbooks newsgroup, and presumably asking such questions once or twice a month is not exactly living off the public. At least it hasn't done anything to lower my accounting bills each month.
Allan on the other hand posts here how many hundreds of times a month? Many of his posts seem to have little topical relevance. Aside from acting as a Quickbooks apologist, he seems to take great pride in making snide remarks and sometimes making fairly savage comments about people. The behavior isn't professional, and there is little value added from such correspondence to anyone but himself.
The vast majority of posters here are courteous, and I appreciate whatever advice they give.