I can only speak for my self and the way I see it which is like this:
It is up to ALL users to contribute, share ideas, projects and help each other out around here - not just a handfull "regulars" answering the same question again and again. Ie how to set CONFIG fuses, turn off analog function and explain read-modify-write issues.

Everyone can understand (because everyone's been there) that when you're new to this things like that is hard and when you don't know what the actual problem is it can also be hard to find a previous answer (and the forum search really isn't that great either). The problem (as I see it) is that many users come here with a problem, asks for help, get the problem resolved or even large parts of their program written for them and then vanishes - instead of sticking around, taking what they've learned and use it to help others. Of course there are those who DO just that and that's great!

I totally get it that for many PBP is just a means to an end and once you've presented that 3-phase inverter design to your professor and recieved an A+ you're done. Not everyone is interested in sticking around and returning the favours, helping new newcommers with the same issues they had. God knows I've registred to a forum or two just to ask a simple question and then never visit again. What I don't do though is expect to get anything for nothing even though that's usually exactly what happens - especially here.

Scampy, you said "when I last posted in -09 to -11". What happend then, where did you go, why didn't you stick around asking more questions or even help answering other users questions? I guess you got other things to do - happens to most of us from time to time.

Like I said, just my personal view.

/Henrik.