<p>I do want to say that while I lurked on the board for awhile I was always disappointed when people took a discussion that I was very interested in to PM. I felt at times bkz the posters felt it was controversial and didn’t want to take flak. I do think that this is to the detriment of the board when it happens in this way.</p>
<p>However, I do want to say that I have been pleasantly surprised at receiving PM’s with encouragement and great information that wasn’t solicited by me but was very helpful morale-wise as well as just plain helpful in understanding the whole BS process!</p>
<p>I also have no problem with seeing that people do have their opinions which often differ from mine. Although I felt some initial forbodings at disagreeing I have found that (so far) people have been welcoming of those opinions even if they disagree! So I’ve gotten bolder 
and I also have Pulsar as an example (if a teen can be outspoken surely I can).</p>