Best fishing site going, made many angling friends, learnt loads off other people and had some very enjoyable fish-ins.
As per most aspects of life, and as my dearly departed dad always said to me "what ever you do, in anything, you have to earn the right".
My first inclination when I read your first post and no one had answered was to say "Hi, ok thanks" and then suggest putting up a brief CV of your fishing, etc.
Read through some other threads, its very informative and friendly, much banter but self policed.....and calling some one "anal", even if he is, doesn't help.
Start again, I can assure you all will be forgiven.