I think you're allowed to mention Gearslutz on this forum
If that is the forum you're talking about. Maybe it's not. Anyway there's some interesting stuff on there but there are also some real jerks who don't seem to have much in the way of social skills. I defended Sonar in a Sonar bashing thread recently and got attacked by a real nasty piece of work who basically claimed that as a "newbie" I have no right to an opinion and that I should just shut up and listen blindly to a "pro" like him. The egos on that forum are unbelievable, it can be very jarring when you're used to a friendly community like this. I've read threads on Gearslutz where half the posts were deleted by moderators because basically everyone was being jerks to each other. You have guys in their 40's and 50's who turn into 14 year old YouTube commenters as soon as they get online and I think some of them are essentially very unhappy people who use online communities to lash out and project.