[Stu]

Originally posted by lightyears
u cant expect people that know each other on here for a while to speak to each other like they dont know each other just so new people feel welcome, if the new people, including myself join in with ppls conversations then they will become part of the group too, dont u think?

I think you completely missed the point, Jack. We can all know each other and post as individuals without being dragged down and classed into boring fantasy alter ego's that center around making all the members of the forum exactly like one another. That is boring, my friend.

It's not just so much 'cliques' because thats a personal thing. Their is also just plain old 'groups' - both formal and informal, that make it feel like the forum has ... oh say ... twelve ... members?