man, i could not agree more with what everyone has already said. i too joined this forum after lurking in the others and being really put off by all the muscle flexing that goes on in them. this one was the opposite and THAT is what finally pushed me over the edge to going through all the trouble to anonymize myself to actually join. i have NEVER done that for any other internet anything ever. even if i liked it, i was like, nah, it's not worth it.
now....not only do i know what a VPN provider is, i selected one and now am enjoying all of these wonderful people on a daily basis....it's seriously just a delightful place to be....