Exactly what DJ said. You guys can bitch and moan ALL you want about Pirate, but had you just done a little reading and observing first hand...there would have been no problem. Pirate is the hardcore of hardcore, you have to have some thick skin to be able to last over there, or just some sensibility. I spend 90% of my forum time on there because the high end tech to be had FAR FAR surpasses anywhere else. I've met a LOT of the "big names" on that board, and 90% of them are friendly people just as here on

. You have to realize, posting certain things on a hardcore board are gonna get ya railed. Live, learn, and get the fawk over it. If you ever get to the point of high end fab, that site becomes very valuable to you. You can only see certain types of posts so many times before you get pissed off to.
Sorry to somewhat rant...but I see so many people getting all butt hurt about Pirate, when had they done a little homework they'd have realized what that site is all about.