I joined the Harmony Central forums 3 years ago today. In that time I have learned a lot. I have become a better soundman, have a better sound system and have become a saught after lighting provider as a reuslt. I also have a much better understanding on many of the product offerings out there. I have benefitted by both some of the more experienced folks, and by some of the questions/issues of the lesser experienced folks. There are even a few here that I now consider friends. This has become my default resource and 1st stop on the web.
Hopefully I have helped others here as much as the help I've received, though I doubt it.
Thank you.
Now, if only I could have some of those hours back that I spent here... I could certainly use some extra time now-a-days 
I have been coming to this forum for quite a number of years. I have had the great fortune of getting great advice from those here on a number of issues.
I am not sure where I would go if not for this forum. The typical salesman at a music store has less experience than I do, and sometimes none at all 
Even if the shop person knows what they are doing, they aren't always out for your best interest, but rather on getting a quota of items sold. Sometimes the brand they are pushing aren't the best for me, but you can't seem to get them off of their sales track.
Resources like this are rare even among forums. In many cases, the contributors are rude, and inflexible in their thinking making it difficult to reason through an issue with them.
Thanks to everyone here for making HC such a great resource.
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