By reading this thread I realized that I have
got a problem, many others probably are sharing.
It is the problem of time, I cannot read all the posts.
It is probably a problem of TomW as well?
My opinion is very much the same as that of WindstuffEd.
It is not a good idea to tell to
a new poster, just do his/her research
and then come back. If it is so easy to do that research,
then better to tell the link,
where to find that answer?
I think that the main problem is
the popularity of the board.
The quality has not come down,
but it is more difficult to control it nowadays,
because of the traffic.
A cure is maybe to find a moderator
to the task to point out,
where to find answers
for such questions,
which have been asked many times already?
I think that one reason for the change
on the board is that
such windmills, which mainly
started the popularity of this board
are quite mature technology now.
Some people know about them already quite well
and are feeling bored,
if again same questions concerning them are asked?
Why not starting intense new developments and discussions
related to other kinds of RE technologies...
biogas, steam, thermal solar...
Hannu