Good topic. I have been on this board for years under different names (changed/forgot E-mail, password). I can say this is a fun board, most members are pretty relaxed, and spark good discussion. I am also on the TBD forums, posters over there many times play the holier than thou games with new posters. This board does not take that approach for the most part. I like the fact that it isn't as up tight either.
On most forums posters with 10K+ posts can get away with murder, while those of us that don't post every 30 seconds get warning points for the same approach. I believe a great deal of new posters would feel welcomed here, then again you cant please everyone.