Hey Hotshot and Vex Kitten, The openness and friendliness of Dream Views is its best virtue. I remember when I first joined ( oh so long ago...) and I was amazed just as you are now. It really makes you happy comming her and promotes the feeling that I am able to share my ideas and listen and comment on others. I think this has to do with the nature of the topic this forum. Lucid Dreaming takes pactince, knowledge, a love of learning, and a degree of openness. After you have been here for a while, Dream Views isnt just a forum any more, as it is a community; a family.