Oh I Agree with the Points you Make, in your Two Posts so Far in this Thread. As concerns typical, "Non-Expert", Forum Members.

Along with such, though, -I would like to See More of the "Survival Author Body" Present witin our Ranks as Well.

Once Again Respecting any Wish that They may have, to Remain Low Key / Anonymous, Not Wishing to Drumbeatedly Announce Themselves, Nor of in Any Way Looking to be a Towering / Intimidating Prescence in Relation to Other Members. (The Last of these Three being one of your Points, Paramedic)

There are at Least the Four Good Names that Chris has Mentioned. But I've Yet to See so Much of the Vast Body of Noted Survival Authors in Evidence here! Any Number of Them are either Here / Aware of us, -or They are Not. I Again Understand and Respect any Wishes to Remain Low Key or Anonymous, on Their Part. Any of that Remaining So, -I would Still Like Them to be Here with Us / Aware of Us, -if They'd Desire. And I would Like to Have a Basic Awareness on How They and We Stand with Each Other.

Still, Pete, I Agree. "Experts" and "Authorities" are in at Least Many Many Ways, -"Just Other Survivors". Fellow Survivors of perhaps a Slightly Different Kind.

I would Like to See More of Them Here, as Fellow Members!, -No Better than Anyone Else. Anonymously Again if They'd Like. But Here and Aware All the Same!

To at Least a Large Extent, -I just Don't Readily See Their Prescence Here among Us.

Our Two Survival and Preparedness Ships may Pass in the Night. And we Each Make Great Contributions to our Common Field! I'd just Like to See some More Sailing Together, and Less just Passing Unaware of the Other, in the Night. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]paramedicpete[/email]