Well Selby, you didn't offend me.
One of the reasons I value forums like this is that is a mine of information. Not only the factual stuff, but related opinion and experience.
I've never visited the Posky forum and whilst I'm one for making my own mind up about things, I'm not likely to be joining after seeing the quotes from there.
On a more general note, whilst I'm all for freeware development and as grateful for it as anybody else, that kind of display of arrogance really gets up my nose.
If the only reason you run a forum is to receive the "well done" comments, then it's my opinion that you shouldn't be running one at all. To lock and delete posts for simply asking a question they presumably don't have an answer to, is nothing short of disgusting.

The answer with this, as in most things related to forms of communication, is vote with your feet. If they treat you badly, don't return.
Now I've vented, I'll go have a lie down in a dark corner. ;D