There seems to a continuing mis-interpretation going here.

No body is demanding anything of anybody. If you choose to be part of the group and not a member of the family, the asylum is always available.

While I do encourage new people here to have a "complete" sigfile, most always I explain why. I try to not ask twice, but I have no running file, so it could happen. That asked for information is helpful to those of us that might choose to be of assistance to a new owner/member. There are some serious issues with model year of build, climate and the final fit that can matter a lot. We don't really care all that much except that it limits our capability to assist. I know that if I don't have the minimum information, I just go on my way.

While there have been some interesting cases, I will go into them no more than to say that I did meet an owner with an unrecognized name only to find out later that he was a member at GMCnet and in striking range. I did not know that until he had sold the coach at a loss because of a running problem. I will never know if I could have helped. That was his choice.

Matt