I started with a different forum, but the rules didn't really allow anyone to post anything if they weren't a moderator. The rules were quite plain when it came to, "if you have any questions read such and such books first before you even dare post your trivial question on this message board." That may not be an exact, direct quote, but it was definitely the impression given.
I needed to be some place where I could ask the questions that are answered in the books -- cuz sometimes the books just aren't enough (like how to treat a hen with an injured foot that's turning green -- that wasn't in any of the books I looked at, but I did get an idea of what to do when I looked here).