It's usually someone with a first post who tries to dictate who can answer and what opinions they don't want to hear. Usually looking for justification for declawing or not S/N their cats. I suspect several of being outright trolls looking for someplace to nest.I'm so sorry that happened Sometimes people are really stressed and desperate for help when they come and post here, so the occasional short response is bound to happen - it's certainly happened to me a few times over the years. Don't let it put you off. Why not spend some time getting to know our articles? You'll learn a lot yourself, and you can always link to them when replying to others. Sometimes the articles say it better than we can ourselves, especially if we have no personal experience with the issue at hand