TinselKoala:
Oh it hurts to read these non-responsive replies. I sure hope I get better "help" when I need it.
For a minute there I thought you were the original poster. We asked him for a link to his LCD so we could help him better. Is that so unreasonable?
Is it common on this forum to get a whole page of non-answers and actual wrong information (lots of soldering? smiley-yell ) before someone actually addresses the question asked?
Not at all. However it is quite common for people to ramble on through about 6 or 7 posts without providing a link to their hardware, a copy of their code, a photo of their setup, a description of the exact problem, and what happened compared to what they expect.
I suggest you moderate your tone. I note this is your first post here. Taking the opportunity to attack forum members who are trying to help is not a good start.