Hey Osgeld - I apologize for what you think may be abuse of the forum. I have the best intentions of participating within the Arduino community. I choose to spend my time other places than the support forum. You guys do a much better job than I can at support - I'm better at hardware and logistics (I think :)).
John - I can't remember ever discouraging folks from posting on the forum, especially negative feedback. We certainly can't help everyone but we do genuinely accept criticism. Unabashed users are what makes forums both bad and great.
Great book Joe! Thanks for sending us one. I enjoyed reading it! I'll email you with some feedback.
-Nathan