I would like to add my 2 cents to all of the people that don't post because they are afraid of getting bashed, for i to was one of them not to long ago...
It took me a long time to post my first thread because of some of the same reasons people have already given, afraid of getting bashed, flamed, or nobody caring that you posted something at all.
Then one day i came to the realization that, hey i'm pretty much anonymous here, i'm behind a keyboard and a monitor and nobody has a clue who i am.
I still don't start to many threads myself, i,m not really a good idea person, but i do try to participate in a lot of the threads going on around here, i say whats on my mind weather people like my opinions or not i really don't care, after all if i don't like the feedback from it i turn off the computer and come back later.
One more thing to remember also to the guys afraid to post, ask the mods for advice, when i first started here i drove Latino crazy with all of my questions, but he was always a gentlemen and answered each and every one of them and he did it with a genuine willingness to help, and for that i would like to publicly thank him