This website IS a lifesaver for drum addicts everywhere. I've learned so much stuff here.
When I run into a fellow drummer brother and talk drums, if they don't know about DW, chances are they are about 50 times as uninformed as the regular users here...even about easy stuff like gear! I brought out a Black Beauty to a jam we were hosting years ago, and I told one of the drummers that he will get to play on a Black Beauty tonight. He didn't know what I was referring to. Not that it makes him lesser than, it's just kind of a shock when I'm used to everyone here recognizing it just by the initials BB.
It's great because I can't talk about this stuff to anyone else because no one but drummers can understand how it feels to be a drummer. So I'm grateful too, I have an outlet for all my stupid drummer crap. Plus the people here are Aces. From what I've heard about photography and audio forums, this place is like an oasis of civilization amidst a world gone mad lol.