Barbararose, even with all its flaws, the best site for technical questions and answers is still this one. It is populated by many long time Apple experts who are quick to point out even the slightest error in a response, and that tends to keep everyone on their best behaviour.
It is not uncommon to receive competent advice faster by posting a well-written question here, than you would receive by calling AppleCare. My only suggestion is to give more credibility to a well-worded and cogent response, even if it comes across as "haughty", than one that seems to have been written by a functional illiterate. Many in the latter category pop up from time to time. These members usually go away after a while, but there are exceptions.
Other sites such as MacRumors etc. tend to be characterized by rudeness, and the answers you may receive are more likely to be based on old wives tales, or outdated, incorrect, or misleading advice. ASC is by no means immune from that either, but this community does a pretty good job of policing itself.
By the way, the Communities members who responded to you in this particular thread (thus far) are among ASC's best. They devote a lot of their time to help others, and ask for nothing in return.
If you want to chat about things in general, or speculate on unreleased or unannounced Apple products though, we simply cannot do that here.
