Dear Peter,
Sorry to see you go. I've been visiting IIS for years but only joined recently as I'm not really a forum poster but I saw a few posts that I felt I could contribute to so I joined up. My second post was "corrected" by someone who felt the need to make a irrelevant point about a subject that is my job - and the comment they made was wrong

I could have got into an argument with them but what is the point - life is too short

I'll keep checking in on IIS because most of the stuff is great and informative but I won't be posting much. It is a shame that people can't just be respectful of others opinions and be kind to each other.
All the best and I hope the way you were treated by a certain member in no way affects your enjoyment of our great hobby - astronomy