Fair enough. I understand bonsai is quite political, so its perfectly understandable. I myself do like them all although bonsaitalk tends to get the most action. But this one is better for higher quality specimens and more advanced technique discussion. Bonsaisite is real good for newbs, although its hard to keep answering questions over and over that can be easily fetched by using the search key. Aob is an amazing site with very good editorials and galleries, I am quit fond of this site.
I would like to see more artist that post progressions of their work, those seem the most satisfying to read. All too often I find a site where the artist has collected or bought a very expensive specimen and then wires it and carves it a little and then its shown as this major transformation. Dont get me wrong, their some amazing work being done with collected material, but to me, nursery, seedlings, and pre-bonsai are much more inspiring for me at this stage. I honestly dont like collecting anything from the wild, and I will probably be in my 50s or 60s before I can afford any wild junipers, so I dont get much out of watching these transformations. Sometimes I think, well how can you really go wrong with a 300 year old juniper? A. Make a triangle on top or wherever there is foliage, B. Expose wood fibers and preserve. My favorite sites are Orlando Bonsai and Reiner Goebel website, those two sites I got the most out of.