I concur; I've only been on for less than a year and already feel like I know Wade and many other people on the forum. Also just bought a Vacuum pump from Wade and everything was in order. Nothing but praise for the man.
I must admit, there is something about this forum that differs from others. People are very willing to give up their time and experience to help others; I don't get that in other forums. For example I do wood work / furniture making as a second hobby to wine making so I'm on many wood working forums. I don't get the same reaction and help from people and in fact many people are rude. Maybe it's just the wine talking. A toast to Wade and to the others that are frequently offering advise on this forum (Runningwolf, Tom, Ibglowin to name a few)