As far as I can tell, the point of this board (in addition to the obvious.....the promotion of all aspects of Dominican life, culture, and tourism) is to afford patrons the opportunity to get quick, informative, suggestive responses to questions and/or queries they may have concerning DR related topics. I know little about Tom or Jim Hinsch, other than the fact that the vast majority of their postings are prompt and extremely informative. If others were as capable and quick to share their knowledge and experience, maybe we wouldn't see as many postings from Tom and Jim. DR1 is providing an excellent service through this board, and as far as I'm concerned Tom and Jim's generous contributions are to be commended NOT criticized!