Just as well, really. It wasn't a pleasant topic.
Jeremy
Pleasant or not, Jeremy, the OP hits a sore spot.
Why would you expect pleasant to feature large in photography? It's a somewhat fraught business (and hobby) with all sorts of unexpected wallet-breakers lurking round the corner.
A quick look in the Internet will soon reveal all manner of hucksters, frauds and vendors of new-best-thing snake oils. It seems to me that the prime purpse of much of the photographic Internet is to shift goods and "services" of greater or lesser merit. Along the way, a few vanity sites still exist to keep the faithful looking, dreaming and spending.
Rob