GTengineer, while I agree with your overall feeling on this (I like sharing and being helpful and I don't like the notion of squads cloistering away information), you're going about this all wrong. I don't really care what you do, but people here don't appreciate that type of attitude whether you have a legitimate point or not.
@Peyoteros
Geez man, he was just asking for some tips! It wasn't so long ago that I was new and had NO idea what I was supposed to do. Flight sim manuals are great at explaining button-pushing but give you jack squat about the basics of ACM. A simple chapter on F-pole and A-pole would go a long way and its something I hope to see in the coming DCS modules. Without nice people on forums and websites like Ironhand's I would have been lost for a long time. I can understand your point of view too, actually. You want to play your squad's tactics close to the vest. I don't think he wants to know how you guys work, he just wants the basics. :)
I've seen people banned on forums because things like this and I've also seen people get the wrong idea about communities because of things like this. They're asking perfectly normal questions, someone provokes them into getting defensive, they come on heavy handed and say some things they probably shouldn't and BOOM...banned or they pull a "screw you guys, I'm going home!" like Eric Cartman. Its unfortunate because the person who provokes them usually knows to keep their cool and they get to stick around.