I just joined the forum about *checks watch* 3 seconds ago.
I've finally decided to look into an agent, thinking I'm 'near' ready to go (no one gets published immediately!), and should find one with the material I have, so I can find out if I'm terrible or not.
Found a place called 'writers.net' which had a nifty link for agents!
Checked the one that showed up FIRST...put their name into Google.
And wouldn't you know it, a link to HERE showed up warning me away from them. After less than a page of reading, I realized WHY you warned people away.
Then I saw this thread. So I joined, and posted. I know a great community when I see one!