Guys, lets not start WW3, ok.

You both have valid points and all the info is out there including the thread I linked to. BUT none of this in the right form for a newbie to electronics at this level. What we need is a properly structured tutorial to help answer the question 'how do I build a linear PSU for x volts' with a 'best practice' design, a schematic and assembly guidelines along with photos of good - and, maybe, bad - examples.

I'm willing to have a stab at the words and there's a good working schematic that I drew in the thread I linked to.

What say you?