my_model, queries and joins

[eluser]threestate[/eluser]
wow, that was possibly the most unfriendly and unhelpful thing i've read on these boards.
I'm struggling with one thing here, and basically you're saying "it's easy to me, so if you dont know, im not helping"

whilst i appreciate that you MAY be quite the expert on php and/or codeigniter, I assumed these forums were meant to help people. You're clearly above helping anyone that's not up to your standards, so why do you bother posting here?

If anyone else can suggest some help, it would be greatly appreciated