Deek, your story reminds me of one of mine, in that such things can leave a bad taste in your mouth for quite a while. In the early days ( before shot, or putter pal ) some of us made homemade versions of them, and taped them to our monitors for visual reference points. I mentioned this to the owner of our CC at that time, who at first said he'd sweep it under the rug if I stopped, but who later called me every name in the book when I said I didn't see anything wrong with it. I too came to the open forums, to ask the community's collective opinion on whether this was some type of "cheat", and was met with an overwhelming consensus that it was not.
For those who consider themselves to be "honorable", to be accused of being otherwise, never sets well. Good advice on finding a CC and avoiding the jerks.
Doc :)