agreed, I started during the convid times when these groups were mainly set up to assist just getting back into Thailand. It soon became abundantly clear who knew what they were talking about and since then its evolved as more general visa advice.
Google in most cases is drivel. Their focus is as a sales machine nowadays and rarely present accurate, verified information anymore.
The Thai immigration system is constantly changing, even on a daily basis, and especially how different officers implement their interpretation of the rules.
Groups like thus are far more accurate than Google with some guys in here more knowledgeable than most officers.
I have a handful of people I would trust for information related to Thailand far more readily than Google, one of them in this group.
thanks I'm sorted with long term visa so not applicable to me, but great info for others looking for this visa. Friend uses agent for dodgy visa but this option could apply to him