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Headgear · June 27, 2010, 10:05 AM

I'm kind of split on this thread as well. I think it would be a lot more ethical to go back through our own posting history and laugh at our own mindless posts than repost someone else's and possibly turn them away. On the other side of the coin, I have read some over the top posts that were so full of technical information that I have to wonder if the point was to impress others with how much we know or to be a help to others. A wise man can share very technical information while putting into everyday terms and not talking down or being arrogant. Unclenick comes to mind.

In defense of the what can appear to be a mindless question, I have been so busy that I haven't been able to pull a trigger or a press handle in a couple of months. I still read this site every morning for an hour or so because I love it. I may ask a question and have know time or desire to do anything with it other than satisfy a curiosity. Should I have run to my manuals to get the answer so as not to look mindless or too lazy to find the answer myself? Maybe. If I go to the manual I'm going to get one point of view, here we get many. A quick simple or mindless question may not be what it appears.

I have been a member of this forum for a couple of years and in that short period I have seen some posts that make you wonder if this is a good interest for them to pursue. I'm just not so sure that getting a laugh at their expense is best way to go.

I don't mean to sound like a bleeding heart but once in a while we all spend some time on the inside of the proverbial glass house.

I am glad that most of the time we are more helpful and don't say what we would like to. If we made a habit of that none of us would stay married for very long.

June 27, 2010, 10:05 AM	#50
Headgear Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2008 Location: Southeast, IN Posts: 123	I'm kind of split on this thread as well. I think it would be a lot more ethical to go back through our own posting history and laugh at our own mindless posts than repost someone else's and possibly turn them away. On the other side of the coin, I have read some over the top posts that were so full of technical information that I have to wonder if the point was to impress others with how much we know or to be a help to others. A wise man can share very technical information while putting into everyday terms and not talking down or being arrogant. Unclenick comes to mind. In defense of the what can appear to be a mindless question, I have been so busy that I haven't been able to pull a trigger or a press handle in a couple of months. I still read this site every morning for an hour or so because I love it. I may ask a question and have know time or desire to do anything with it other than satisfy a curiosity. Should I have run to my manuals to get the answer so as not to look mindless or too lazy to find the answer myself? Maybe. If I go to the manual I'm going to get one point of view, here we get many. A quick simple or mindless question may not be what it appears. I have been a member of this forum for a couple of years and in that short period I have seen some posts that make you wonder if this is a good interest for them to pursue. I'm just not so sure that getting a laugh at their expense is best way to go. I don't mean to sound like a bleeding heart but once in a while we all spend some time on the inside of the proverbial glass house. I am glad that most of the time we are more helpful and don't say what we would like to. If we made a habit of that none of us would stay married for very long.