ctceo
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Re: [OT] When To Stop Giving Advice?
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JTC
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| reply to SandShark
One other thing I think needs to be noted regarding the thread that was closed (BTW, good call on that Dennis), is the forum we are in.
This is "Home Repair & Improvement". Not to belittle the OP of the thread, but that was a question about a commercial install. The chances of a home owner ever putting that kind of install in a residential setting as slim, if not outright against residential code.
I am all for trying to help a fellow homeowner wanting to fix something at their house, but that was severely above and beyond anything that should asked about in a home improvement forum, IMO.
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cdru
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said by Jodokast96  :As to SandShark 's original point, I think that a forum with good, knowledgeable regulars know just where the line is, as shown in the link above. As every situation is a bit different, what may be ok in one may not be ok in a near identical case, but I have a pretty good feeling that most of you (good, knowledgeable, regulars that is) know a bad one when you see it, and will say enough is enough. Agreed. Our resident subject matter experts know when enough is enough and usually say so. For the non resident experts, when bad advice is given they are usually called on it.
I much prefer it this way then in several other forums I've been too over the years where they provide essentially zero help to the average DIYer/non-industry individual even for things that are trivial, don't require formal education/training, and are relatively safe. |
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