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When Someone Offers Dangerous Advice
From time to time, people here offer others inappropriate advice. Though
this is unfortunate, the good part about this newsgroup is that many contributors "speak" up and can set the record straight. Nevertheless, a major problem is whether the person who sought advice can sift out the good advice from the bad advice. How can we protect the naive person who comes to RPDB from the advice of someone who chronically offers bad advice? Well, the usual approach is to exchange posts with the source of bad advice. Often these messages become increasingly uncivil and the person who originally sought advice may wonder about whom to believe. My suggestion, is instead to develop a web page that addresses chronic bad advice. The web page ought to rationally address the bad advice and offer readers the option of "talking" with those who deem the advice inappropriate. In the future, when such bad advice is posted, regulars can refer people to the well-crafted and, I would like to believe, credible rebuttal. I don't read many of Jerry's posts anymore, but years ago, when I did, I helped create this webpage with the other RPDB regulars: http://home.earthlink.net/~tdwillis/.../concerns.html From time to time, I have offered bad or inappropriate advice and have learned much from the follow ups. But "the trick" here, I would think, is to protect the naive person who seeks advice from those who chronically offer bad advice. Best wishes, --Marshall |
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Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking
about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. "Marshall Dermer" wrote in message ... : From time to time, people here offer others inappropriate advice. Though : this is unfortunate, the good part about this newsgroup is that many : contributors "speak" up and can set the record straight. : : Nevertheless, a major problem is whether the person who sought : advice can sift out the good advice from the bad advice. : : How can we protect the naive person who comes to RPDB from the : advice of someone who chronically offers bad advice? : : Well, the usual approach is to exchange posts with the source of bad : advice. Often these messages become increasingly uncivil and the : person who originally sought advice may wonder about whom to believe. : : My suggestion, is instead to develop a web page that addresses : chronic bad advice. The web page ought to rationally address the : bad advice and offer readers the option of "talking" with : those who deem the advice inappropriate. : : In the future, when such bad advice is posted, regulars can refer : people to the well-crafted and, I would like to believe, credible : rebuttal. : : I don't read many of Jerry's posts anymore, but years ago, when : I did, I helped create this webpage with the other RPDB regulars: : : http://home.earthlink.net/~tdwillis/.../concerns.html : : From time to time, I have offered bad or inappropriate advice : and have learned much from the follow ups. But "the trick" here, : I would think, is to protect the naive person who seeks advice : from those who chronically offer bad advice. : : Best wishes, : : --Marshall |
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Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking
about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. "Marshall Dermer" wrote in message ... : From time to time, people here offer others inappropriate advice. Though : this is unfortunate, the good part about this newsgroup is that many : contributors "speak" up and can set the record straight. : : Nevertheless, a major problem is whether the person who sought : advice can sift out the good advice from the bad advice. : : How can we protect the naive person who comes to RPDB from the : advice of someone who chronically offers bad advice? : : Well, the usual approach is to exchange posts with the source of bad : advice. Often these messages become increasingly uncivil and the : person who originally sought advice may wonder about whom to believe. : : My suggestion, is instead to develop a web page that addresses : chronic bad advice. The web page ought to rationally address the : bad advice and offer readers the option of "talking" with : those who deem the advice inappropriate. : : In the future, when such bad advice is posted, regulars can refer : people to the well-crafted and, I would like to believe, credible : rebuttal. : : I don't read many of Jerry's posts anymore, but years ago, when : I did, I helped create this webpage with the other RPDB regulars: : : http://home.earthlink.net/~tdwillis/.../concerns.html : : From time to time, I have offered bad or inappropriate advice : and have learned much from the follow ups. But "the trick" here, : I would think, is to protect the naive person who seeks advice : from those who chronically offer bad advice. : : Best wishes, : : --Marshall |
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Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking
about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. "Marshall Dermer" wrote in message ... : From time to time, people here offer others inappropriate advice. Though : this is unfortunate, the good part about this newsgroup is that many : contributors "speak" up and can set the record straight. : : Nevertheless, a major problem is whether the person who sought : advice can sift out the good advice from the bad advice. : : How can we protect the naive person who comes to RPDB from the : advice of someone who chronically offers bad advice? : : Well, the usual approach is to exchange posts with the source of bad : advice. Often these messages become increasingly uncivil and the : person who originally sought advice may wonder about whom to believe. : : My suggestion, is instead to develop a web page that addresses : chronic bad advice. The web page ought to rationally address the : bad advice and offer readers the option of "talking" with : those who deem the advice inappropriate. : : In the future, when such bad advice is posted, regulars can refer : people to the well-crafted and, I would like to believe, credible : rebuttal. : : I don't read many of Jerry's posts anymore, but years ago, when : I did, I helped create this webpage with the other RPDB regulars: : : http://home.earthlink.net/~tdwillis/.../concerns.html : : From time to time, I have offered bad or inappropriate advice : and have learned much from the follow ups. But "the trick" here, : I would think, is to protect the naive person who seeks advice : from those who chronically offer bad advice. : : Best wishes, : : --Marshall |
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Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking
about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. "Marshall Dermer" wrote in message ... : From time to time, people here offer others inappropriate advice. Though : this is unfortunate, the good part about this newsgroup is that many : contributors "speak" up and can set the record straight. : : Nevertheless, a major problem is whether the person who sought : advice can sift out the good advice from the bad advice. : : How can we protect the naive person who comes to RPDB from the : advice of someone who chronically offers bad advice? : : Well, the usual approach is to exchange posts with the source of bad : advice. Often these messages become increasingly uncivil and the : person who originally sought advice may wonder about whom to believe. : : My suggestion, is instead to develop a web page that addresses : chronic bad advice. The web page ought to rationally address the : bad advice and offer readers the option of "talking" with : those who deem the advice inappropriate. : : In the future, when such bad advice is posted, regulars can refer : people to the well-crafted and, I would like to believe, credible : rebuttal. : : I don't read many of Jerry's posts anymore, but years ago, when : I did, I helped create this webpage with the other RPDB regulars: : : http://home.earthlink.net/~tdwillis/.../concerns.html : : From time to time, I have offered bad or inappropriate advice : and have learned much from the follow ups. But "the trick" here, : I would think, is to protect the naive person who seeks advice : from those who chronically offer bad advice. : : Best wishes, : : --Marshall |
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In article "Jokerpit" writes:
Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. I don't understand your response. --Marshall |
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In article "Jokerpit" writes:
Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. I don't understand your response. --Marshall |
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In article "Jokerpit" writes:
Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. I don't understand your response. --Marshall |
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In article "Jokerpit" writes:
Do not post if you dont know **** about what your talking about..And just because you saw it one time or read or heard about something doesn't mean it is true.. I don't understand your response. --Marshall |
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That's pretty much what happens right *here,* Marshall. Yes, sometimes it gets a little nasty, but so what? It's a nasty world, outside of that Ivory Tower of yours. Some day you'll probably have to come down from that tower, and your experiences *here* will help to prepare you for life in the REAL WORLD. LOL. Off topic, but If only you knew how nasty it gets in the Ivory Tower. I just finished speaking to someone who passed on finishing the PhD, because of the vicious environment. I live with one of the IvoryTower residents and it ain't all tea and crumpets, let me tell ya. |
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