There are none so blind as those who only see themselves in the mirror. Rather than examining my willingness to face criticism, you should be reflecting upon your own.
Everybody on this board is a full and complete person, with a tremendous body of knowledge; that knowledge may not be in the same area as yours, but the very fact that a person is asking questions implies a commonality of purpose and interest. That commonality makes it nothing less than shameful when discussion is rewarded with sarcastic dismissal.
I'm sorry, but I would suggest that the quality of the discourse, that is, the ability to openly discuss, is more important than the "quality of the information" as delivered by any one individual. In an open forum, information that is agreed upon by a consensus of contributors is more highly valued than bombastic finalities, no matter how loudly stated.
Note to all readers...
The opinions expressed in this, and im my previous message are directed not as much to a specific offender, but more to all of the respondents who feel free to indulge in sniping, petty arguments, put-downs, self-promotion, and otherwise generally poor behavior. You are collectively taking all of the fun out what should be enjoyable discussions. After all, the people that know something wouldn't have much to talk about if those of us that are more ignorant in the field were unavailable to ask the questions.
Last edited by DougE; 09/02/10 05:05 PM.
