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Trader:
Everyone has some level of "expertise" in several topics, some issues are so simple that even another newbie can help before look for an expert.

The main problem here on eevblog forum is that very few people are experts in being Polite and prone to help others.

PlainName:

--- Quote from: Cerebus on February 20, 2022, 01:28:45 am ---
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on February 20, 2022, 01:24:45 am ---
--- Quote --- and admonishes more advanced responders to be polite
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Small pedantic correction - it asks 'regulars' to be polite. 'Admonish' is telling off after the fact (which, admittedly, could be appropriate in some cases).

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The dictionary says "warn or reprimand someone firmly" (Emph. mine), so I reckon the original usage is OK.

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Fair cop. Mine does too  :palm:

nctnico:

--- Quote from: HobGoblyn on February 19, 2022, 11:00:58 pm ---One of my pet hates is when someone asks something and someone else responds with a sarcastic answer along the lines of “a 5 second google ………”

First it’s rude,

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It is not. It is a hint towards asking a better question. IOW: show that a bit of work was done before asking for help.

Tie a man's shoes and he can walk for a day. Learn a man to tie his own shoes and he can walk for the rest of his life.

fourfathom:

--- Quote from: nctnico on February 20, 2022, 02:02:02 am ---Tie a man's shoes and he can walk for a day. Learn a man to tie his own shoes and he can walk for the rest of his life.
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Yes, but tie a man's shoelaces together and he will fall on his face.  That is what could happen if we allow just any random non-expert to answer a beginner-type question.

[just kidding, I still don't like the "Expert" meter]

rstofer:

--- Quote from: Trader on February 20, 2022, 01:31:40 am ---Everyone has some level of "expertise" in several topics, some issues are so simple that even another newbie can help before look for an expert.

The main problem here on eevblog forum is that very few people are experts in being Polite and prone to help others.

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Where does that come from?  I've only been here for about 6 years (new guy) but I just haven't seen anything resembling impolite or unhelpful.  If this board were impolite, I would have been gone a long time ago.  This stuff is for fun and if it isn't fun there's no point in doing it.

Now, every once in a long while somebody has a bad day but it certainly doesn't seem endemic to me.  If I want to see rude or impolite, I can just go to Stack (Overflow or Exchange).  Besides, the moderators can be ruthless when people go too far around the bend - or so I have read.

This is a family oriented site and everybody is welcome.  Mostly it's just for fun with a little serious thrown in just to add flavor.

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