Dan,
I agree that lately I've been seeing too much mis-information freely given out by people who obviously have limited experience and are often repeating information that they have read with no regards to its validity. Advice to newcomers to the hobby should be as good and accurate as we can provide. Simply telling a newbie to do as I do is not good enough unless what I do has been proven to be the right thing. I always try to suggest remedies, but not preach that my way is the gospel. And while we're on this subject there is another issue that I've been seeing that rubs me the wrong way. That is the practice of some kit/part suppliers answering questions from beginners with, "buy my product". The advertisers on this forum pay to have their banners displayed here and they are all prominently available for everyone to see. There is no reason for a vendor to suggest to a newcomer that he should junk his kit supplied parts in favor of purchasing his. Many people come here for help and information, not to have products shoved down their throats. The question and answer forums are not the place to sell products. If another member has had good luck with a product then by all means he should feel free to tell people about it but the sellers should refrain from pushing their wares to someone simply wanting information. I'll catch some flack for my diatribe here but I doubt that I'm the only one who feels as I do. If you disagree, tell me, if you are in agreement, chime in.
Tom

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