To me it seems the forum has taken a turn for the worse. People seem less tolerant of others and at times post replies that insult the OP.
The old adage about not judging a book by its cover holds here. You should not judge a person by the first few posts they make. A person who seems dumb as a stump may possibly have knowledge in another area that would benefit the forum.
If the person knows squat, or ask too much, it is best to remain civil and provide what help we can. If you do not care for the person add them to your ignore list.
Every month or two I work with a person who wants to build a project that is way over their head and may or may not want the thing handed to them. A few carefully crafted replies or PMs gets them to the point where they will either start at the beginning or go away because they are not interested in learning.
Again it could be me, but it also seems that the electronic content is not what it used to be.
The old adage about not judging a book by its cover holds here. You should not judge a person by the first few posts they make. A person who seems dumb as a stump may possibly have knowledge in another area that would benefit the forum.
If the person knows squat, or ask too much, it is best to remain civil and provide what help we can. If you do not care for the person add them to your ignore list.
Every month or two I work with a person who wants to build a project that is way over their head and may or may not want the thing handed to them. A few carefully crafted replies or PMs gets them to the point where they will either start at the beginning or go away because they are not interested in learning.
Again it could be me, but it also seems that the electronic content is not what it used to be.