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I've been offline a bit recently due to technical problems but I am disturbed by the way the quality of posts on the forum has deteriorated. Nobody expects everyone to be an expert, but it surely wouldn't hurt some users to try reading a book or two before posting.
Its worth remembering that the core purpose of the forum is to discuss unbuilt projects. Not to discuss American politics, for example.
Its also worth remembering that while some members of the forum are engineers, pilots, soldiers, authors, or journalists, others of us are just enthusiasts, and the enthusiasts need to remember their facts and opinions are often second or third hand from the front line. It can be irritating to users with real knowledge to have armchair experts pontificating on subjects they've never studied except from Google searches.
In fact, it can turn them off the forum for good.
So please, THINK before posting.
Think, is this post likely to be interesting to others? Is it related to the core interests of the forum?
Are the facts and opinions I am presenting sound, based on my knowledge or from a source I trust?
Have I put down the sources I have used, so others can verify my conclusions?
And remember The Bar is there for users to go off topic in. If you only ever post in The Bar, you are probably on the wrong forum.
Its worth remembering that the core purpose of the forum is to discuss unbuilt projects. Not to discuss American politics, for example.
Its also worth remembering that while some members of the forum are engineers, pilots, soldiers, authors, or journalists, others of us are just enthusiasts, and the enthusiasts need to remember their facts and opinions are often second or third hand from the front line. It can be irritating to users with real knowledge to have armchair experts pontificating on subjects they've never studied except from Google searches.
In fact, it can turn them off the forum for good.
So please, THINK before posting.
Think, is this post likely to be interesting to others? Is it related to the core interests of the forum?
Are the facts and opinions I am presenting sound, based on my knowledge or from a source I trust?
Have I put down the sources I have used, so others can verify my conclusions?
And remember The Bar is there for users to go off topic in. If you only ever post in The Bar, you are probably on the wrong forum.