Language and new members

[Mr.Ian]

I feel the way people should look at posting on forums is how would they answer/speak to someone face to face. I know DIY people and Electrical Trainee get peoples backs up and I can see why (i've been in electrics / electronics for at least 30 years but don't have any bits of paper to say I can do this that n the other), I feel a few of these are learning from paying customers which to me is wrong. BUT there's no need to get into a slanging match. Bite your tongue (or fingers as it's a forum), deep breaths n go to another thread !!!!

 

[La Poste]

If I thought a forum was made of experienced electricians and people like me who really want to do the job properly and I thought I could get sound advice I would pay a subscription, having to cough up a few readies can help keep the cheapskates away.

There really are some superb posters and information here, really helpful and I would hate to see the site descend into a slanging match with helpful teachers giving up and walking away.

I'll get my Tin Hat.

 

[nickblake]

I know that DIYer and Electrical Trainee winds us up does me we all come across them that think they are better than some one that has been in the trade for years , its our industry and its the industry thats letting us down by alowing fast tract training even after 30 years in the trade im still learning and reading some of the other threads its seams that BG are one of the biggest culprits ,and having seen them myself issuing DN's where not nessesary ,but that was not the point of the post the point is offensive language and how we speak to others not shooting them down in flames

 

[UNG]

To be honest I am starting to think that this forum is somewhere to come and ask stupid questions to provoke a reaction. The vast number asking those questions would have been dead in the water before the internet and forums came on the scene, the Electrical Trainee courses would have no value with no readily available information resource like this and other forums provide. The difficulty is separating the genuine and the chancers and that is what brings out the anger. On a number of occasions over the last few months I have decided not to contribute to threads mainly due to the content of the original post or subsequent posts by the originator as some seem to border on trolling and looking to destroy the forum by getting established members banned

 

[wade88]

Its a very simple solution really - if the original post appears somewhat diluted regarding its content and the poster clearly has little idea what they are doing/talking about. Ignore them. They will soon give up and go on the screwfix forum and be given some really diamond advice by an ex B&Q carpet fitter.

If there is nothing useful to contribute, then just move along and ignore the post. It really is as simple as that, there is NO requirement that long time served members are compelled to add something to a conversation. Im a newby here and not for one second having a preach don't misunderstand me, im just voicing what appears to be a common sense approach to avoid confrontation to people being idiots. We would do the same in the street, in the pub or at a bus stop - avoid fools = avoiding bad tempers.