Geniescience
Homeowner
A discussion forum changes over time as new people make their mark.
Sometimes things change slowly and keep on changing
Sometimes things change fast; the changes may or may not last.
Recently this site has received a lot of new people joining who all came from another forum. They are now causing change; this could be good.
I notice that these new joiners haven't adapted to the differences here.
In this site, so far, Terry has the following going:
- 1.) DIY of any level can ask a question. Leave them alone if it bothers you; don't be grumpy. Many other participants can encourage someone to hire a pro, if appropriate.
- 2.) Participants speak mostly to the top post, the thread originator, who owns the question. Deal with the thread's main question. Don't ask other people individually to post more or explain more. It leads to squabbles or nitpicking.
- 3.) Knowledgeable people can contribute wihout first showing their credentials. So leave them alone too.
- 4.) Code inspectors have never taken the front seat. Question: I wonder if code inspectors can wear another hat while they are here. Maybe they can act like home inspectors instead, imparting information instead of being policemen, examinors, judges, jury (and executioner). I wonder if code inspectors can have NO role in any discussion, if they act as though they are on the job.
- 5.) Exceptionally, if you appear to be a phoney, you will be challenged by many others, old and new. E.g. if you sign in again here after crashing and burning the first time.
I wrote this for the benefit of new DIY people whose questions are being treated in cavalier fashion.
I also wrote this so that we could have a single URL to link to if problems develop or if someone "needs to be told" why things are different here compared to what he or she saw somewhere else.
David
Sometimes things change slowly and keep on changing
Sometimes things change fast; the changes may or may not last.
Recently this site has received a lot of new people joining who all came from another forum. They are now causing change; this could be good.
I notice that these new joiners haven't adapted to the differences here.
In this site, so far, Terry has the following going:
- 1.) DIY of any level can ask a question. Leave them alone if it bothers you; don't be grumpy. Many other participants can encourage someone to hire a pro, if appropriate.
- 2.) Participants speak mostly to the top post, the thread originator, who owns the question. Deal with the thread's main question. Don't ask other people individually to post more or explain more. It leads to squabbles or nitpicking.
- 3.) Knowledgeable people can contribute wihout first showing their credentials. So leave them alone too.
- 4.) Code inspectors have never taken the front seat. Question: I wonder if code inspectors can wear another hat while they are here. Maybe they can act like home inspectors instead, imparting information instead of being policemen, examinors, judges, jury (and executioner). I wonder if code inspectors can have NO role in any discussion, if they act as though they are on the job.
- 5.) Exceptionally, if you appear to be a phoney, you will be challenged by many others, old and new. E.g. if you sign in again here after crashing and burning the first time.
I wrote this for the benefit of new DIY people whose questions are being treated in cavalier fashion.
I also wrote this so that we could have a single URL to link to if problems develop or if someone "needs to be told" why things are different here compared to what he or she saw somewhere else.
David