Sounds like an elitist attitude to me...
Members with little history posting, can we sort it?
- Thread starter benelson101
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Haha, I know I wasn't till I have quite a number of post.
Which part?
(by the way...just boosting my posts so people will take me seriously)
I'm referring to the original opener's post.
I had to go with this option effer...you'd already taken the OCD-spaz slot for yourself...
Like you said Bennelson101, "I know its a free forum, i know everyone should be encouraged to participate"....As annoying as it is, this is a public forum, not class room.
you obviously don't know me, and before you make claims like that, maybe you should take a look at my posting history...
My reply wasn't to you. It was to the opener of the thread.
I understand the basic idea of the thread. Sometimes people pop up out of nowhere and start throwing advice around like they own the place.
But then there are several ways of looking at it though.
*members who are very knowledgable but don't post much
*members who post a lot but don't know much
*members who are new with few posts but may be a PhD
So, I think it comes down to reading carefully through the responses. Chances are, if someone is way off the mark, someone else will correct them. That's the beauty of this site - people aren't afraid to point out inaccuracies. Many "fitness" sites are based on moral support, making people feel good, and telling them what they want to hear, yada yada yada. This one, is based on giving people accurate information and telling them what they need to hear (like it or not). There are many professionals in the fitness field here, as well as many lay people with valuable input. Pay close attention, and you will begin to see who has the right idea and who doesn't, regardless of post count.
But then there are several ways of looking at it though.
*members who are very knowledgable but don't post much
*members who post a lot but don't know much
*members who are new with few posts but may be a PhD
So, I think it comes down to reading carefully through the responses. Chances are, if someone is way off the mark, someone else will correct them. That's the beauty of this site - people aren't afraid to point out inaccuracies. Many "fitness" sites are based on moral support, making people feel good, and telling them what they want to hear, yada yada yada. This one, is based on giving people accurate information and telling them what they need to hear (like it or not). There are many professionals in the fitness field here, as well as many lay people with valuable input. Pay close attention, and you will begin to see who has the right idea and who doesn't, regardless of post count.
ive never had so many replies.
the point of my post was not to demand 'elitist' rules on posting, but to make people more aware of dodgy posts.
i doubt someone who had damaged a ligament, dropped a bar on himself, or was simply overtraining to the point of detriment would consider asking people to be careful about who they listen to to be elitist.
all im asing is for people (mainly newcomers) to self regulate themselves a little for the sake of the site.
the point of my post was not to demand 'elitist' rules on posting, but to make people more aware of dodgy posts.
i doubt someone who had damaged a ligament, dropped a bar on himself, or was simply overtraining to the point of detriment would consider asking people to be careful about who they listen to to be elitist.
all im asing is for people (mainly newcomers) to self regulate themselves a little for the sake of the site.
Ben, some could argue that you could find the information needed by using the search bar. Sure, there will be people coming out with absolute crap, but that's not relevant to their post count. There will be people looking at this post and thinking 'I've seen this before'. It's the internet.
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For Ben or anyone for that matter looking to ensure more solid advice one of the best ways of doing so is to point the question to moderators. If there is something that is very important to you that you want to know, simple title your question "hey moderators, question about such and such". This will keep the posters to a certain few and heighten you chance of a better response.
As for anyone else who just posts a regular question, it is a crap shoot. For the most part though the more educated posters do what we can to try and correct bad advice the best we can.
As for anyone else who just posts a regular question, it is a crap shoot. For the most part though the more educated posters do what we can to try and correct bad advice the best we can.