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<p>[QUOTE="bluemoon, post: 197103, member: 1296"]I wanted to talk about a slightly unpleasant side of any subject matter that has to do with any type of learning. I'm not pointing fingers but have noticed that several people on this website do this, at least in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I can't quite understand certain type of people, who may have knowledge about a certain thing. Let's say clocks for example.</p><p>They may be generous when it comes to valuating or dating items but won't share their knowledge or even a bit of the specific information on how they do it, what things shaped their opinion on it or what to focus on when looking at a clock. Usually not even when it's requested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they afraid that someone else might learn something about clocks as well? Isn't knowledge about clocks, for instance, better to be shared and preserved than known by chosen few, only to be forgotten completely?</p><p>Hanging onto know-how as if there's a limited amount of it around doesn't make sense to me and comes off as petty.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm perfectly aware that not everyone has time to go into specifics to educate people about their interests or hobbies, but this same mentality exists also in real life situations regardless of whether they are hectic or not. Is anyone else bothered by this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluemoon, post: 197103, member: 1296"]I wanted to talk about a slightly unpleasant side of any subject matter that has to do with any type of learning. I'm not pointing fingers but have noticed that several people on this website do this, at least in my opinion. So, I can't quite understand certain type of people, who may have knowledge about a certain thing. Let's say clocks for example. They may be generous when it comes to valuating or dating items but won't share their knowledge or even a bit of the specific information on how they do it, what things shaped their opinion on it or what to focus on when looking at a clock. Usually not even when it's requested. Are they afraid that someone else might learn something about clocks as well? Isn't knowledge about clocks, for instance, better to be shared and preserved than known by chosen few, only to be forgotten completely? Hanging onto know-how as if there's a limited amount of it around doesn't make sense to me and comes off as petty. I'm perfectly aware that not everyone has time to go into specifics to educate people about their interests or hobbies, but this same mentality exists also in real life situations regardless of whether they are hectic or not. Is anyone else bothered by this?[/QUOTE]
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