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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 197138, member: 121"]In that case, I always <b>ask</b> for the reasoning - And I am never put off by a reply that goes something like "I've been doing this for 30 years and I know my widgets"......as I said, experience itself can not be taught, but there is still valid information to be garnered and used as a jumping off place for further research. And if the person of whom I have asked for further information does not reply at all, I just assume that they have not returned to the discussion, and am not put off by their desire to NOT discuss it further.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having gotten a degree in social anthropology, I have often had to rely on a simple "I know because I know" to begin research. Even if information given as an opinion turns out to be WRONG, that is still learning - you've learned what is NOT - very helpful toward discovering what IS.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I would not bother with a discussion that did not have valid points, or that I felt was useless, so the fact that I have replied extensively to your post should tell you that I think this is worth discussing to some extent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 197138, member: 121"]In that case, I always [B]ask[/B] for the reasoning - And I am never put off by a reply that goes something like "I've been doing this for 30 years and I know my widgets"......as I said, experience itself can not be taught, but there is still valid information to be garnered and used as a jumping off place for further research. And if the person of whom I have asked for further information does not reply at all, I just assume that they have not returned to the discussion, and am not put off by their desire to NOT discuss it further. Having gotten a degree in social anthropology, I have often had to rely on a simple "I know because I know" to begin research. Even if information given as an opinion turns out to be WRONG, that is still learning - you've learned what is NOT - very helpful toward discovering what IS. By the way, I would not bother with a discussion that did not have valid points, or that I felt was useless, so the fact that I have replied extensively to your post should tell you that I think this is worth discussing to some extent.[/QUOTE]
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