"Back in the old days" there would be some reminder posts, every once in a while, calling for folks to chime in with direct experience, and not simply repeat what the group was saying. There was also the infamous "parrot" accusations a while ago, ha. Snyder's UPS/Fedex truck review joke. Etc, etc.
"In my experience" of course can be extrapolated into some topics without harm, so I do not think this is a 100% all the time kind of thing. I'm sure I've broken faith with this "rule" at some point.
But I feel compelled to post, and ask, for this simple go/no go before posting - am I talking about something that I have direct experience with? Otherwise, groupthink tends to take over. This could apply to just about everything we discuss on here. Free exchange of ideas, experiences, and opinions is not in danger, but the validity of some of it gets watered down at times.
@robby denning, @Ryan Avery feel free to nuke this if it does not apply anymore or you don't agree.......feels like it is time to float the idea again.
"In my experience" of course can be extrapolated into some topics without harm, so I do not think this is a 100% all the time kind of thing. I'm sure I've broken faith with this "rule" at some point.
But I feel compelled to post, and ask, for this simple go/no go before posting - am I talking about something that I have direct experience with? Otherwise, groupthink tends to take over. This could apply to just about everything we discuss on here. Free exchange of ideas, experiences, and opinions is not in danger, but the validity of some of it gets watered down at times.
@robby denning, @Ryan Avery feel free to nuke this if it does not apply anymore or you don't agree.......feels like it is time to float the idea again.
