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Originally Posted by Paul Richardson
This is getting way out of hand ... I thought Mr Happy's post was thoughtful and considered, and certainly didn't deserve this outburst ... 'worthless', 'condescending', 'disrespectful' ... what happened to the respect and curtesy that some are promoting on this forum ... or is that respect and curtesy only afforded to certain 'approved' views and to hell with anyone else's ?
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I think it was disrespectful and discourteous of him to admit he hadn't read everything and therefore was not fully knowledgeable of the matter yet still offer up an opinion. People took the time to express their opinions. In order to form his own opinion, Mr, Happy owed those people the couresy & respect of reading them and becoming informed on the matter before posting.
Without reading everything, any opinion formed is based on lack of information, lack of knowledge, misinformation, and misinterpetation of the limited knowledge that has been obtained. To me, yes, an opinion not based on all knowledge available on a subject is worthless. It would be like me offering up an opinion on the last elections in Serbia.
Which goes back to the original idea of this topic. it is unfair and disrespectful to make a judgement, especially a negative one or voice an opinion based on inaccurate, distorted information. A certain amount of respect is initially given freely. Become dispectful, which in my opinion, Mr Happy and other have been, and the respect has to be earned back. To me calling people names, talking down to them, presenting your own opinion as fact, and not taking the time to read what others have said in order to be fully informed is being discourteous and disrespectful. Just my opinion