hi rich(ard)!! kind of an off point/topic reply. but here goes. the issue you mention is in my opinion a part of a much larger issue that has to do with the anonymous nature of the internet with regards mailing lists, as well as the kinds of product review sites/blogs/etc... there is no 'good' way for the average user/reader to know if what someone says is really valid!!! if you, (or anyone else) created a kind of ranking/rating process so that when a given person posts something, you could quickly check that user's credentials, then you'd make yourself a nice chunk of change... -----Original Message----- From: Richard Lynch [mailto:ceo@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:35 PM To: Stut Cc: WeberSites LTD; 'Robert Cummings'; 'Lester Caine'; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Articles system On Tue, May 8, 2007 2:50 pm, Stut wrote: > WeberSites LTD wrote: >> 1st, I never said I was any authority about anything :) >> I'm just building the weber sites as a hobby... > > Hobby or not, when you publish information on the web without a big > message saying "I have no frickin' idea what I'm talking about", you > are > presenting yourself as an authority on the subject. And when you > answer > questions on a mailing list with links to your site you are > re-enforcing > that point. Just to play Devil's Advocate... Are you suggesting that every site on the 'net, or even just those which LOOK like worthy material, without such a disclaimer, IS authoritative?... :-) Taking this a step further, or dragging it out into an open discussion: I'm not a real huge fan of the folks on this list who post almost as often as I with links to their own ad-revenue sites, but they are at least (usually) on-topic and with valid information available to the reader. It might be better if they sprinkled in links to php.net or even (gasp!) a "competitor's" site sometimes, but it's not like total spamming, eh? There are even times where I know that there is specific content on such a site, and I'll recommend it. SO where do you draw the line? Seems to me we have to be reasonable about that. And we also have to expect the Reader to at least have half a clue and do some basic research about the source[s] of their info, and their vested interests, and choose for themselves what info to pursue... Though based on experience with some posts, that may be expecting more than will actually happen. Aim high. :-) -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
