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@Balefire: That wasn't what I was saying about OC. There is plenty of people at OC who are very knowledgeable and are happy to give great advice, many more people than there are here surely.

My point was that with so many new members there are going to be posts around that are of lesser quality. In the same effect, we have more knowledgeable members who make posts of better quality. We are bigger so there is more representation on both ends of the spectrum.

There is a lot larger general pool of experience to draw from at OCF, while here there is a very focused pool of experience to draw from. The utility of what both divulge can be debated any way you look at it.

@Althorin: If they don't follow my lead when I give them a start on the research, then they aren't going to do work on their own when you tell them to search. Both doesn't get us any further with that individual, but chances are that someone will see the information I posted and find it useful and they will pursue it for their own reasons. When you bonk them on the head, nothing good can possibly come from that post. Regardless of our actions, in most cases that person is going to do what he feels like... I don't feel it is my duty to bonk them to make them do what they "should".

Remember that this is a hobby, some of us help people for fun, some of us pursue research for fun. I have been trying not to make any judgements about which is more useful in the large scheme of things.

Criticize our approach if you like, that is your right. What does the ProC approach offer? And what does it accomplish. I'd like to hear what you have to say about it, and how what is done here has a larger positive benefit?