Originally Posted by
Thine Wonk:
“You'll open a can of worms if you ever ask him for a source on the things he posts.
I got accused twice by prking of being a google researcher / poster as I like to be able to look things up online and find a reputable source like a news article or something for my information, but prking just 'knows' these things and you should not ask for verification or source.
He says he quote "talks to people" for his information (in other words heresay) and often cannot provide anything verifiable.”
So because there is no Google link available, you don't want to believe it.
That's fair enough. You should be sceptical, there is an awful lot of guff posted on here by people who have thought about something for all of five minutes.
But I'd hope you would also accept that there may be people on here who have real world knowledge that they want to share.
You should also accept that not everything has an online source.
Over the years I've seen this 'You can't provide a link, so it must be wrong' attitude many, many times (I was telneting over JANET before the Web was invented) but its the first time it's been directed at me. If you want me to be honest I find it a little amusing.
I have mentioned your use of google, because it seems to me that you consider it, at the least, a way of justifying your point of view. I think you give too much weight to things you read online, which is why I suggested that you talk to some real people involved in the industry.
I do like a good discussion, so I thank you for the opportunity.