Bi-Polar PCer

Nice!

 

What a bunch of crap. You really do know everything and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. jk...love the thoughts and humble posture I'm glad be a part of a community with people...resources like you in it

 

Good post, David. You see pretty well for a blind guy.

Real learning involves finding out how much you don't know. When you think you know everything, you've stopped learning. And never forget the definition of "expert": 'X' is an unknown quantity, and 'spurt' is a drip under pressure.

 

I saw a signature line once that read something like this:

When I got my bachelors degree, I was sure I knew everything.
Then I got my Masters and knew I did not.
In getting my Doctorate, I realized it's OK, because no one else does either.

I know it read better than that, but I can't remember the exact quote.

 

David,

Your comments are right on point. However, I would take exception to
not being allowed to say "I think", or "it's my opinion."

I think that we are honor/duty bound to provide the best advice
that we can, given the facts that we are provided, and very often they
are incomplete, or are some special case. In my opinion it is
best to start out with an "I think," or "in my opinion," as it leaves
some wiggle room if/when additional information comes to light.

Sometimes, it is best just to sit pat until one of the heavy hitting
trouble-shooting gurus post up. Now that takes some real discipline...

Me! Me! I know the answer! I know the answer!... Maybe not

Rather than put yourself on in the spotlight, you can provide access to
either an answer or a discussion of a thorny issue by providing a link
to a thread on it. In this way, you can be "A guide on the side, rather
than a sage on the stage."

http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-main-forum/70426-detag-2010-a.html#post978501

Again, thanks for your thoughtful post. :thumb:

 

Actually, my CC kicked off at about 10 mph, under circunstances
that I recently read about, but then totally forgot.
At least, I think I forgot!

 

David,

Good post, and good responses. Really, you are more well-researched than almost anyone I read here. Too many of the postings here have a simple answer: RTFM. However, everyone is very patient with those questions. Keep up the good work.

My V w AT is supposed be here this week or early next (Indiana Highway docked at Long Beach on 9/29). I will continue to rely on your advice.

P.S. I don't get your reference to bipolar. That is a serious disease!

 

that's the learning process for you! the more you know, the more you realize you don't know! (sometimes, the less you WISH you knew!)

 

You're assuming the heavy-hitting troubleshooting gurus actually
have any idea what they're talking about half the time? Heh...
.
_H*

 

About once a year I walk down the hall muttering to myself, "If I had any brains I'd probably take them out and play with them."

Bob Wilson

 

So basically David, what you are trying to say in a rather long winded way is, you just realised you are no longer 16 years old?

 

If you are going to fake it, just make sure you do it with confidence.

One of the physicists that used to work for me would sometimes walk down the hall singing the scarecrow song from The Wizard of Oz: "If I only had a brain...". When you heard that, you knew he was suffering from a brain fart.

Tom

 

In the matter of offering advice, as opposed the giving The
Answer for a posted query, I think it is important to remember
that every response is merely an opinion. Some opinions are
more trustworthy than others. But even the judgement of
trustworthiness is an opinion. And citing an independent source
carries an implied high opinion as to its reputability.

Whether any advice is deemed valid by the requester is wholly a
matter of their expectations. Some folks post up demanding a
Silver Bullet. They are unlikely to get it. Others ask for help in
understanding their predicament. These folks are far more likely
to find satisfaction, though it may take a while, and require input
from more than one responder. (And may also require some
investment of their time using the Search Tool.)

Likewise, a responder has expectations. It is dangerous to expect
to be all-knowing or infallible. It is far better to expect only to be
helpful in providing what may be part of an answer, or guidance
to one step along a path to understanding.

In my case, I feel that the best that I can do is to help move folks
along towards greater understanding. After all, my experience and
my opinion is just one data point. Understanding a situation
requires integrating more information than I can typically provide.
Any more, I don't even try to provide The Answer. Nonetheless, I
try to be honestly helpful, knowing all along that others will chime
in if I don't quite cover all the bases.

And there is one of the great strengths of PRIUSchat; we have
many very experienced, and in my opinion very trustworthy
posters who can add their experiences, competencies, and
opinions to a discussion. But a requester has to give the process
time to work to get sufficient input on which to form an opinion as
to how they will procede with the information they have been
offered.

 

probably. that's been one of my general philosophies for a while!

one of the more preeminent lessons one learns in grad school- combined with the understanding gained about how everyone is really just making this up as we go along.