Why do people buy Omega's? I am curious ..
OOOMV6 made a rather irrational, partially veiled insulting comment about 'moaning old gits' and although I am old I do not really think his newbie over the top irrational comment was justified. Probably like many of us older members I have little doubt that it will be the same moaning old gits with the experience that will be expected to solve or advise on any of his problems when his time comes. Please give a little thought to comments and how they will make other members react before posting things worded like that one was.
Whatever forum you go on, and I am a member of quite a few, there will always be those who believe they are more knowledgable than others but few who are actually time served apprentices or technitions whose advice will be vitutually always correct or based on practical experience by having done the job themselves and not just assisted somone else with it! I base that particular comment on experiences I have had in replies to my own questions which when acted on cost me money that I need not have spent because the advice was partially incorrect or just plain wrong so it cannot be disputed. Quite a lot of it I reckon is down to trying to achieve a high post count to raise their own self esteem or forum value. That comment does NOT apply to the General Discussion area but it does apply to the General Help one where serious questions for help should be met with replies of the same seriousness.
I have no doubt that this post will bring a large share of replies from those of whom the cap fits well as they try to get me to justify or aplogise for my comments. If so they will be wasting their time.
Perhaps a referendum of the more regular posters, or a new panel of members would be the way to go because it is the regular posters who keep the forum going even if everyone does not like their posts. I dare say that there would be a massive list of applicants, I would not be one of them, and could probably name a lot of them too. Perhaps there might even be panel of proven apprenticeship served 'experts' too to weed out the poor ocassional advice....that is probably wishfull thinking though 
Bionic,
I'll take the opportunity to clarify. I assume it is my response in post number 7, maybe elsewhere too.
I really do think about what I'm typing, knowing, as we all do, the problems of written comments rather than face to face. Many a time, I have written, re-read, deleted, altered, or even refrained from commenting. I am aware of how readers will receive what I have written and do give this thought.
The comment was not an ageist comment.
The term "moaning old gits" or similar is simply referring to the general sense of negativity which resounds around the forum, whether it be from a member in their 60s or more, or from a 20 something year old. This could be about the price of milk, the SKY TV reception, the EU rule on the shape of a banana, The Schengen agreement, the brightness of a brake light, the street light outside my home, the lack of street light outside my home...... really whatever the subject, except the obvious ones such as a baby born into a members' family. Really, I am often astounded (and it's not only on OOF obviously, in life generally) how quickly people are ready, happy and willing to jump on the negative, criticism bandwagon.
I would also take this opportunity to point out, as I have previously, the potentially issues with the "titles" being used, and as such, the judgements thereafter.
From your post you refer to yourself as old. Ok, that's how you see it, as someone in their 60s. You are shown to be an Omega Knight. So, you have experience, you are older than me by some years. You also refer to, as I have, my relative "newbie" status. Also I am sure you can see that I am 20 odd years younger than you. From these observations, you appear to have deduced that you "oldies" may come to my assistance in the future. You may well do, that's true. And if you do I will of course appreciate it. But the younger members may also help. In fact, maybe I will need very little help as perhaps I already know a load about the Omega - or maybe I don't.
To clarify, my point is two-fold.
Moaning old gits can be any age. There just is far too much negatively in the world as a whole. Maybe I should remove the word OLD.
Titles relating to the amount of posts don't help IMO. What they can show is a) the poster is an Admin or Mod, or b) the person is very knowledgable on the Omega and is very willing to share that knowledge, or c) they are unemployed, or d) they are single, and on and on and on. Loads of reasons. However, they do have the potential to cause people to make statements / judgements such as the one you made, ..."
I have little doubt that it will be the same moaning old gits with the experience that will be expected to solve or advise on any of his problems when his time comes.", based on little or no information.
Finally, referring to your last paragraph. Bad idea. Mods / Admins - they run it, so leave them to it. If you were in a job, where you could not agree with your boss, you'd either leave or accept whatever you did not agree with. Same here.
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