Anne Wilson wrote / napísal(a): > On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:03:50 Sorin at Gmail wrote: > >> Romeo Ninov <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:36 AM: >> >>>>> 2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just >>>>> the blind leading the blind. >>>>> >>>> I've noticed that sometimes only a not-so-new-newbie can help another >>>> newbie. A "pro" can sometimes not see the problem from the newbies >>>> perspective, or relate even, for the reason he or she *is* a pro and >>>> passed the obstacles years ago. Get my drift? >>>> >>> Absolute true, but very often newbie ever if find/detect the problem >>> give stupid/dangerous/senseless solution/idea. SO maybe there should be >>> some balance and cooperation :-) >>> >> Definitely! Cut them some slack, we've all been there at one point or >> other. 8-) >> > > It's good that a newbie wants to help other newbies. As for the quality of > information, I've seen people who have several years of experience give > advice that was true years ago but completely wrong now. A newbie basing his > information on what he learned as working for him will at least be up to > date. > > Anne, that's true too, but usually information and experience of newbie ever it is contemporary is not enough for resolve mid or high complexity problems. The only advantage will be for some very general notes and suggestions. And ever in this case the advise can be wrong or useless (as example - filesystems sizing)