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Chris Evans · 27th October 2006, 03:00 AM

Hi fenlander,

Thank you for your compliments. There is great merit in pooling knowledge and discussing various issues. The internet is a great vehicle to this effect.

But being human, we all err from time to time and it is advisable to validate anything that one reads on forums by following up on published sources, preferably primary. Secondary sources can be very unreliable, as can be the internet, because there is a tendency for authors to quote each other.

Cheers
Chris

27th October 2006, 03:00 AM	#11
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi fenlander, Thank you for your compliments. There is great merit in pooling knowledge and discussing various issues. The internet is a great vehicle to this effect. But being human, we all err from time to time and it is advisable to validate anything that one reads on forums by following up on published sources, preferably primary. Secondary sources can be very unreliable, as can be the internet, because there is a tendency for authors to quote each other. Cheers Chris Last edited by Chris Evans; 27th October 2006 at 04:19 AM.