Capt. Joe
Veteran Member
So long as you receive no compensation for your "advise", unless you go out of your way maliciously and intent to cause harm can be proven, no way do I see advise freely offered to be "actionable".
As for clueless advise, we all know there are plenty of that online and I think you as a professional are thinking of the same reasons why most of us in the industry stay away from these forums. Not only the liability aspect of it, but also how well intended posts can be deformed.....
I used to offer a lot of advise online all over the place for the last 2 decades, but then got a very bad taste in the mouth about it when the clueless ones chime in with their opinions on what they did not get in the post. For me, it took a while to learn that...
The same reason why so many businesses in smaller communities stay away from social media - clueless little people feeling big, with punching fingers on a PC, can cause a lot of harm to a business in a small town or online for that matter!
So, now, I have learned to enjoy these forums for fun of some topics but to stay away from getting involved in anything technical or dealing with any aspect of the marine industry as a whole.
As for clueless advise, we all know there are plenty of that online and I think you as a professional are thinking of the same reasons why most of us in the industry stay away from these forums. Not only the liability aspect of it, but also how well intended posts can be deformed.....
I used to offer a lot of advise online all over the place for the last 2 decades, but then got a very bad taste in the mouth about it when the clueless ones chime in with their opinions on what they did not get in the post. For me, it took a while to learn that...
The same reason why so many businesses in smaller communities stay away from social media - clueless little people feeling big, with punching fingers on a PC, can cause a lot of harm to a business in a small town or online for that matter!
So, now, I have learned to enjoy these forums for fun of some topics but to stay away from getting involved in anything technical or dealing with any aspect of the marine industry as a whole.
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