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Originally Posted by Justin Montois
I will agree that people are scared to post on Chief Delphi, but we should be focusing on why they are scared to post. If the answer truly is they feel intimidated then perhaps it's because they aren't confident enough in their response and perhaps shouldn't post.
If I am a new student and don't have the experience to weigh in on something that others are more knowledgeable about then that student probably shouldn't post. I don't go into the programming thread and give my opinion because I have no experience in that area.
More than half of my posts have come in the past 3 years and my register date is in 2004. I did a lot of reading and gained experience before I started posting more.
We should go a little easier on new posters but they have a responsibility as well to not post beyond their experience because when they do its obvious
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While I agree with your sentiment--and went through the same thing--it's my understanding that the referenced intimidation is more about asking questions than providing answers. This is a very serious problem: we shouldn't be chasing away well-meaning students (or mentors) that want to ask and learn. Being too intimidated to answer is also a concern, particularly if people don't feel comfortable giving their honest opinions. (Technical facts is a bit of a different story, unless their lack of self-confidence is incorrect and/or CD-caused.) Intimidation against asking questions may be our bigger flaw, though.