Why it is sometimes hard to be a student on CD.

[IronicDeadBird]

I actually tell a lot of students to be careful when posting on Chief Delphi because as much as those dots mean nothing, they still reflect on the team.
In other words you can make your team look bad for whatever reason someone feels like be it that they felt you could be nicer, or that you made a mistake on a fact.
Either way I've noticed chief delphi is great for advice and trouble shooting, but I tell students not to try and get a big conversation going because it can get heated. I've tried to start conversations that I am legitimately interested in, and that I am trying to be neutral in, only for someone to come in with a "this is how it is end of thread" which for a curious student can be earth shattering, but as an adult it is just a whatever.
My recent example is you hear a lot about the pros and cons of bag and tag, and I tried having a discussion where I wanted to talk about what shift would happen (if any) if bag and tag was removed. Wasn't trying to say it was a good idea, wasn't trying to say it was a bad idea, I just wanted to know what chief delphi thought, it wasn't a very long lasting conversation...