Khazar-khum Wrote:
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> Be patient. Don't instantly blow off something
> someone says, especially a layman whose
> interests or expertise may not be your own. Not
> all PhDs are true experts, and a lot of them are
> there from sheer inertia. I personally know a
> woman with a PhD in Sociaology who is barely
> literate, and of course there are lots of junk
> PhDs out there. And as Dan Rather discovered to
> his embarassment, some people are true experts in
> obscure fields, even without the magic letters
> after their names.
>
> Listen closely to whatever evidence they give you.

> Be pleasant & friendly. It'll help keep their
> guard down.
>
> If you don't know or can't find an answer, say so.
> You will look better & people will want to
> hear more from you.
>
> Never appear condescending, no matter how stupid
> the topic. You never know when a new discovery
> might show them to be correct.

All these principles could very usefully be applied when posting on Ma'at (and other discussion forums), too ...

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