Pet Peeve about this Chatroom

[Zorki5]

Only a tiny minority are likely to have the experience or knowledge to make a meaningful contribution to any specific serious topic.

... or start a thread on a serious topic, for that matter. 

[Jeremy Roussak]

I almost always have an opinion, but not always agree with it 

There's nothing like expressing an opinion to discover whether or not you do agree with it. "How can I know what I think until I hear what I say?"

Jeremy

[jeremyrh]

There's nothing like expressing an opinion to discover whether or not you do agree with it. "How can I know what I think until I hear what I say?"

Jeremy

Or, indeed, how will this thing that i think stand up to examination by people with backgrounds and viewpoints different from mine?

[Jimbo57]

Or, indeed, how will this thing that i think stand up to examination by people with backgrounds and viewpoints different from mine?

Rephrased as: "How can I know how wrong everyone else is unless I give them the opportunity to demonstrate how wrong they are?"

[jeremyrh]

Rephrased as: "How can I know how wrong everyone else is unless I give them the opportunity to demonstrate how wrong they are?"

+1  :-)