Thread: The Battery Posts: final warning

While this reply is a bit rich coming from me, one of the main protagonist in the arguments, but as this forum use to be a place where people could get HONEST info when trying to sort out problems, in this specific case electrical problems, RMP I wonder how does one get the honesty back into this subject?

I thought this was going to be a warning about keeping battery terminals clean.

Nope not dirty terminals ...just rmp adjusting a couple of lose nuts ....



cheers,
Terry

Hi Jamo and if only it was that simple.

The problem is there are so many lies associated with automotive electrics, and I don’t mean by people and their posts on here.

The problem is the amount of dishonest advertising and this is what needs to be addressed because, in this instance, both Wilbur and RoverLander have unknowingly based their postings on misleading advertising and this has in turn lead to disputes.

Again, there needs to be a credible independent way of sorting wheat from the chaff.

Guys, it's very simple.

If you see incorrect information or an opinion you disagree with, correct it, but... W I T H O U T - B E I N G - R U D E. I honestly don't know how to explain it any better!!

It's not all that difficult. You just stick to the facts and do not comment on the other guy in any way at all, play the ball not the man.

Insulting people generally means you've lost control of your emotions or cannot mount a factual argument, so you resort to a personal attack. That devalues your views in the eyes of all others.

If you care about your reputation you'll keep your cool.

For the final time, there is no objection to correcting info or disagreeing. There is in how it is done.

Also, no more tolerance for bait posts.

This forum, like any other, will never be 100% error-free. It can't be while it is open to all and sundry, and that is both it's strength and weakness.

How about writing a FAQ entry and we just point people there.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

The problem is the amount of dishonest advertising and this is what needs to be addressed because, in this instance, both Wilbur and RoverLander have unknowingly based their postings on misleading advertising and this has in turn lead to disputes.

Again, there needs to be a credible independent way of sorting wheat from the chaff.

Drivesafe, please don't make assumptions about other forum posters.

For the record, I have not based my postings on misleading advertising. I have based it on my first hand experience and theoretical knowledge. It seems likely that Roverlander is in much the same situation.

Agreed, there needs to be a credible independent way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. That is why when I posted my thread "Warning on Auxiliary Batteries" I requested that someone would have my post reviewed, and also suggested possible sources of reviewers.

I went to quite a lot of trouble writing that post. The argument that followed rendered the post useless. I would very much like to see that post independently reviewed and put into the FAQ if the reviewer approves it.

RMP, is there any way that I can make that happen?

Originally Posted by Wilbur

For the record, I have not based my postings on misleading advertising. I have based it on my first hand experience and theoretical knowledge.

Tad of a problem here Wilbur. In one of your earliest postings on electrical matters, you specifically stated you got your info from one of Collyn River’s books. Ring a bell?

I would like to see this topic covered in the FAQ. The usual way would be to write up an entry and after a while, I'll add it.

However, in this case I see what'll happen - an entry will get written and then argued over. So, don't bother.

Drivesafe and Wilbur - if you two must argue, do so on private message not on public threads. This one is heading in a direction that will land you in grief.