Very good points Daniel. That's why I push the whole "validate, validate, validate" thing. I now when I first came here that I didn't know you people from Adam (as the saying goes LOL). I wasn't sure who to listen to so I developed this funny habit I still use to this day.

When I get new information from somebody or on a website I go looking for at least 2 or 3 other independent sources that say pretty much the same thing (maybe not exactly the same but close enough for comfort). I've never been comfortable just nodding and agreeing with anybody without first checking the information and that person out. I've never hopefully come off as disrespectful but it's how I am - I need to really KNOW that what I'm told is the right information to follow by someone who actually knows their stuff.

I think if a person doesn't validate what they take in, then there's no one to blame but themselves if something goes wrong. The flip side to that of course is that being an "insta-online-expert" can be a damned dangerous thing. People ought to just slow down I think and not expect an instant answer without any work on their part or they may well get an instant expert response.