>>Peter,
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>>So, if a link to a superior thread actually is available, then it's not only time-saving, but also better than writing a 'lesson'.
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>>Agreed.
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>Back to square one <g>

In a sense, yes. I saw the advice of Cesar Chalom on the MSDN forum.

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx?postid=1552731&siteid=1&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1

One of his advices:
The best would be to search at the same forum for a solution and provide the internal link. If you see that a long time has passed, and no solution was provided, and nobody has answered, than bringing an outside solution would be aplicable. We always need to have a good sense. Even in that case, I'd recommend you not to pass links for threads from other forums. (I made the text bold.)

So, he suggests 'lessons' rather than links. In your reply you thank him for the advices and agree. I understand that, but it is troublesome anyway. The link oftentimes is really superior. A 'lesson' is in those cases second choice. Following his advice would only be to prevent trouble, so it would be a diplomatic action, rather than a helpful or sincere one.


BTW, it's quite interesting how the thread over there develops. In the end, not much (actually, nothing at all) remains valid of the original argument that you were advertising for a for-profit forum. That argument has been broken down by everyone.