Did you ask for advice?

[OldGuy43]

Advice is like wine. It affects one only if taken.

 

[Royd]

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Is that $50 litre or $10- half gallon?

 

[rmh0508]

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[rancher hicks]

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No not that, though I have to admit that the columns I read in the paper make me wonder what their qualifications are. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has given a response not expected, so that's why I said what I said. I have no doubt that we all care about each other and if we keep that in mind there will be less antacids needed.

 

[rancher hicks]

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I'm wearing a sweat shirt that says, "I'm really quite pleasant until I'm awake".

 

[DuckLady]

If I ask for advice, it is because I really want it. Good bad and ugly.

Now if someone asks me directly for advice, I caution them that I will not be patting them on the head, but I will give them the advice they are asking for. If they still choose to proceed, I will give them the best I can.

 

[lowry075]

I am missing something here... I am guessing someone was rude in response to advice you gave?

Just feel good you tried to help someone, and if he or she chooses to be snarky about it, then that is not your probelm.

 

[yomama]

Being new to forums, when I first posted questions on here, I would get a little agitated any time anyone started getting critical of something I had done or built. I remember posting something about having concerns of drafts by leaving the pop up doors on the coops open all night - (into a fully enclosed run), and I posted pics too. Although I did get answers to my questions, I also got some unexpected criticism about the "tunnels" that led out from the coop into the run. All the sudden, the thread went from drafts, to how unproteced my chickens were with the tunnels I built. Here I had spent alot of time and effort to build these tunnels, and now people were telling me how bad they were! I didn't even ask about the tunnels. Of course I was irritated by this. I decided to let it ride and not respond right away. I realized that they weren't being personal, just trying to give me some helpful advice. Could their responses have been worded better, or politely, sure, but not everyone here is as thin skinned as me.

Its taken some time, but I have gotten used to all the different types of personalities here, and have realized that most everyone here is just wanting to help those in need. I agree with rancher hicks, and most other posters, that if you decide to post something on a forum, be expected to receive all kinds of responses.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Not a bad idea. Rancher's advice is generally right on the money - JMO.

Yeah I agree with that! Rancher's advices are well taken and "food for thought" if you still like your own ideas.

I'm not sure how to respond to these, but I love you too.

Rancher

 

[redhen]

Its all in how you respond when you give "advice"...
Its FINE to give advice(i do it all the time..

), but if the OP says they dont agree with what you say, but thanks anyways

... and you KEEEEEP coming back to the thread.... nagging your point so you're "right"...
Yeah, it DOES become too much for some people to take...
Be respectful(it goes BOTH ways..)... if you ask for advice, accept it with humility, even if you dont agree with it.... but also, if you decide to "give" advice, say it one time..and then shut-up....
Just my opinion...