Originally Posted by supcom
...the kid has no way of determining who, if anyone, knows what they're talking about.
Just so. "Caveat Emptor" should be the motto of all "open" forums such as this. At least on e-Bay or e-Pinions, a feedback system exists to rate the posters. Here, any idiot (mea culpa!) can argue with even Sheldon Brown, and a noob has no way to know who's the idiot!