Re: For Heating or Air Conditioning Questions

I think it does the industry a great disservice if a home-owner (someone's
potential customer) goes to alt.hvac and comes away with the impression that
everyone in the HVAC field is an ***. If this happens, they are more
likely to try to fix something themselves. If they ask an intelligent
question, and it's answered intelligently, they'll come away with a
different impression, and will be more likely to call an HVAC contractor.

I understand that it gets tiring answering the same questions over and over,
but you don't have to. You can either ignore the home owner's question, or
(better yet) politely tell them that the question has been asked and
answered many times and they should do a Google newsgroup search.

I see no reason to bring yourself down to another person's level. If
everyone were to block certain senders, it would piss them off, knowing that
their comments were being ignored.



"Dr. Hardcrab" <DrHardcrab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8Ibyf.10211$sq.204@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Bob" <bobb25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4fKdnfpQxNiRtlTeRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I understand, but there are some knowledgeable guys there who do not read
> > this newsgroup.
>
> The reason I said that was: I was one of the regulars there for years. Do
a
> Google search in alt.hvac and my name and i go back to '96 (I think).
>
> I just got tired of the bickering and fighting. I'm not saying I didn't
get
> into it either. It's just that it got bad. I think at one point 95% of the
> posts were ones just calling the others names. Then most of the rest were
> them telling hom owners to f*ck off. A lot of those original people are
> still around and fighting with each other to this day. Ones that used to
be
> friends! (or so I thought).
>
> It's like RP said: If homeowners did their homework there would be such
> nastiness. 10 years of the same questions day in and day out:
>
> "Which one of these brands is better?"
>
> "My furnace died and I had to get a new one and the contractor charged me
> $XXX. Did I get ripped off??"
>
> "My furnace quit working. I have changed the thermostat 5 times and still
> doesn't work. Am I using the wrong thermostat?"
>
> "I hear a funny noise coming from my furnace. What is it?"
>
> "The widgit on my firnace is all burnt up. Where do I get a new one from?"
>
> I want a new air conditioner for my house. I live in Bumf*ck and my house
is
> medium sized rancher. What can I expect to pay in my area?"
>
> "How often should I change my filter."
>
> Alright. I'll stop. You get the picture....
>
>
>
> >
> > "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
> > nothing."
> > Edmund Burke
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dr. Hardcrab" <DrHardcrab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:zI9yf.1477$Zo.174@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> "Bob" <bobb25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:opCdnczz8tNPuFTeRVn-vg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > If you have a heating, air conditioning, or water heating question,
you
> >> > can
> >> > also post it in the 'alt.hvac' newsgroup. It's also a public
newsgroup,
> >> > and
> >> > is open to anyone, including home owners. A lot of guys there are
> >> > extremely
> >> > knowledgeable and happy to help. There are also a few idiots, just
like
> >> > other newsgroups. If you find one to be offensive, simply put them in
> > your
> >> > 'Block Sender' list, and you won't have to read their posts again.
> >>
> >> I think it's been a year and a half since i was in that "room'.....
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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