WEB Sites and TECH Writers, even AI Results TRASHING On Line information !  ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: RJSV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 12:13:06 am
content: Good day to you folks.Today, I'm amused as I read about some medical stuff; routine, but still vexing, as far as reliable info (COVID, remember ?)... other reliable info (SARS, remember ?), and other bird, er, other avian flu (sounds more sinister,...remember ?).This time the hats are a bit switched, I note, as I'm reading an AI summary 'ANSWER', to questions and cautions on how to interact with (your) DERMATOLIGIST:The AI text cautions: "Don't start talking with items you've seen on the WEB Sites, for doing some self-diagnosis...Dermatologists say that's a REAL TURN-OFF !"Heck, that advice amounts to some self-depreciaion, or self-,criticism; basically admitting that 'WEB stuff can be junky and misleading..."Nice...I guess, but doesn't implore much confidence (and is a logical language conundrum).This particular AI Session, had come up, in response to discussions about folks self-diagnosing using internet Site info,...and supposedly aspects (let's call self-diagnosing CSD, or Compulsive Self Diagnosing, lol).At any rate, I could see how some parts of that may irritate (a doctor) but, when putting the medical topic(s) aside, just looks like old fashioned 'trashjng' anything (INFO) coming off 'the net'.(All logical conundrums aside.)

author: Analog Kid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 01:24:33 am
content: Rick, I coulda condensed that whole rambling post of yours down toQuote

author: RJSV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 02:39:15 am
content: But, you missed the point: subtle nuance and all. Allow me some 'splainin';A.I. telling you, not to listen to A.I. for starters. I mean, I know about the blanket warning thing, as there really are, some shy hucksters out there, aiming to steal some eBay passwords, or Amazon, for doing fraudulent activities. Someone I know just had their iPhone stolen, and all the passwords had been changed, immediately, (by the crook).However, it's a logical conundrum, at best,...telling you not to listen.Get it ? Or are you harboring some sort of disability trait that causes you (Compulsive) snark. Is it a haughty superiority mechanism, because it's sooo transparent, the feigned stupidity (argue with me on that, PLEASE!)In other words (just in case you're gonna get 'confused' in 3 seconds), I could, almost, provide YOUR TEXT RESPONSE, in your own absence:Hey Rick! Could you confuse, incoherently, any worse than (what just was posted), heck, (Rick), if I am so smart, then why are you so confused, all the time. Here is my boiled-down post, that sez what you (just spewed on us), Rick.Hey, uh, maybe I could place myself, in YOUR ignore list. Ok, now back to some more constructive learning / posting, now.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 04:11:58 am
content: Quote from: RJSV on August 01, 2025, 02:39:15 amNopeQuoteNo worries, I'll do it for you.

author: SteveThackery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 10:00:43 am
content: Quote from: RJSV on August 01, 2025, 12:13:06 amWhat on earth is this utter drivel supposed to be about? Rick: show a bit of respect to your forum colleagues by writing clearly.Meanwhile, read this (it's a pinned message, thus forum policy):https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/why-writing-style-and-grammar-matters-in-posts/

author: SteveThackery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2025, 10:25:08 pm
content: @RJSV - Rick - to be clear, nobody wants you to stop posting. But posting some kind of incomprehensible stream-of-consciousness that most people can't understand is just plain rude and disrespectful.The written word* is the only channel for communication available to us in this forum. We can't see each other, we can't speak to each other, and we can't see all the non-verbal nuances we benefit from in a face-to-face conversation. Therefore we need to treat that one, narrow, channel with diligence and respect.(*Actually we have pictures as well, of course.)It's like if you are speaking to someone who is a bit hard of hearing: it is polite and respectful to speak clearly enough for them to understand us (and no, that does not mean bellowing at half speed). If you are speaking to a large audience, it is polite to pitch your voice such that the people at the back can hear you. Imagine how they would feel if you didn’t bother.Because in this forum we only have written words at our disposal to communicate ideas, questions and answers, we are all responsible for writing as clearly as we reasonably can, in order to help our colleagues understand us. It is rude to not make the effort.