I have thought about many of the same things, AkAngel. I will even acknowledge doing that of which you lament.

Being informative and supportive at PC has built-in limitations. We will always have only one side of the story. We are not be able to confirm the veracity of the speaker. Even if both sides were presented, what we end up believing will remain subjective. It has to be subjective because, again, we have no external facts to rely on.

So, as you mentioned, responses to a large extent involve the personal impressions, feelings and opinions of the poster. There are going to be disagreements. As long as the disagreements remain supportive, the original poster should benefit from a more thorough airing of the concern.

More and more, I skip posts if I do not think I have a proper response. I often do what _sabby_ talked about.

Good question.