LMo,

I would like to know what inexperienced means. Is it the lenght of time a person has had the DX? Or maybe the amount of work they have done in T? Who determines what is and isnt experienced? What about other forums? I think I have limited knowledge of SI but I go there sometimes and post, should I be excluded from there as I have little or no expreience?

Is it not up to the person who posted the thread to take what they need and leave the rest?

If we go down the line of demarking who should respond, where does this stop? Will it just be in DD or should we apply this to all of PC?

What if an inexperienced person has something to offer? Should they not reply as they do not have the required experience?

What is so different about DD that we consider "experience" as a requirement for posting?

If a poster wants to say who they want to reply that is fine. It feels to me like this has always been an option open to anyone who wishes to use it. I see posts all over PC that say things like "women only to reply" "for people who use X drug" etc. This has always been an option for people to use. I know form where i am, if i saw a post in DD that said only those with the DX who have had 5 years experience should reply then fine, I would decide wither i fitted the criteria or not. But Im not so sure this is what is being discussed. If it is then why becasue that option has always been available.

Some people may chose to post in that way and that will always be OK, but for me............................ i will take my chances and listen to what everyone has to say and decide myself what feels relevant.

Audrey