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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2652407, member: 74968&quot;]I am sometimes disturbed with the&nbsp; tendency some people have to quickly condemn coins. I think this can be especially harmful to those who are new to the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was new I was misled a few times by well meaning posters (not on this site) who had doubts about coins I purchased. Admitting that I was new and was relying upon the so called expert opinions of others I returned coins that were perfectly genuine instead of relying upon my own background research and reading. I have since learned to trust myself rather than rely blindly on the opinions of others. On a few occasions I lost out on some very rare coins because of the well meaning yet uninformed posts of others on forums.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I have learned from forums such as this one is that there is no substitute for doing your own careful research. Asking for opinions after you have done the research is better in my opinion than asking others to do it for you.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To paraphrase from FAC ...If you do not know enough to offer an opinion then don&#039;t. As an expert in my professional field I am always very careful when sharing opinions because I do not want to steer anyone in the wrong direction. This is far more dangerous than merely saying nothing at all. After over a decade of study and almost 2 decades as a professional I can say that I am hesitant to give out professional opinions. The more that I know about a subject the more certain I am that I know nothing about that subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I just realized that I have covered some of the same ground as Doug.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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