A free exchange of ideas should not threaten the more experienced inspectors. I have put my opinions in on somethings, but that is all they are. My opinions. Without claim to fame or greater experience than anyone else.
I came to this board with the hope of learning many things and perhaps to put out some things that I thought I had learned in the hopes of having it confirmed that I had learned the correct thing, or hoping to be corrected so that I could learn the correct way to do something.
It is really obvious when I post something and get chewed out by a certain group, and then another new inspector posts and gets welcomed into the “brotherhood”.
When I thought the majority felt the way the critics did I went through a very deep depression. It took me awhile to come out of it, and partly what helped was people writing to me and telling me how much they missed me on the boards, or new inspectors writing to me telling me how much they enjoyed my posts and that it gave them courage.
So, I just decided to be me, which happens to be a pretty nice and decent person for those who actually take the time to get to know me. For those who don’t care to, that is their perogative.