[Cboldt]

By not counting on me, I was referring to absence of remark, not to content when I do remark! I used to try to correct "the forum" on certain beliefs. Man, what a waste of time.

I'm more likely to let you persist in error than I am to remark on it.

And yes, on trusting what I read here, of course I credit certain posters with most often being on the money, with experience and education backing up their statements. What I meant to say in 100% not trusting is actually a subset of contentions. when a fact is important to me, either for curiosity or because it is material to some conclusion I care about, I look it up / ask for citation, etc.

[bagster]

I used to try to correct "the forum" on certain beliefs. Man, what a waste of time.

Not at all.

I'm more likely to let you persist in error than I am to remark on it.

Boooo.

Well, may I at least make a personal request to you, and to any of the other brilliant Freeper geniuses out there. Please correct me if you see me getting it wrong. You will not hurt my feelings. I say a lot of stuff, half of which I pull out of my booty hole. I'm a spitballer.

Put me on your special list, goodman. :)