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[Michael B]

Originally Posted by BobC

Exactly what are you saying, that I have personally said things that are dangerous? Or are you making a general statement that I should realize that a lot of people on here make comments and statements about things they don't really know about all the time, and are probably never going to stop?

Comments about who's best, what values we think something has, or impressions and opinions and the like are not dangerous in that they are discussions and debate as to how people may think or feel about something. I always try to let it be known if something I'm saying is an opinion, or that I've heard or gotten it from rumors or other sources I've come across or seen, and therefore can't always guarantee are 100% true or accurate.

However, when someone asks a specific question, for which there is a specific, correct, legal answer, it seems a lot different than responding to questions which are more general and do not have specific answers, at least to me. See how I did that, so you know that is my thinking and opinion, and that what I'm saying is not necessarily a hard and irrefutable fact.

Oftentimes people may make responses on here that are in reality just their opinions, but the manner in which they state or make them doesn't always convey that, and appear to be made as absolutely true and correct statements. And when they aren't necessarily true and accurate, someone else reading them may think they're supposed to be true and accurate based on the way, manner, or in the context the author presented them, and as result make a mistake or do something they shouldn't.

I know my posting and asking people to maybe not be answering tax questions that they really don't know a lot about is probably a stupid waste of time on my part, but if as a result at least one person going forwards adds things like "I think" or "IMHO" to statements they make, it would maybe help others to know that isn't necessarily a definitive and correct answer.

Bob,

The comment was not directed at you. My apologies if you misinterpreted my comment. You are absolutely correct in what you have said. I was commenting on the others that you have taken to task. We have been in agreement in several other threads that broach similar subjects. Tax law is your expertise and is not something I would comment on. My knowledge is property law.