There are many angles to take when responding to a query, and when doing so one must consider, and occasionally, question the original premises. In public foru

There are many angles to take when responding to a query, and when doing so one must consider, and occasionally, question the original premises. In public forums, one should assume both the questions and the answers to be for a wider audience. People are here for the alternate takes, the discussions, etc. Built-in to the interface of this site and many like it are tools to hide threads, in part or in entirety, and to downvote posts or threads deemed inappropriate or irrelevant. I guess my main counterpoint is that it's a bit vain to expect a diverse public forum to be one's own personal consultancy / counsel / etc.