New thread-see?

[abys32]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law) FA

Originally Posted by Blue Meanie

Your posting should be legally relevant.

Your posting should be legally accurate.

Do not post to a thread where the OP hasn't bothered responding in a week or more.

Do not "hijack" a thread.

All responses should pertain to the legal statutes of the STATE in question.

Do not argue with a site verified attorney unless you can BACK UP YOUR ARGUMENT WITH CASE LAW OR STATE STAT'S.

I appreciate your straightforward response.

Site verified attorneys are not identified on here unless they choose to identify themselves. Does Senior imply attorney? Maybe I missed something. Please provide the info if I have. For example, on my very first post, a nice person responded and I had no idea it was an attorney and I told the person I thought I should share with an attorney!

If the thread should be closed due to time then it should be locked. Otherwise, how would anyone know that? Maybe a pop-up message could suggest posting the question by starting a new thread?

If you must be an attorney to repsond than the site should block responses from others who are not verified and only allow a new thread or allow to read others. Regular people often share similar experiences with each other to help each other out. If one of these seems misleading or especially "dangerous", an attorney could acknowledge the response without being rude and point out what the consequence could be. That way both nonattorneys will benefit.

My experience here is that the attorneys start personal arguments on threads more than newbies, thereby changing the tone. If a new topic evolves within a thread , and an experienced member realizes this they could *help* that person start a new, and maybe interesting, thread in case they don't know since attorneys are "senior" and the others are "new".

Sometimes I have questioned attorneys without contradicting them and still get belittling remarks. The attorney should be able to back themself up too or explain in laymens terms and not jargon amongst each other so that a non attorney can't understand.

Some people have mentioned that the archived posts could be useful to others. Then we (the readers with questions) should be able to ask for clarification.

Try to make your site a place that people will want to return to and get help from. What is the point of kicking people off all the time? Who does that benfit?

Somebody develop a set of rules or suggestions for your own behavior here too. Attorneys should appear the most professional here. You are representing yourself and your profession. I feel the biggest thing I've learned here is that many attorneys just think their clients are idiots becaue they haven't studied law and have no experience in court. I'm really concerned about that. Attorneys should be glad that, because of this, people will pay you to know it. If we knew we wouldn't ask for your advice.

[abys32]

Quote:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE WERE NOT REVIEWED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OR ATTORNEYS AT FREEADVICE.COM. Thousands of professionally prepared and reviewed questions and answers in 130 legal categories are to be found at the Question and Answer pages at FreeAdvice.com.
FreeAdvice Forums are intended to enable consumers to benefit from the experience of other consumers who have faced similar legal issues. FreeAdvice does NOT vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any posting or the qualifications of any person responding. Use of the Forums is subject to our Terms and Conditions which prohibit advertisements, solicitations or other commercial messages, or false, defamatory, abusive, vulgar, or harassing messages, and subject violators to a fee for each improper posting. All postings reflect the views of the author but become the property of FreeAdvice. Information on FreeAdvice or a Forum should not be relied upon and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction who you have retained to represent you. To locate an attorney visit AttorneyPages.com. Copyright since 1995 by Advice Company. All Rights Reserved.

I read it. Have you? If you are one of the people telling others to "STOP," or "QUIT," Please stop making up rules for "the consumers who benefit from the experience of other consumers who have faced similar legal issues." Your advice IS appreciated. The belittling and insulting is turning people off.

[TimStudiesLaw]

Originally Posted by abys32

Some people have mentioned that the archived posts could be useful to others. Then we (the readers with questions) should be able to ask for clarification.

The search link in the forum helps with this. IF a newbie searches for a question that's been answered a million times ("I'm a grandparent and my kids won't let me see the grandkids - can I sue for visitation?" or "I've been served a summons, do I really need to do something, or can I pretend it never got here.") and cannot find a situation that's similar to theirs, then sure... go ahead and ask your own question, in your own thread.

As far as only attorneys responding, there's no way to police that. NONE. Otherwise, you would not be able to ask a follow-up question or give additional information to the people who are volunteering here to help you.

There are plenty of people here who really want to help, and give accurate legal answers. Unfortunately, most people who are asking questions are emotional about their situation, and when faced with the correct answer, argue with those who actually know. The law is neither emotional, nor always logical, but it IS the law.

You will find (if you read here long enough) that those who respond to a post police themselves. When someone gives wrong or detrimental advice, they get called out in front of everyone. You could say this is the attorneys starting arguments if you want, but this is to not only alert the original poster that the information is incorrect, but, also to (hopefully) keep that person from giving bad information in future posts. The system is not perfect, and it's FREE.

[The Occultist]

Originally Posted by abys32

Does Senior imply attorney?

No, senior status does not designate attorney; it is based on the number of posts one has on this site. I, for instance, am by no means an attorney, but merely have a passion for law. I like to think I've given more accurate advice than not, but you bet that any time I am mistaken, as Tim pointed out, there will be more knowledgeable people ready to correct me.

If the thread should be closed due to time then it should be locked. Otherwise, how would anyone know that? Maybe a pop-up message could suggest posting the question by starting a new thread?

The date and time a post was made will be in the top left corner of every post. Just take a little glance at that and you should be able to see just how old the thread is.

Some people have mentioned that the archived posts could be useful to others. Then we (the readers with questions) should be able to ask for clarification.

We don't like doing hypothetical situations on this site, so please don't ask a question just because you're curious. If you're asking for clarification in a thread that is not yours, it better be truly relevant to the OP (which also means that the thread better not be a dead one). If the situation is similar t one you are experiencing and that it why you need the clarification, then you should start your own thread explaining your situation and asking any relevant questions.

I feel the biggest thing I've learned here is that many attorneys just think their clients are idiots becaue they haven't studied law and have no experience in court. I'm really concerned about that. Attorneys should be glad that, because of this, people will pay you to know it. If we knew we wouldn't ask for your advice.

As Tim implied in his post, the frustration exhibited by the knowledgeable posters on this site isn't due to the ignorance of those seeking advice, but due to far too many posters ignoring accurate advice merely because it isn't the answer they wanted to hear.