Dear Jack:
Right or wrong, this post exemplifies my argument against all of these darn subcategories.
It's causing our writers to be confused, and to "be a lawyer" themselves in trying to make a determination which category to post into. That's fundamentally wrong to do to our writers. Our writers do not know if their problem sounds in "contract" or "family law" which requires an Order to Show Cause or a lawsuit.
They come here looking for an answer to a problem, and what do they get? They get more confusion when they come to these Boards because they don't necessarily know enough about law to realize that their question belongs in one category or another ! That's not their fault - - it's the fault of the people who created this "new improved" monster we call "the Boards with subcategories".
It was much simpler when we had a few main categories than the 15 or more subcategories we have now.
For example, what does it matter to any of our writers, when they have a Family Law question, whether it's about alimony or child support, etc. They only know it's a problem within their marriage, and they shouldn't need to locate, nor is it necessary to have, the proper "subcategory".
In other words, I never cared (like our hosts apparently do) if all of the Family Law questions were in a single category; e.g., Support questions mixed with Divorce questions.
The instant writer, above, only knows that he / she has a problem, and would like an answer. But how can she get many and varied answers if she's posted in the wrong category? Not all of the contributors go hunting around the boards for "errant" posts. The contributors need to find the proper question in the proper Board.
But, when a writer has to "play attorney" to determine which category to post into, it gets frustrating.
As a real time example of this problem, take a look in the Bankruptcy Board. There, you'll find a poster that goes by the Board name of "WHAT THE @#!@$%#!"
Read that post here:
https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?threadid=31317
And, here's another:
https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?threadid=31361
Yours sincerely and respectfully,
IAAL
[Edited by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE on 12-13-2000 at 02:15 PM]
