Originally Posted by
maviskw
You're right Debra! It's about quilters. I love this thread. We can all vent a while and learn more about how to answer posts in a positive and kind manner. And hopefully truthfully!
Thank you. I've seen plenty of posts but no real answers to a problem on some threads. It usually devolves to what the block, patch, whatever looks like which is no answer to the original problem.
Colors tend to be more personal, but you can express value since it can be seen with a red viewer.
"X machine isn't stitching right" - plenty of posts about how your machine of that brand doesn't do it. Has nothing to do with quilter's choice of machine. All machines can make a mess. That's why they need humans to sort it out. Any machine company can put out a lemon. People tend to criticize the company rather than just the machine.
Those that do suggest tutorials and helpful posts are among the best. Any post that starts with "I certainly wouldn't do it that way" or the like is just an opinion unless they do back it up with a good tutorial or post so you can see why. Otherwise, it's mostly useless except as an opinion if the answer to the question isn't understood.
If you can see both sides of an answer, give them. It does help.