Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I've been sitting here reading this thread and can't help but think that when you start to over analyze something you kind of lose the big picture.
You won't get any argument from me on that. But I llike to know what's going on. Sometimes you can do it with a simple test, but sometimes it requires more, and other times you even need to do a little analysis. My opinion is that when you get to that point it has to go beyond theorizing and has to be based on repeateable, well understood tests.

I sympathize with the new guys, but I think it's a disservice to them to fill their heads with theory. On the other hand if you have a technique or observation that's well understood we can all benefit from knowing about it. It's unfortunate if it goes above their heads or confuses them, but then we're all learning from each other.