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Old 11th Feb 2018, 9:17 am   #117
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Default Re: Having a laugh?

I can understand sentiments completely Sam.

Used to have the occasional customer come in the shop that wanted it all for nothing.

Some (well very few) finally understood that we were not a goodwill store that gave out information or parts just willy nilly unless we were sure they knew what they were doing.

A couple did actually turn out to be really keen, but we could talk to them face to face and gauge their reactions to certain questions to see if they were taking it in.
They eventually turned into quite competent hobbyists.

The others were just plain rude and in one instance, had to be manhandled off the premises.

Being just words on a page, as in the forum, it is very hard to get a good read on just how much someone that asks a "newbie" question actually knows or understands, so I prefer to keep my distance from such posts.

Re the makerspace repair workshops and the makerspaces generally, the one I have seen does have a good mix of older and younger people of both sexes, with skills being passed on.
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