Ahh, Thrallmind, it is excellent to see you in this thread – I have missed you! I wondered if you had gone the way of Steerpike, good to know you are still alive and kicking – hope magic is treating you like you treat it! Thanks for posting, as always, bang on.
Randomwrath, you make a good point – and I thought about that – but “Bob’s” post should still have value – it is up to YOU the reader to look at them as equals, and then decide by the merit of the information provided – STATUS aside, which one makes the most sense to me. So, instead of trusting status, trust yourself to choose what advice appears like sound judgement.
Toyrobot – you clarify some interesting reasons – if it’s all you know, why trust anyone else. Regardless, this is a status issue – and I refer you to the above comment. However, I can totally see where you are coming from, and that does make sense.
I guess making an informed choice comes down to you – as education in magic is all you have to make a choice...and when your teachers of magic tell you something, you tend to take it at face value...when a classmate tells you something...you tend to dismiss it. The problem in magic – is sometimes your classmate has more experience on a subject than the teacher.
Cheers.
PS -Sean Raf, always love seeing you in a thread – thanks for the kind words and support, same to you Squ!rrel. Louis, thank you.
Not surprisingly, posts from the usual brilliant minds that I see on this thread, and I am flattered they came in to save the day on this one – however, it was nice to see some new blood speak up and I appreciate that my words weren’t wasted in the abyss of “Did I choose the right DVD for Christmas” and “Favourite Deck” threads.
Thanks.