stevem4323 said:
true ...but sometimes its better described in laymens terms and not (excuse the pun) blinded by science ...we are not all that clever
The very reason why EVERYONE who has an interest in learning to refine SHOULD READ HOKE'S BOOK! (If you've already read it, you'll understand why I say you should do so. If you have not, you'll never understand)
I have a very tough stance on this situation, and I have no intentions of compromising. Here's why.
I graduated from high school, and had no further education, save for a couple of quarters of math and chemistry.
I took no chemistry in high school.
I founded and operated a successful refining business for many years.
I learned almost everything I know by reading Hoke's book. Armed with the knowledge I gained from her work, I was able to digest more information that was useful in my refining venture.
I had no one to consult. I had Hoke's book.
If I can learn refining by reading her book, it's clear to me that others can do the same thing. It is, likewise, clear to me that without the basic knowledge I gained from her book, that the information I gleaned from further research most likely would not have been useful to me, because I wouldn't have had the basic understanding required.
Plain and simple. If a new reader demands to be told how to refine, and displays an unwillingness to read Hoke's book before bombarding the board with questions, it is my opinion that he/she should be IMMEDIATELY banned from the forum. I've moderated long enough to understand that such people suffer from an entitlement attitude and will never rely on their own wits to accomplish
anything. In the end, they are troublesome and keep the board off balance---the very thing that is not tolerated here.
Read Hoke. Read Hoke again. Read Hoke until you understand what she teaches.
Do not post questions until you have read Hoke, and have a basic understanding.
We are about refiners helping refiners, not refiners helping fools.
Harold