Re: Non lawyer’s simplistic answer - Posted by Rick, the Probate Guy
Posted by Rick, the Probate Guy on June 08, 2009 at 10:03:28:
You may be right, but then again, how many valid reply posts would posters see here?
For one, I have not seen a single post by either of the forum moderators in many, many months. So, unless this were to change, this would leave responses to other (attorney?) posters.
Given the small handful of attorney posters (Jimmy and John Merchant come to mind) that would leave the burden on their shoulders and I doubt that they would be so thrilled at the prospect. Few other attorneys seem to ever chime in.
On the other hand, there are some very experienced, if not highly qualified, laymen posters. A few, like my friend Ward Hanigan, did finish law school, but may never have sat for the bar exam or admitted to their State Bar. If they don’t practice law, are they a lawyer? Probably. Should they give legal advise?
That leaves the experienced laymen types. While I may not agree with all of their posts, logic or legal citings, many of their posts do get me thinking about other ways to solve problems.
Kristine has an excellent legal mind uncorrupted by lawschool.
Jimmy’s mind has been corrupted by lawschool and the CA legal system, and his posts are absolutely priceless in my opinion.
Nike, too, appears to have a great deal of experience with legal matters; practical, I would suspect.
I’m definately a non-attorney type, however most of what I do all day long is sort out attorney messes and help attorneys with their clients’ matters. I’m clearly compensated much greater than they are, too.
So, do you want the board admin to screen and purge non-attorneys’ posts?
I’d much rather have Nike or someone poke me in the side once and a while and keep me on my toes. Also, I learn so much more. As for the moderators, I haven’t learned a thing from their participation.