Opinion: Non-Admins shouldn't be posting solutions.

[WeatherHound]

This is my opinion.

I think that users who are not admins of the board should not be posting solutions to this forum. This leads to wrong solutions and causes more confusion for users.

Specifically user @Whatheway

This user several times has given wrong solutions that the Admins @Ming Chen @kwerner @dudhia have to correct. Also @Whatheway uses this forum as a way to promote their install codes for WRF. This is supposed to be a help forum with EXPERTS not someone pretending to be an expert.

 

[alainF]

I do not agree. The principle of the forum is a place to help each other, which means the possibility of mistake.

 

[WeatherHound]

@alainF

We will agree to disagree then. I just feel that someone who actually is specialized should be the ones giving guidance.

 

[WeatherHound]

@alainF

We will agree to disagree then. I just feel that someone who actually is specialized should be the ones giving guidance.

Admins @kwerner @Ming Chen @dudhia @mgduda should make some rules for the board about how and when users give advice. Or make it so that users who claim to be "experts" need to be vetted through some sort of test or training before they are allowed to give suggestions.

 

[WeatherHound]

Once again I say that @William.Hatheway needs to be removed, look at his signature and his most recent post here promoting his own version of the WRF install guide.

WRF Multi-Operating System Install Toolkit (WRF-MOSIT)

Hello and Good Day to the Weather Research Forecasting Modeling Community, Atmospheric Science Community, Meteorologists, Researchers & Meteorological Organization Leaders: My name is Will Hatheway and I am a meteorologist in Texas, USA. WRF-MOSIT has been published in the Springer academic...

forum.mmm.ucar.edu

NCAR should denounce him and say he his work shouldn't be allowed here.

Do something admins: @kwerner @Ming Chen @dudhia @mgduda @islas

 

[William.Hatheway]

@WeatherHound

I respectfully disagree with your opinion. Should the administrators deem it necessary for me to discontinue offering assistance or presenting alternative installation options to users, I will comply accordingly.

 

[WeatherHound]

@William.Hatheway

I saw a post where you were wrong about noah LSM and @weiwang had to correct you.
This is my point exactly!

 

[WeatherHound]

What does everyone else think?

 

[kwerner]

@WeatherHound
We respect your opinion, and the proper way to discuss these types of concerns are to send our team (or the administrators) a private message. Per our Code of Conduct, we ask that you refrain from publicly calling out any one particular person. Thank you for your understanding.