I disagree. In cases like this, I don't think people demand a stop to "advice" because they are calling uncle. Most likely, she was hearing things she didn't want to or didn't agree with. I don't think people can get beaten into submission over the internet, and just because we told her the right thing to do, doesn't mean she (or anyone else for that matter) listened the first time. If she tells us to stop giving good advice, and we do stop, maybe it means it wasn't such an important matter in the first place.
To me, asking for an opinion and then being told to stop giving advice in the manner we were is no different than a typical teenager asking her mother what to do in a situation, getting upset at the answer, and then telling her mother, "You don't know what you're talking about and you don't understand anything about me! Nevermind!."
Typical immature reply to something we don't want to hear, right? She'll probably do as she likes anyway, and we can only hope it's the right thing. In that case, it's our responsibility to give the rest of the good advice that is needed, even if this individual isn't going to read it. If there wasn't a search function or lurkers, it wouldn't be an issue, but we have a responsibility to them too.
/steps off soap-box |