Ray wrote:
> The best sources for accurate information is still informative books written by well-recognized and authoritative authors.
I had to chuckle over that one, Ray. I'm a voracious reader and have
read a majority of the books and articles in my hobby and professional
fields - tropical fish, model railroads, woodworking, woodtuning,
computer programming. Time after time I've caught "authoritative"
authors giving directly conflicting advice. Perhaps the worst examples
have been on wood finishing, but aquarium sources don't do much better.
And how is a beginner to determine the "authoritative" works?
Baench's (sp?) multi-volume atlas is one of the best sources I've found,
but it is expensive and generally not available in libraries. And it
certainly isn't infallible.
I will agree that on the whole, books may have the edge over online
info. But in either case I'd suggest reading from several sources and
going with the prevalent view. It doesn't always get the right answer
but it improves the odds :-).
In the end, it becomes a trial and error process, using books and other
sources to shorten the process.
Larry B
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