When we ask for opinions on a particular pen or aspect of a pen we are in essence crowdsourcing, and in fact to a certain extent the existence of any kind of forum is also a kind of crowdsource. So, that got me wondering a little - I know comments about this kind of thing pop up from time to time in various threads, but thought it deserved a dedicated thread.
Do people feel that there are certain subject areas - of a presumed normal life - that it would be appropriate or not appropriate to put out for the purpose of crowdsource date/info/opinion that may help a person understand the subject better? I suppose the obvious one is healthcare, for which most threads usually contain at least one participant who will remind everyone to see a professional and treat the crowd wisdom with caution. Perhaps the same could be said of law too, and there may be others (so please chime in).
One of the reasons I am creating this thread, apart from it being of general interest to me, is that I am facing a particular moral problem that doesn't seem to have an actual right or wrong answer, nor specific persons with whom I could discuss it (again open to suggestions on this bit). Anyway, I am at the point of wondering if it would be a worthwhile idea for me to outline the problem and put it out there so as to receive the wisdom of crowds.
What do people think of this?
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