Audrey Wrote:
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> Origyptian Wrote:
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> > I think that's because either no one cares to
> > answer his question or no one knows of any other
> > evidence that he's is looking for, so some of us
> > chimed in with other cognate notions about that in
> > lieu of any other information about the
> > fascinating topic of Baalbek.
>
> Then why doesn't everyone just say they're not
> interested or have nothing to add?
> Is there a problem with being honest?

I would think the lack of an answer is a pretty good signal for "not intersted" or "nothing to add". Why would it be necessary to take the additional initiative to say we're not interested in posting an answer to the question instead of just not posting and let the lack of response speak for itself?

That said, based on the responses so far, I wouldn't be surprised if there are lurkers not posting out of fear of being called an "idiot" or "oblivious" or some other ad hominem, and so it's better to just avoid posting from the start.