Yesterday while Googling an air-conditioning problem I found a link to
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which seemed to be offering me the opportunity to put my question to an expert. I typed my question in the box provided and clicked "Get an Answer." I then had to register (had to provide a real email address but not my real name), but then found I had to type the question all over again.Now somebody offered to answer my question but not without me paying for the information, the possibilities being $10, $17 or $31. I had seen nothing previously to indicate that this site was selling information rather than providing it free of charge as so many Web forums ("fora," if you prefer) do.
I bailed out, looked elsewhere, determined that the capacitor was bad, and picked one up for $28.
Ticked-off Perce