Yes; those who are undecided, or those who just want to learn more about the subject.

Sometimes, a lesson, paper, explaination of an entire topic is hard to swallow. ATM adds a little to the entire learning experience by putting a little more practical slant to the topic.

That's my argument to the "ATM section is worthless" idea. I, for one, don't have the formal training or knowlege that a lot of our members have. I know I'm not the only one. While I won't go touting a new ATM idea, sometimes one will come up that I think "Hey, I've kinda wondered if that could be true". Then, at least in the first bit of convo, I get good answers about the particular subject. Yes, the convorsations tend to degrade into frustrating "yes it is! no it isn't!" arguments, but there's still a lot of value there, at least to me there is. And I'm glad the mods and admins do the tough job they do to keep the ATM section running, 'tis no easy task.

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