I knew this answer already too, but a whole pile of folks he does not know from Adam will not provide the same level of comfort to him they will.
I suppose there is a need to just visit and chat about the things we have passion about. Thats great, I'm in that group too. However, serious advice should be taken from a credible vetted source.
I would not go to a web forum and try to get advice on vision surgery! or a root canal........ Probably extreme examples....... sorry!
You must have a poor dentist to need to ask advice about a root canal, it hurts fix it. LOL