> It doesn't matter how reputable the source is:
It does though.
"Don't go down 6th street now" means very different things depending on whether it comes from your buddy, or the bomb squad.
> if you say "don't do X" but don't give a reason why, I'm not inclined to listen.
I hear ya, but, there are sometimes valid reasons people can't say things; and this may well be one of those times. You have every right to do as you like, but it's not necessarily smart now that you've been warned by a respected professional.
