On Advice givin by the anonymous (required 2)

In the case for sidetaker, it is nice how both opinions of the event are posted and then people can comment on both sides, and give their takes on how both sides should act. While I found some of the advice for some of the situations to be completely useless, some of the advice was really good. I feel as though looking through all the advice and then grasping the concept of what should be done, is better advice than any one advice columnist could give.
Not to entirely discredit the validity of the advice columnist- I feel the advice columnist could be somewhat equivalent to a third-partied friend discussing with you what you should do about a problem you are having with someone else. Their advice will usually be good and relatively unbiased. So, if you want a simple and relatively unbiased opinion for help then the advice columnist is suitable. However, if you are looking for all sides of the story, and not only trying to understand what you should do in a situation, but also how the other person may be interpreting the situation, then consulting a group of third-partied people like sidetaker is better for you.
I can not say which I would prefer. Given the situation, one person may just not be enough advice, or the advice that person gave may not be the most desireable. All in all, the crowds ideas after all perspectives have been considered and summed up, tends to result in the most desireable decision for both parties involved in the original issue.