MHK
Guest
This is a plea to the recent proliferation of DIR proponents that have joined this list as a result of the challenge on the Quest list. While I very much appreciate your enthusiasm and your desire to reach a wide audience about the benefits of DIR, I really want to emphasis that a select few of you are going about it in a completely, 100%, wrong way. As I noted in an earlier post, each and every list has its own personality, its own temperament, its own skill level, its own knowledge level, and its own understanding, commitment and appreciation of DIR.. That being said, this list, absent an intangible minority, is open minded, non-judgmental and willing to listen to a reasoned approach..
While for certain I recognize the rough and tumble approach on the tech list, the DIR preference on the Quest list, the abject joke on rec.scuba and so forth, my request to the recent subscribers to this list is, in Georges infamous words: Take the cotton out of your ears, and put it in your mouth. Until you have been around a while on this list, until you appreciate and recognize that the vast majority of this list is open-minded and willing to listen to a reasoned voice, please shut up!!! Take the time to understand that many on this list dont know much about DIR, take the time to appreciate that many on this list have heard little about DIR, and then most importantly take the time to appreciate that rather then calling them farm animal stupid or strokes, if your real goal is to help educate then listen to what they say, appreciate that they dont know how or why what we do.. And if your true goal is to help, then answer questions and stop posturing.. Im as DIR as anyone, but you recent additions to list are embarrassing even me.
Consider, that if you think you are representing us that many may very well perceive you as representing us, and act accordingly..
Thanks
Michael Kane
GUE Instructor # 5027
While for certain I recognize the rough and tumble approach on the tech list, the DIR preference on the Quest list, the abject joke on rec.scuba and so forth, my request to the recent subscribers to this list is, in Georges infamous words: Take the cotton out of your ears, and put it in your mouth. Until you have been around a while on this list, until you appreciate and recognize that the vast majority of this list is open-minded and willing to listen to a reasoned voice, please shut up!!! Take the time to understand that many on this list dont know much about DIR, take the time to appreciate that many on this list have heard little about DIR, and then most importantly take the time to appreciate that rather then calling them farm animal stupid or strokes, if your real goal is to help educate then listen to what they say, appreciate that they dont know how or why what we do.. And if your true goal is to help, then answer questions and stop posturing.. Im as DIR as anyone, but you recent additions to list are embarrassing even me.
Consider, that if you think you are representing us that many may very well perceive you as representing us, and act accordingly..
Thanks
Michael Kane
GUE Instructor # 5027