Inertia and arrogance and condescension, etc.

[John Dorr]

Hi List,

I love what Will Truitt wrote.  I left it in below.  I, too, think it's great 
that we have different takes on matters, and that we can throw out ideas for 
others to comment on.  Being relatively new to this profession (about 8 years 
or so now) I've learned SO MUCH from this list, and continue to do so.

A few months back I submitted a bit of my theories of how to regulate without 
specs, and received some feedback that made me think some more.  That was my 
actual intent at the time.  Recently, the topic was re-introduced (by 
KeyKat88, I think) and somebody said it all sounded rather "propeller-headish" 
I think was the term.  I didn't feel scolded.  I didn't think the writer was 
arrogant.  I laughed.  It was HIS take on it.  Fine.  We can all think about 
things in the way they work for our own realities.

Look for the article in the November Journal.  Bring it up and comment some 
more on it.  I'll be presenting a couple of classes on it at the national 
convention in June.  I'd love to have more feedback, good and, especially, 
critical, to help me further refine my presentation.

And, as a special bonus to all you wonderful subscribers, if you act within 
the next 10 minutes, I'll DOUBLE YOUR ORDER!!! No, wait, I mean there was a 
part of the article that didn't get put in, due to procrastination on my part 
more than anything.  That is, I wanted to make an Excel spreadsheet available 
of my equations so that you could carry it around with you on your PDAs or 
Smartphones.  After the article comes out (I want you to READ IT first!) I'll 
post the spreadsheet in a mail to this list.

Many thanks to all of you who have educated me and CONTINUE to educate, 
entertain, and amaze me here in this forum through my still-steep learning 
curve.

Cordially,
John Dorr, RPT


WILL's POST BELOW:

I would have to agree with David Andersen.  I have followed the thread, and I 
was surprised to read that you felt others were being arrogant and 
condescending towards you.  They were disagreeing with some of your ideas, and 
putting forth their reasons why they felt your conclusions were in error.  But 
I did not detect any personal bias in that.

  

This is a forum where ideas are shared and debated.  That almost guarantees 
that someone is going to disagree with you.  But it is not personal.  It’s 
fun!

  

I’ve posted a  few ideas on this forum and had some of them shot down.  Not 
because of any animus towards me, but because my ideas  were incompletely 
developed.  Fair enough – I learned something new I didn’t know before, so I’m 
still the winner at the end of the day.   I’m all for the better idea, whether 
it’s mine or someone else’s.

  

I’m here to learn, and I try to leave my ego at the door.  Be humble and 
respectful to others and they will be the same towards you.  Your presence on 
the forum can then be a long and enjoyable one.

  

I say welcome.  Relax and enjoy the give and take.   Throw it back in.  Move 
the dialog forward.  Share your ideas and risk exposing your ignorance 
occasionally – otherwise you’ll hold onto it forever.  And you can also teach 
us in the process.

  

Respectfully,

  

Will Truitt