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There are, however, polite and considerate ways of offering advice and 
experiences, and then there are rude and arrogant ways.  I suspect the rude 
and arrogant ways are the ones the irritate enough to ask for a response 
like Ginger's.  I'm always amazed at how snotty some answers or opinions 
come across.  Courtesy and consideration are always welcome.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:18 AM
Subject: [RC] When people ask (was: Santa Fe)


> Ginger said:
>
> > Some of you act like you know it all, which you don't.
> > I don't care how many years you've been at it you can
> > learn alot as well. Just SHUT-UP about the novice rider
> > and what a person should or should not do and ride
> > YOUR OWN RIDE!
>
> It is unclear to me why anybody would participate on an endurance
> mailing list where the purpose is to be able to ask for, give, and/or
> receive advice if one's attitude is to tell everybody to "just shut up"
> about "what a person should or should not do."
>
> The WHOLE purpose of asking for advice is to get answers.
>
> So please, please, please.  If I ever ask for advice, just give it to me
> (and yes, you can tell me of your experiences and why you think this
> advice is good advice so I can better evaluate it).  Please do NOT be
> afraid to do so because somebody else might tell you to shut up if they
> don't like it.
>
> The last thing in the world that any thinking person should want is for
> people who are otherwise willing to offer (for free I might add) advice
> that comes from their experience to refuse to provide it for fear of
> being told to "shut up."
>
> If people who have experience are unwilling to share it in the form of
> advice to novices, then novices will be required to learn by making all
> the mistakes themselves.  Personally, _I_ prefer to learn from OTHER
> people's mistakes.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
> :)
>
>
>
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