Tom,
The problem is, most people here can't understand you. Your writing style is very difficult to follow, which combined with the spelling errors, makes many simply ignore you. A man babbling incoherently on a street corner earns the odd look and avoidance. Many people here have suggested you install a spell checker. That alone will stop probably half the trouble you're having.
I'm sorry, but blaming dialup is a cop out. At least half our members are on dialup. I'm sorry you are disabled, and it's nice to have veterans on the board, but your disability cannot be so severe since you are able to teach seminars and events.
You had a fair chance. Your name was mentioned out of curiosity as no one here had really heard of you. Most of our members are from the 80's and 90's, very few from the 70's. Your claims, confusing posting style, as well as contradictions are what earned you a negative reputation. You still do have a fair chance. Correct your spelling problems, space things out a bit, and take some time to reread things before you hit "post".
Many of us are aware of the cultural and religious nature of Datu in the PI. The question is, what does it mean in Modern Arnis? As has been noted, Remy used a number of different titles. He could have called it "Prince", or "Shogun", or "President", but he chose "Datu", from his homeland. From my admittedly limited experience, the Modern Arnis Datus are welcome in the PI, and I believe at least 4 of the 6 have been there within the past few years. Most recently, both Kelly Worden and Dieter Knuttel, if memory serves me right. I heard no bad press about those visits, in fact I believe they came back with honors. I also recall no comments attributed to Remy that MOTT, etc were superior to Datu. So, for me, it's a leadership position, within the art as a whole, the highest, second only to Grandmaster. That position, to me, is reserved for Remy himself.
The problem is, most people here can't understand you. Your writing style is very difficult to follow, which combined with the spelling errors, makes many simply ignore you. A man babbling incoherently on a street corner earns the odd look and avoidance. Many people here have suggested you install a spell checker. That alone will stop probably half the trouble you're having.
I'm sorry, but blaming dialup is a cop out. At least half our members are on dialup. I'm sorry you are disabled, and it's nice to have veterans on the board, but your disability cannot be so severe since you are able to teach seminars and events.
You had a fair chance. Your name was mentioned out of curiosity as no one here had really heard of you. Most of our members are from the 80's and 90's, very few from the 70's. Your claims, confusing posting style, as well as contradictions are what earned you a negative reputation. You still do have a fair chance. Correct your spelling problems, space things out a bit, and take some time to reread things before you hit "post".
Many of us are aware of the cultural and religious nature of Datu in the PI. The question is, what does it mean in Modern Arnis? As has been noted, Remy used a number of different titles. He could have called it "Prince", or "Shogun", or "President", but he chose "Datu", from his homeland. From my admittedly limited experience, the Modern Arnis Datus are welcome in the PI, and I believe at least 4 of the 6 have been there within the past few years. Most recently, both Kelly Worden and Dieter Knuttel, if memory serves me right. I heard no bad press about those visits, in fact I believe they came back with honors. I also recall no comments attributed to Remy that MOTT, etc were superior to Datu. So, for me, it's a leadership position, within the art as a whole, the highest, second only to Grandmaster. That position, to me, is reserved for Remy himself.
