Miles
Senior Master
In another thread, a post read:
<<I simply refuse to recognize the good or bad opinions of me by gup or kyu students in a forum. Doesn't mean I don't respect them as human beings. I also wouldn't (believe it or not) purposely try to offend them. Some yellow belt thinks I'm an A-hole on the forum and I should change my behavior? Don't really care. Now, if an advanced practictioner has a problem, we can discuss it and come to an amicable conclusion.>>
As a newcomer to this Forum, I thought this was an interesting post deserving of more exploration. I have purposely not attributed it to the author.
Whose opinions count in a relative anonymous format such as MT? I agree with the author that all persons are to be respected but some people have opinions that carry more or less weight. Do you gauge credibility by alleged rank? By prior posts?
Miles
<<I simply refuse to recognize the good or bad opinions of me by gup or kyu students in a forum. Doesn't mean I don't respect them as human beings. I also wouldn't (believe it or not) purposely try to offend them. Some yellow belt thinks I'm an A-hole on the forum and I should change my behavior? Don't really care. Now, if an advanced practictioner has a problem, we can discuss it and come to an amicable conclusion.>>
As a newcomer to this Forum, I thought this was an interesting post deserving of more exploration. I have purposely not attributed it to the author.
Whose opinions count in a relative anonymous format such as MT? I agree with the author that all persons are to be respected but some people have opinions that carry more or less weight. Do you gauge credibility by alleged rank? By prior posts?
Miles