> Don't you just love it when individuals set standards for who > should be considered a serious or true practicioner of some > endeavor? It tends to be a definition that first and foremost > fits them. Now wait a minute guys -- you're putting words in my mouth and turning me into some sort of stuck up monster. I appologize for bringing this up on the list, but given that many people out there only know me from these postings, I must jump to my defence. What I said was: "Only serious sea kayakers learn to roll -- and these people tend to become or already are advanced paddlers. This makes sea kayak rolling by construction an advanced technique". I then went on to explain that in my opinion this was unfortunate and that rolling didin't need to be viewed as an advanced technique. How can you possilby read that as implying that the only way to be a serious sea kayaker is if you learn how to roll? Read the statement!!! It doesn't say "ALL serious kayakers roll". I would NEVER suggest such a thing. I know many people who are VERY serious about their sea kayaking who don't know how to roll. Remember -- with email you don't get nuance of speach or body language. There is also a temporal disconnection between a statement and it replys. This means you must take pains to avoid reading more into a statement than is actually there. --Tim *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 17 1998 - 10:26:50 PST
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