What is with all of the people bashing lately? Everybody is entitled to an opinion. Just because some people are more passionate about their opinions than others does not make them either right or wrong. There is a great variety of boats on the market, because people have different opinions as to what a kayak should be. I usually paddle with a group of 5 friends. One paddles a Necky Tesla NM, one a Perception Eclipse, one an Eddyline Falcon 18, one a Current Designs Extreme, and I in my Current Designs Gulfstream. None of us are paddling the best boat---what we are doing is paddling a good boat for us on that particular day. Matt has opinions on what is the best boat, Derek has differing opinions, and John has other differing opinions. All of these gentlemen are right and that's why there is a market for their boats. Opinions are personal thoughts and are not "right or wrong": Just my 2 cents. Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Steven A. Holtzman: There is a great variety of boats on the market, because people have different opinions as to what a kayak should be.... None of us are paddling the best boat---what we are doing is paddling a good boat for us on that particular day. Me: Which is why those of us with both chronic and acute paddle dependencies have a "golf bag" of boats [I'm up to eight kayaks and one canoe now]. So a favorite is like a favorite child - not proper to identify one, and it changes day to day or trip to trip. For whatever reason, nothing seems so silly as another person's passions. Jim Tibensky _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:12 AM 1/17/02 -0800, Steven A. Holtzman wrote: >What is with all of the people bashing lately? Everybody is entitled to an >opinion. Just because some people are more passionate about their opinions >than others does not make them either right or wrong. > >There is a great variety of boats on the market, because people have >different opinions as to what a kayak should be. I usually paddle with a >group of 5 friends. One paddles a Necky Tesla NM, one a Perception Eclipse, >one an Eddyline Falcon 18, one a Current Designs Extreme, and I in my >Current Designs Gulfstream. None of us are paddling the best boat---what we >are doing is paddling a good boat for us on that particular day. > >Matt has opinions on what is the best boat, Derek has differing opinions, >and John has other differing opinions. Agreed. My only primary objection here is that Matt and John participate in Paddlewise whereas Derek does not. If Matt or John express their opinion, and are bashed for it, at least they have the opportunity to respond. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
What is with the people-bashing? Steve, I agree with you 100%. Jolie > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
John Fereira wrote: [...] >Agreed. My only primary objection here is that Matt and John participate >in Paddlewise whereas Derek does not. If Matt or John express their >opinion, and are bashed for it, at least they have the opportunity to >respond. If we are only are allowed to be critical about things that people on this list can personally respond to...? (and what to think about the poor boats we talk about?) Besides, it is not the person who is criticized here, but the information he has given in his book. Certainly when you write a book, I think people have the right, and knowledgeable people even have some obligation(?), to express their opinion about it. Because the information in a book like that of Derek Hutchinson will be repeated many many times in other peoples books and articles in magazines and so. Which has the effect of a whole lot of nonsense repeatedly turning up in those writings, just because an 'authority' wrote it... I know very well that giving 'simple' information about complicated matters is extremely difficult. But that doesn't mean you do not have to work hard to get it as right as possible?! Dirk Barends *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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