On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:24:05 -0800, "Warner Family" <hmgwarner_at_shaw.ca> said: > At 10:47 PM 03/03/09 -0800, you wrote: > Doug said, > > >Perhaps when you have a few more nautical miles of experience under your > >belt like > >some of the other paddlers on this list, you might be tempted to post a > >little less fiction! :-) > > Ouch, I expect we'll be hearing real soon from Doug with his apology, he's got a habit of posting when he's tired and eating his words the next day. > What constitutes experience? What makes someone an expert? Or should you listen to the expert. I have a friend who is a wilderness survival instructor. I would love to have him with me if something went wrong while on a hike or trip. I would not want to follow him, until things were going very wrong, but would want him to be there if things went wrong. He may be an "expert" but that doesn't imply good judgement, or possibly being cursed ;-) > Or is Doug inferring that there a hierarchy here? That some are some so > exalted that they stand above all others, beyond challenge. Let me > know. Perhaps a list of godhood could be prepared. I'd hate to lampoon > some other exalted but unknown kayaking deity. > > Or should I first consult the Who's Who before daring to disagree with > any post and only take on those with less experience then myself? What there's a heirarchy? I like to think anyone who posts bad info will be politely redirected with the correct information. There's enough talent on this list to humble virtually any self annointed expert. Also don't discount the lurkers. There's a large pool of quiet knowledge reading along, my guess is 80% of the lists subscribers are lurkers. Once in a while we get a phenomenally informed detailed explanation or story from one of the lurkers. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen kork4_at_cluemail.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 10 2003 - 14:35:54 PST
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