I was going to let this go, mods and officers, pleaes forgive me and feel free to take any action you deem necessary, but I feel it needs to be addressed.
Carlo, don't take it personally. I'm sure everyone, including myself, appreciates your valuable input from years of experience. Truly. However, sometimes it's the approach more than the intent. Printed text is difficult to convey thoughts and opinions the same as it would be in a verbal face-to-face conversation. Alot of times inflection and emotion can offset what can come off otherwise as (and don't take this the wrong way) condescending (sp?) and even pompous.
I'm sure you have no intention of sounding that way, but you seem quick to offer your "opinions" as cold hard fact, and just as quick to correct others who have differeing opinions.
Your opinions and experience are welcome, especially to someone like me who has only been in the marine hobby since May. But keep in mind, sometimes the way your posts come off is a bit off-putting (if that's a proper word combination).
I'm sure you're knowledgable, but so are others. And it seems that if your knowledge or experience differs from others, you are quick to dismiss the opinions of others, and impose yours on top as the correct line of thinking.
I dismissed it the first time as me just overreacting, but this is the second time you have dismissed my opinions directly, and I've witnessed you do it to others.
As I said, I'm sure that wasn't your intention, and I don't want to start a big to-do over something silly like this, but please bear in mind that the way you are perceived is often that persons reality. I think everyone benefits the most when the club can debate issues, offer opinions, and openly "think" through problems, but we all need to be sure we are doing it in the most productive way possible.
I avoid posting on a good number of technical issues because I don't always know the answer, but I can tell you more will avoid posting a second time when they are pretty much told their answer is wrong.
Hopefully you don't take my post the wrong way. I have tried to word it the most delicate way I could. Please continue to offer your advice and experiences, but try to consider others in the way that you do it and give more consideration to the way it may be perceived.
Carlo, don't take it personally. I'm sure everyone, including myself, appreciates your valuable input from years of experience. Truly. However, sometimes it's the approach more than the intent. Printed text is difficult to convey thoughts and opinions the same as it would be in a verbal face-to-face conversation. Alot of times inflection and emotion can offset what can come off otherwise as (and don't take this the wrong way) condescending (sp?) and even pompous.
I'm sure you have no intention of sounding that way, but you seem quick to offer your "opinions" as cold hard fact, and just as quick to correct others who have differeing opinions.
Your opinions and experience are welcome, especially to someone like me who has only been in the marine hobby since May. But keep in mind, sometimes the way your posts come off is a bit off-putting (if that's a proper word combination).
I'm sure you're knowledgable, but so are others. And it seems that if your knowledge or experience differs from others, you are quick to dismiss the opinions of others, and impose yours on top as the correct line of thinking.
I dismissed it the first time as me just overreacting, but this is the second time you have dismissed my opinions directly, and I've witnessed you do it to others.
As I said, I'm sure that wasn't your intention, and I don't want to start a big to-do over something silly like this, but please bear in mind that the way you are perceived is often that persons reality. I think everyone benefits the most when the club can debate issues, offer opinions, and openly "think" through problems, but we all need to be sure we are doing it in the most productive way possible.
I avoid posting on a good number of technical issues because I don't always know the answer, but I can tell you more will avoid posting a second time when they are pretty much told their answer is wrong.
Hopefully you don't take my post the wrong way. I have tried to word it the most delicate way I could. Please continue to offer your advice and experiences, but try to consider others in the way that you do it and give more consideration to the way it may be perceived.