Thread: No more green dits. Say hello to our mentors

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

put "polymath"

Done and done. Also, I like your new avatar.

Now I just have to work out how to use this in conversation.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've never been asked to be a mod. If I was asked I would have to decline. The responsibility (I think ) that a moderator has in constantly being on the forum and being a referee as it were. In making decisions that affect the group as individuals and as a whole is more than I would want to take on.

Totally agree with this, I would decline the offer, though to be honest - I am not sure in which crazy world someone like me would be offered it in the first place!

I am glad that on here the mods feel free to speak their mind, and don't feel obliged to toe a party line, and are happy to share their opinions on various topics. That is a good thing.

ah yes here it is

I'm not going to say I told you so, and I'm not going to quote myself saying it
but I will make my omission of such statements very obvious

here we have someone who freely admits that they have no experience with said topic, but someone assumes they are right due to the mentor badge

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...tml#post412844

the nature of my posts in this thread are EXACTLY why I wouldn't want that badge, and how having it could REALLY muddy the water.

this
http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...tml#post412808
is an example of when I said that people are excited to hear someone stand up and say
"THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT !"

none of this reflects on the posters in the thread other than that they are human, and that human nature is fairly predictable

What's your point, GrateWhiteHuntr? you don't want the badge? you don't have one, problem solved

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

human nature is fairly predictable

It can be, indeed. Especially if someone is bent on creating a self fulfilling prophecy. Whether that is useful, or in the interest of the community, is, of course, up to that person.

Have fun!!

Robin

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

It can be, indeed. Especially if someone is bent on creating a self fulfilling prophecy. Whether that is useful, or in the interest of the community, is, of course, up to that person.

Have fun!!

Robin

right
I made him say Ron was right

this is all my doing

Originally Posted by Bruce

Utopian is right. That's why he is a mentor.

I'm pointing at a problem, not making one.

the rest of my posts ARE trying to help the community, and ARE on topic
we are discussing the pros and cons of a double bevel


my mention of not wanting a badge is so that my theory can't be viewed through the prism of a badge (I speak the Gospel in other words)
it's only theory and it needs to be viewed as such

heh, uberdefence when a flaw is predicted and occurs with in a day or two.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

ah yes here it is

I'm not going to say I told you so, and I'm not going to quote myself saying it
but I will make my omission of such statements very obvious

here we have someone who freely admits that they have no experience with said topic, but someone assumes they are right due to the mentor badge

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...tml#post412844

the nature of my posts in this thread are EXACTLY why I wouldn't want that badge, and how having it could REALLY muddy the water.

this
http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...tml#post412808
is an example of when I said that people are excited to hear someone stand up and say
"THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT !"

none of this reflects on the posters in the thread other than that they are human, and that human nature is fairly predictable

As has been repeatedly stated in this thread and elsewhere, a Mentor is not necessarily an expert. They are someone who is willing and able to help out others. Many of the mentors have expressed this view in previous posts on this thread and others.

Prior to the mentoring scheme implementation, and probably as long as this forum has been up, there have been numerous instances of the type of behaviour you point out above. How has creating mentors made this any different? How do you deconvolve the fact that many mentors are long-time, or senior, members, and that people have a tendency to listen to and believe them, regardless of a badge?

Jumping to unfounded conclusions as to why something has occurred helps no one.

James.

the quote speaks for itself
here is Ron's disclaimer

Originally Posted by Utopian

Is a double bevel actually weaker? I have barely played with it at all--really just enough to look at the effect under a microscope, so I don't have any actual experience with using a double bevel, but I don't understand why the edge should be weaker. T

and here is the example I'm taking issue with (not Bruce himself)

he quotes Ron and adds.....

Originally Posted by Bruce

Utopian is right. That's why he is a mentor.

to deny this phenomenon is akin to the philosophers who debate the existence of the external world

here are my hands, right in front of my face
what more evidence can you ask for?