On 28/02/2013 05:54, Sean F (F2) wrote:
It's far easier to be skeptical about something than to go after
something. Fearing failure is my main pet peeve. In this case
someone else is doing ALL of the work and massive upside exists even
if he/she is only marginally successful.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Just because those who
have tried before have failed is no reason not to try again. We need
growth. Growth requires marketing. Grass roots marketing (look
around you) only gets you so far.

Here, a guy (Mario Hytten) is trying to build soaring marking against
the tide of ourselves. He asks for you to pledge (for example) $50
to kickstarter so he can make our sport ANOTHER amazing soaring video
and build awareness. Predictably, many cant find much positive to
say about it and spend more effort sighting all the reasons it will
fail. Heaven forbid cough up $50 to support it.

Explains a lot really. I donated to this kickstarter project. Why
not? How about you?

If you really want to see the sport of soaring truly grow in a
meaningful, measurable way, send in some money. If not, please get
out of your own way and let those with some vision and guys take over
(do the talking) and try and move the ball forward where we have so
clearly failed.

Sean, it is absolutely clear that you and I live on different planets.
My gliding world hasn't failed. Which direction would be forward? I
see no real reason for the sport to grow. It satisfies me perfectly
well as it is. And videos give me a headache.

Our main point of difference, though, is that I think it's no more YOUR
sport than it is MINE. I also think that how I'd like it to be is as
valid as how you want it to be. And I'm happy to discuss our
differences. But you don't see other ideas as valid in any way and all
you do is yell at people (see your post above) and try to shout them
down (see your post above) on whatever issue frustrates you at the time
(see many earlier posts on US RC).

You're pretty forceful and intransigent that you have the only valid
view (see your post above and many previous posts) so I think I'll need
to be equally forceful to have my view heard over your yelling.

It's pretty clear that the sport itself - as it is - is NOT satisfying
to you. Clearly, you're not in it for the flying pleasure but for some
driven aspects of your personality that need to be stroked by
competitive success, organisational authority and wide public acclaim.
Please go somewhere else to get those itches scratched.

IT'S NOT YOUR SPORT TO BUGGER UP!

NO! I'm not going to get out of your way. AS far as I can, I'll stand
in it. I see your vision as a horror movie with a bad ending. The ball
you're so eager to move forward is imaginary and hardly anybody else is
on your team. I think the silent majority see it much as I do.

....and demographics is on my side!

Now, is there something you'd like to discuss - as distinct from yell about?

Thanks,

Sean

My pleasure,

GC