Pot calling Kettle....."Hello?"

[Chiller]

Your makin me wanna double up on the lottery tickets so I can get a plane ticket.
A kissing serial killer....woo hooo...

This alone was worth suggesting I might be one.

For you, Chiller.

 

[Mike Jordan]

Of course I can. I've worked with 'special needs' so I understand your difficulties. :lmao:

To paraphrase:
Them that can, do - them that can't, should do anything just as long as they don't try to teach.

Does that help? :mrgreen:

Actually there are a lot of people that can teach very well, even though they themselves might not be able to demonstrate as well as what others can do. It takes a special ability to be able to take something that is complex or hard to understand by some and express it in a way that those people can understand.

I've taught a lot of people over the years that once they grasp what it is I'm teaching, they have gone way beyound my talent and ability.

While the term "Those that do, do and those that can't, teach" is used mostly in a derogatory or demeaning way, there is a lot of truth to the saying.

Mike

 

[terri36 7]

Your makin me wanna double up on the lottery tickets so I can get a plane ticket.
A kissing serial killer....woo hooo...

Chiller's idea of a dream date.... oh, you crack me up!

 

[Chiller]

Chiller's idea of a dream date.... oh, you crack me up!

pssssssst...terri...there are five of me remember. :lmao:

 

[terri36 7]

pssssssst...terri...there are five of me remember. :lmao:

Of course! How careless of me.

 

[wildmaven]

The question has been asked as to why a new member doesn't just look something up on the internet or in a book and, unless it's due to laziness (which can happen, granted), the answer is most likely one of the following:

1. They don't know where to look. Sometimes new members are also new to the internet and don't KNOW how to use a search engine properly to get better results. Snapping at them doesn't show them how to do it, does it?

2. They have heard from friends that this is a great place and they'll find good help here. Snapping at them destroys that reputation.

3. They think that forums are places to ask for help. Hm. How could that be? "Brand new to photography, or brushing up on some of the basics? Don’t be shy! Talk to other beginners and ask all your basic photographic questions here!" Snapping at them makes them wonder exactly where they went wrong.

4. They want to hear an answer from a real person, who has actual experience with the technique/camera/doodad in question. Snapping at them will just send them to another forum.

Marian

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Actually there are a lot of people that can teach very well

And there are a lot who can't but they get promoted into management.
I was a Head of Faculty so I know what I'm talking about. :lmao:

 

[zendianah]

The question has been asked as to why a new member doesn't just look something up on the internet or in a book and, unless it's due to laziness (which can happen, granted), the answer is most likely one of the following:

1. They don't know where to look. Sometimes new members are also new to the internet and don't KNOW how to use a search engine properly to get better results. Snapping at them doesn't show them how to do it, does it?

2. They have heard from friends that this is a great place and they'll find good help here. Snapping at them destroys that reputation.

3. They think that forums are places to ask for help. Hm. How could that be? "Brand new to photography, or brushing up on some of the basics? Don’t be shy! Talk to other beginners and ask all your basic photographic questions here!" Snapping at them makes them wonder exactly where they went wrong.

4. They want to hear an answer from a real person, who has actual experience with the technique/camera/doodad in question. Snapping at them will just send them to another forum.

Marian

Well said Marian.

Dianah

 

[elsaspet]

"Pot Calling"
LOL.
Yep.

I love the way this thread has turned out. It's been a great sounding board for all types of opinions and thoughts.
Groovy Man. Pot Calling. LOL

 

[Hertz van Rental]

And just what have you been smoking?

 

[elsaspet]

Umm nothing sir. It's not mine. Someone left it in my car. I think her name was Jane Smith, but I don't know for sure. Just someone I drove to church. A friend of my poor granny, who is in the hospital. Poor lady forgot her own name, so bother asking her.

 

[photogoddess]

As usual... we digress...

 

[Hertz van Rental]

As usual... we digress...

Is that, like, a female grave digger?

 

[Chiller]

Is that, like, a female grave digger?

Grave digger...did somebody ask for a grave digger. :lmao:

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Grave digger...did somebody ask for a grave digger. :lmao:

We were actually after a serious Australian but you'll do.