Hi Roadie:
You are entitled. Spidey liked this page.
Please bear in mind the page is clearly marked "©2012 About.com. All rights reserved." You may take a brief excerpt for review but copying the whole page is not a good idea as About would need to charge AZ a fee for usage. Please be careful going forward.
There is a limit on the length of the bio and specific standards at About. They are specific as a company regarding what gets posted and what doesn't. Sean pointed out I should do more research before moving in to teach, perhaps you might do the same with About.
I tend to get students the same way as other teachers, they come in because of site content or student references, not because of appeals to authority or certifications. I'd rather have them that way and I think the bio meets that expectation of mine.
I never said that. I never even said the Aim Primer or Contact Point articles were groundbreaking. I merely invited (civilized) discussion.
So you'd prefer I not come to the forum? Or not defend my viewpoints? Which one? People like you are making the "number one forum" less well traveled by people who don't want to be bullied. I'm getting private messages at AZ from people who want my help to play better pool and from those who say, "Don't let the few jerks on here slow you down." Just saying. I like you well enough.
Further, I didn't come here to post backlinks and ads. There are subtler ways of doing so. I came with a few threads and said, "I'm open for business. Let's discuss."
Instead of reading between my lines like some other people, why not ask me direct or send a private message? Why say I'm arrogant. Is it arrogance to name a few players and teachers when someone says, "Ah, but you are a rogue on your own and don't check your work with standards." Untrue.
How did I elevate myself above anyone? You're putting words in my mouth.
I said I am not certified by BCA because I cannot sign off on everything in their system. That's called integrity, not hubris. I've already explained that certification provides instructors with more possible income.
I'm sure you're aware that current certified BCA instructors feel the same way. Others have dropped BCA re-certification and are moving on to other realms.
I have thousands of links, you're being assumptive.
And no, if I am being meticulous about
educating my readers I wouldn't send them to the flame wars where so many are rude to others and contradictory, even self-contradictory. Don't you understand how brave Dr. Dave is?
A lot of instructors, even BCA instructors, don't want to talk about aiming, at all, with anyone. There's so much aggression and confusion over the subject.
Everyone's brave on a forum. If I saw you in person, you would likely be far more courteous to me than you are being. I hope someday we can shoot pool together and chat, maybe even give each other lessons, but I expect respect from you as a person, regardless of whether you don't like my bio page.