Al, your posts on this thread detailing the work you did on your maple have been very well received.
They’re very much like the threads @markscott creates about his Maples, and the procedures he performs on them.
Very helpful indeed.
What people don’t seem to like is the rather snarky “questions” posts where you say you know the answer, but are testing everyone else’s knowledge. These come off poorly. No one wants to attempt to answer because they may interpret the question differently, or whatever, and then they don’t want to be ridiculed if their answer doesn’t match what you have in mind.
People don’t come here to be challenged. They come here to get information and/or help. They come here to share their trees. They. One here to share what they’ve learned.
They don’t come here to be put down. Your snarky “questions” are challenging others. Sure, there are plenty of us who may use poor technique, or not know good technique, or who have been taught by someone who wasn’t very good, or has tried to self teach themselves and has gone astray. None of us is perfect. We’re all learning.
But no one want to be put down by a smartass, whether he’s “earned the right to be one” or not.
Think about it, Al. Has anyone complained about how
@markyscott is a jerk? He puts out quality info, stuff in process, just like you’re saying that no one does. But you deride him because he’s a Boon student. He’s a smart guy, Al. He has a PhD, in fact. But he’s humble enough to know he doesn’t know it all. None of us do. Even you.
If you want respect, Al, stop being snarky, and just be informative. If you want to pose a question to gets people thinking, just pose it, followed by the answer. Don’t wait for weeks, complaining that no one has responded, effectively calling all of us idiots. We’re not idiots, Al, we’re just tired of your games. We don’t come here to play mind games. We come here to discuss bonsai.
And, I’m sure I’m on ignore. C’est la vie...
