IsiMan84 said:
This oughta shut you up pretty quickly.
If there are textbooks for anything in the world you want to know, then why do teachers, professors and universities exist? Why not just give everybody the books and tell them to learn on their own?
(Odd silence)
That's what I thought. People need to be directed in the right manner when learning, so that they don't misinterpret something. This site exists so that people can know if they are applying their knowledge correctly. Who else is there to help besides somebody who's already been there and done that?
So yeah, textbooks are written by authoritative figures, teachers and professors have credentials or state-regulated authorization to teach certain classes, anonymous posters on an internet forum though?
There really is no method to filter the good from the bad, or the inexperienced from the "DJs". When I scroll over the discussion forum I do find a majority of posts which are concieved from laziness to which more than sufficient answers can be found within seconds from a search.
Directed learning in the sense of picking up women can only be guided from within. The specific questions that are asked are best left answered by the poster himself and then reflected upon by the community. There comes a point where an authoritative figure realizes that the pupil should be able to independantly reflect on the knowledge given to him and formulate an independant solution to a problem, or be left behind with clipped wings and no clue. Only so much knowledge can be transferred before it is applied and individually modified.
In my time at this site I have managed to notice a few different types of guys who come here. The first is the semi-experienced guy who has had a few failures. The second is the non-experienced guy who is willing to admit to being bad with women. The third is the non-experienced guy who acts like they know everything and can walk on water. The fourth the guy who hasn't really had many problems with women but wants to refine themselves and strive for the best. There are a number of cases in between, but IMO the majority of posters on this site fall into one of these categories in a general sense.
The bulk of posts on the main page come from guys in categories 1,2, or 4 asking questions, with the remainder of the posts coming from the 3rd category which are just bragging posts. Most posts with questions about general topics, which most are, could be answered from the bible or a quick search. There really isn't a reason for 40 threads a day on this forum given the background sources. When a specific topic arises it deserves bandwidth, but I haven't seen one in months.
The big problem that I've seen with these boards since I've been here is actually due to the existence of the bible. I am beyond tired of posters writing detailed Haiku's in iambic pentameter trying to secure a spot in the future edition of the "DJ bible". Since I've been here there have been more posters trying to win the pulitzer prize of being a "DJ" than actual people who can give honest insight to a situation.
My rule of thumb with this site is to take everything with a grain of salt. When I first came here I was comfortable with myself and now I obtained enough knowledge to take what I knew and build upon it.