Progressing American Bonsai

[KennedyMarx]

It's true, I am a terrible speller. I should be called out and held accountable. I'll try not to do it again. I'm not making excuses for my behavior, I swear. Some people are much better spellers than me. It's probably because I have never had a spelling master to teach me the correct way to spell words. Again, it's no excuse. I am guilty.

Pretty sure most modern web browsers have automatic spell check. I know that at least Firefox does for sure. On one hand I feel like it makes people lazier in regards to spelling, but it's nice to be able to scan over what you've written and see any errors so you can correct them.

 

[Darth Tanuki]

To the first point...

I don't have a problem with what you have written, or even what Darth had said, and
I agree, that not everyone has time to take out of their busy schedule to post information...
and perhaps even if they did, they might take an approach like Darth has taken, that they
worked hard to learn what they have why should they just give it away...

To this I would respond...

That first thing, I don't think we are all sitting arround expecting to get some sort of
"Free Shit"... I mean I know this whole rediculous conclusion has become somehow
"Ingrained" in the American Psyche as of late... But, it is not like folks are asking these
individuals to do their tree for them... On the contrary, I and others would still have to
do all the same leg work, make the same mistakes, still have to repot my own trees and
so on and so on...

I just feel that the more contributions they would be able to put out there that we
could all be able to take in, the more we as a society of Artist living in the US would
be able to greatly benifit from, and in turn would further the quality and status of
Bonsai in America...

Now whether you agree with me or not, fine... Or whether they feel as though they
don't want to do this... that's fine too, for they are under no obligation too do so...
But, let us not forget, that for the most part... That many are actually contributing, for
they understand as I do, that we all,including them will benifit from such an exchange.

Darth, has had a problem with quite a few of his post here, (if one was to go back and
look) of jumping off the deep end with out actually either reading what was "Actually"
posted... or not even bothering to understand what the point was that was being
put forth... Now he has the right to do this, if he so chooses... But, not the right to
change what was posted.

I feel like a broken record here... But again I never said what Darth is insisting that
I said, the following in post #147 ;

I would love to see more Bonsai Artist here in America, doing
either tutorials and videos, or Blogs of what they are doing, and how they
are doing it... Like the videos of Graham Potter we are all familiar with.

Then mentioned Brian Van Fleet and Jason who have recently posted here
at B-NUT some thread of them working on trees.

Now as to your second question...

The only thing I have complained about is folks who are comming here to
either deliberately try and get into a arguement, or folks who don't even have
the courtesy to read what was actually posted, before spewing off...

So, which are you ???

I believe Sawgrass, you do not realize the implications of some of your posts, and then you have a problem with others trying to clarify what is open to at times quite different interpretations. I do not believe I was the only was to think, as you put it, that you were asking for "free shit". I am glad I was wrong. In your clarification above, you stated, "I just feel that the more contributions they would be able to put out there that we
could all be able to take in, the more we as a society of Artist living in the US would
be able to greatly benifit from, and in turn would further the quality and status of
Bonsai in America..." Somehow I misinterpreted this as you asking bonsai professionals to contribute information that you could take in (for free), and benefit from. Glad this is all cleared up.

It's not that I disagree with your conclusion that it would benefit bonsai in America, I just do not believe it is your place, or anybody's place, to ask for it. It's up to the artist to gift it if they so choose.

Darth

 

[A Random User]

I believe Sawgrass, you do not realize the implications of some of your posts, and then you have a problem with others trying to clarify what is open to at times quite different interpretations. I do not believe I was the only was to think, as you put it, that you were asking for "free shit". I am glad I was wrong. In your clarification above, you stated, "I just feel that the more contributions they would be able to put out there that we
could all be able to take in, the more we as a society of Artist living in the US would
be able to greatly benifit from, and in turn would further the quality and status of
Bonsai in America..." Somehow I misinterpreted this as you asking bonsai professionals to contribute information that you could take in (for free), and benefit from. Glad this is all cleared up.

It's not that I disagree with your conclusion that it would benefit bonsai in America, I just do not believe it is your place, or anybody's place, to ask for it. It's up to the artist to gift it if they so choose.

Darth

You have beat your horse to death...
give it a rest...

 

[Darth Tanuki]

You have beat your horse to death...
give it a rest...

Whatever dude.

 

[Vance Wood]

Just remember---a horse is not dead until you have kicked all of the usable manure out of it.

 

[tmmason10]

Just remember---a horse is not dead until you have kicked all of the usable manure out of it.

I used to have a perfect animated gif for this...