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My, you do like to stir things up!

Your main point seems to be that tips and advice on line do not constitute "real instruction". I would submit that on-line give and take is real instruction if the "student" makes it so. I haven't been doing this for long, but I believe I can learn something from everyone with which I interact, personally or on line. Sometimes I may learn what not to do (perhaps ones purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others), but real instruction occurs if I gain something from the interaction. Maybe information on line is only valuable to relative beginners like me.

I do agree with your title - Great Expectations. One must approach each learning opportunity with some realistic expectations.

Brian

30-Nov-2003	#2
BrianBay9 Trunk Collector Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Loveland, CO Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 or 5? AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,362	My, you do like to stir things up! Your main point seems to be that tips and advice on line do not constitute "real instruction". I would submit that on-line give and take is real instruction if the "student" makes it so. I haven't been doing this for long, but I believe I can learn something from everyone with which I interact, personally or on line. Sometimes I may learn what not to do (perhaps ones purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others), but real instruction occurs if I gain something from the interaction. Maybe information on line is only valuable to relative beginners like me. I do agree with your title - Great Expectations. One must approach each learning opportunity with some realistic expectations. Brian __________________ There's a difference between taking your art seriously, and taking yourself too seriously.