Quote from Gibblet:

mildot,
i'm just going to make a little list of the things you don't know anything about concerning archery:
arrow rests
sights
stabilizers
releases
bows
strings
shooting

the issue is, and i've tried to save you in the past from it, is that you like to talk like you know something about any of the above, and you don't.
the reason it bothers me is a lot of people read theses boards but don't post, and don't know who is giving good advice, and who isn't. i believe from past experiences that you realize you may be leading people astray, but something in your personality won't let you quit. so that's my beef with you, you point people in the wrong direction because you lack any knowledge about anything archery related, and you haven't the humility to stop.

now, i'm going to take the advice i got in an email yesterday, and be done with you. and look bro, its just that i'm the only one who's going to say it, not that nobody else is thinking it.


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Not sure what round this is for me and Gibblet, but here is my little love letter to him and my online “friends.”

Fellow “friends” and all those who sit in the “back of the bus”. As if I didn’t already know how “the click/majority” on this web sights feels about my posts. It should have already been obvious that I don’t care. I keep posting because I get opinions and reactions that I learn from. Many of you that can’t stand my posts most likely only respond to my posts for the sake of who is watching and to show off what you know. Others respond because they truly want to answer the question with their experience and opinion. I take full advantage of both. I’m thankful for those who have helped me. For some of the others, your pride is my gain. Nothing wrong with asking questions. I usually learn more from the general discussion than I do from the question itself. That is how and where I keep learning. You just don’t get that. As long as I am learning, then I am gaining ground. For me it’s not about making online friends or being popular, it’s about learning. If I had not made any posts at all, I wouldn’t know what I know today. You can’t learn if you don’t ask. I would be very confident to say that many of my question are questions that others would like to ask also, but don’t feel comfortable to ask. So many people learn from what others posts. I’ll take the heat so others can learn. Not a problem at all. Just from these discussions I have learned more in 3 months about archery than some guys who have been shooting for years. I can’t believe how many times I have tried to engage in conversations with local archers and they don’t have a clue about the details I get into. Many have been shooting bows out of tune and with the incorrectly spined arrows for years wondering why they can’t make a good shot past 30 yards or a clean kill for that matter. Many don’t even know what super tuning is or a simple walk back tune. Many still don’t even know how to build their own arrows or the effects of FOC. Many don’t understand timing of a drop away, etc. I can go on and on for all the things you say I know nothing about. You’re entitled to your opinion, so I’m cool with that. I think some people as listed above who have been shooting for years may know way less than myself because they don’t have the confidence to make themselves vulnerable by asking questions if front of hundreds of people. Some people don’t even know what questions to ask to learn. That takes humility, which you say I lack. I don’t care if I take the heat and come out looking like a fool for asking all these questions, because I have gained so much in so little time. Sometimes you have to be the target to learn as much as I have in such a compact time frame. I don’t have to be an expert to post or to learn. I make a post and gather info from what others say. If what I post is wrong, it always gets corrected because some of you guys are just waiting to show off what you know. I have very few questions left to ask, so I wanted to learn more about string making. Personally I think you’re ticked because I touched on that area of string building and that got personal for you and pissed you off enough to push you over the edge. I walk away looking like a fool for asking questions, but with info that took years for people to learn and you walk away pissed off with learning nothing from my post. I think I have been getting the better end of the stick. Sorry you feel used and abused. Don’t worry you have your support group to fall back on. If people wouldn’t get worked up about my questions then we wouldn’t have any problems, but as we all see, you some get worked up. You have a choice to ignore my questions, but inside you just can’t stand a new guy coming in your chat room turning everything upside down and ruffling your feathers over questions about string tension or anything else. You also can’t stand the fact that I keep posting, under the circumstances. You require a support group and I don’t… plain and simple. Overall I have enjoyed my time on this web sight and have learned many things. Like I have said before, if I could do it all over, I wouldn’t change a thing.