I've been the moderator of the New Riders' Forum for a year or so now and I've seen a lot of guys with little experience trying to teach other people. Sometimes the advice they offer is good, based on something they read or a course they've taken. Sometimes the advice they give is bad and is based on too little seat time. This is likely to get someone hurt.
In my opinion the current "free-for-all" system is not really working to educate new riders who need real, solid advice. I think new riders should be free to contribute, but I think that their advice needs to be given the appropriate weight against the opinions of other, more experienced people.
Therefore, to help sort out the experienced guys from the new guys, I am encouraging regular posters in this forum - people who like to give others advice - to post their Riding Resume. Let's see how everyone stacks up.
The format, more or less, should be:
Everything in this thread is should be the unadulterated truth. I will review and challenge anything in this thread that doesn't make sense. Squids and liars will be found out and :urowned
ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS! IF YOU DON'T SEE A PERSON'S RESUME IN THIS SECTION, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF CREDIBILITY THEY DESERVE BEFORE TAKING THIER ADVICE!
ALSO, PLEASE KEEP YOUR POSTS IN THIS THREAD LIMITED TO RIDERS RESUMES ONLY. OFF TOPIC POSTS WILL CONFUSE READERS AND MAKE THE THREAD DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. OFF TOPIC POSTS ARE SUBJECT TO DELETION.
In my opinion the current "free-for-all" system is not really working to educate new riders who need real, solid advice. I think new riders should be free to contribute, but I think that their advice needs to be given the appropriate weight against the opinions of other, more experienced people.
Therefore, to help sort out the experienced guys from the new guys, I am encouraging regular posters in this forum - people who like to give others advice - to post their Riding Resume. Let's see how everyone stacks up.
The format, more or less, should be:
If you are a advisor in this forum, please submit something similar detailing your STREET experience. <EDIT> On second thought, thanks to Medic's great post, dirt experience is good too, but please differentiate between the two. (ex: "20 years total experience, 18 in dirt, 2 on the street")
Everything in this thread is should be the unadulterated truth. I will review and challenge anything in this thread that doesn't make sense. Squids and liars will be found out and :urowned
ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS! IF YOU DON'T SEE A PERSON'S RESUME IN THIS SECTION, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF CREDIBILITY THEY DESERVE BEFORE TAKING THIER ADVICE!
ALSO, PLEASE KEEP YOUR POSTS IN THIS THREAD LIMITED TO RIDERS RESUMES ONLY. OFF TOPIC POSTS WILL CONFUSE READERS AND MAKE THE THREAD DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. OFF TOPIC POSTS ARE SUBJECT TO DELETION.