Re: Re: Indoor Housekeeping (with apologies to the innocent)

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:37:33 -0400

Amen.

On 7/2/2012 2:02 PM, John Kagan wrote:
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Randy Reynolds"
> <rreyno_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > ...my observation is that dedicated indoorists are pretty
> introspective folks who aren't likely to lend themselves to the act of
> growing the sport.
> >
>
> Hi Randy,
>
> Based on my experience, I disagree. There are plenty of Indoorists who
> are spending a significant amount of their time on projects to promote
> Indoor.
>
> Introspection isn't a bad thing, either. One of the best ways to prove
> to a newcomer that an activity is fun is to actually have fun doing it.
>
> Conversely, a great way to scare people off is to endlessly talk about
> how Indoor is dying off (which it isn't), how it needs to be more fun
> (which it doesn't), or how the participants are out-of-touch elitists
> with unnatural abilities who don't care if anyone else joins (which
> they aren't).
>
> Certainly we will benefit by more participation. And the way to get it
> is through exposure, and through health local activity.
>
> There is no need to panic, and change who we are and what we do.
>
>
Received on Mon Jul 02 2012 - 11:37:38 CEST

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