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To: koan who wrote (325802)	4/23/2020 5:45:14 PM
From: elpolvo	4 Recommendations Recommended By abuelita Cautious_Optimist pocotrader Wharf Rat Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362466

it is a snarky comment when you do it and it serves no purpose. well... that's one way of looking at it. but it's not intended to be snarky. i see it more as big brotherly advice like saying, "hey that's the ladies room koan... the men's room is around the corner." as to the top 20 posters, i don't even know who that is but there are never more than about 20 people who post here on any kind of regular basis... and it's probably closer to 10 than 20. about half of them, i have met in person and the other half, i could certainly tell you whether they know what you were sharing in your post. these are all friends of mine to one degree or another, including you. and i read ALL of their posts here and some of their posts elsewhere. same goes for all of them. they ALL know you better than you know them. you really ARE unusual in your ignorance of knowing anything about what they know. you don't seem to pay attention to their posts. even if you're just using sioux nation as a soap box, it pays to know your audience before opening your mouth and underestimating their intelligence. let's not fight about it, eh? the gist of my post was that what you posted was CORRECT and your idea of working together was a good one - even if it DID show a little bit of ignorance of the knowledge and education level of your audience. i even shared an example of a site on the internet that could be suitable for doing just what you suggested. you didn't have a single comment about wiki governance. why not? there ARE threads on SI populated by people who might not know or understand what you were talking about in your post - but sioux nation is NOT one of them. it pays to listen. i like to watch. that includes listening. cut the crap and stop acting like i'm just an asshole who's trolling you for my own sense of revenge or my sadistic nature. i'm just trying to coax you into participating with us on a peer level instead of treating us like we're 3rd graders while you're the expert teacher. it's not working out well for you... or us. if i didn't care about you, i'd never post to you. i'll give you the last word in this exchange which was never intended to be a debate about my character or yours... but if it doesn't say anything intelligent about wiki-governance, i'll probably give up trying to help you understand me or others here on sioux nation. that's all i was doing. sorry if you felt insulted - but that's your OWN projection - not MY reason for replying to your post. i'm being totally sincere and kind-hearted. i don't know how to be any more open and honest with you than that.

To: koan who wrote (325802)	4/23/2020 11:34:06 PM
From: Graystone	1 Recommendation Recommended By Ron Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362466

kteloan or A koan by Graystone All the monks were excited, they heard that Huineng was coming to their monastery. The floors were polished and robes were brushed and cleaned. Whispers during zazen passed amongst them telling of Huineng's sudden wisdom, many dreamed that they too could understand the diamond sutra if Huineng was to reveal it's secret. Morning prayers were hurried and the students made sure everything was in order as they gathered in the courtyard. As the abbot and his close attendants made their way down to the courtyard an old man in brown homespun stopped sweeping and leaning on his broom asked a student nearby what was happening. The young monk explained they were waiting for the famous teacher Huineng to arrive. "Who is he, this Huineng?" asked the old man. The young monk explained that Huineng was the Sixth Patriarch and a great monk who had understood the Diamond Sutra immediately upon hearing it. The Huineng these people were waiting for wouldn't know how to sweep a floor the old man thought, he would know the diamond sutra but that would not keep the dust at bay so Huineng kept sweeping.