Blowing Rock Master wrote:
Camoo wrote:About 50 percent of people who are not baseball fans could still ID Shoeless Joe.
I think 50% would recognize his name. But if you press for more information they'll say, "he was that guy in Field of Dreams".
No, not "50% of people who aren't baseball fans" saw either Field of Dreams or Eight Men Out.
Anger? Hardly. All I felt for you regarding that post was pity.
It's impossible to know everything and everyone. Contrary to popular belief, I doubt there are any running history courses in college, not even Ivies. Whatever that lame argument is about. The beauty of letsrun is that there are older and younger people here and we all learn from each other. If you are too stuck up to realize that, why should anyone care? If you know it all, how do you not know who wejo is and why are you here asking questions?
Drew Eckmann wrote:
The recent 'Wejo - founder' post about David Mack has me wondering about these guys. Fairly often now, there are posts that show utter surprise at some generally known aspect of the sport. Knowing nothing about the founders, what, if any, are their qualifications to run a running web-site? I think the last Gee-Whiz! post was about the track stadium at IUPUI and Florence Griffith Joyner's 100m record. I know there have been others and they've been called out by posters more knowledgable than me and certainly more knowledgeable than 'the founders.' Is this just a business venture for them? Say what you will about Track and Field News, but the people working over there certainly have a knowledge of the sport. Maybe not of Biblical proportions, as per their slogan, but they certainly know David Mack's resume.
Testimony from someone as ignorant as you only helps the critics.
O.K. How's this? Jack Chesbro was before my time. I still know enough about him that I wouldn't go all 'Gee Whiz' if I read an article about him. [/quote]
I believe Miguel Tejada was traded to the Astros from the Baltimore franchise. He said he follows former team intensely. He was being interviewed and was asked about team and made comment suggesting they were in first place when actually like 10 games behind. How can he be professional baseball player and not have clue where all teams stand? That is his life, and he does not follow game? Amazing.
Actually, it's his job to be more tightly focussed on his current employment than on anything else in his profession. Him saying that he follows his former team intensely is simply a case of saying something nice.
I'll admit that George Malley was "before my time" and I'd never heard of him until he told me about himself. However, I had heard of Henry Marsh prior to that point.
That is similar to being a national class half marathoner and being unaware that Rits having a good year and maybe Meb having injury problems.
So this guy is familiar enough to call malmo "George", but has no idea who wejo is? I sense trollery. 8/10.
Hey quick who has the faster 10k PR, malmo or wejo? Drew? Thoughts?
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
It's impossible to know everything and everyone. Contrary to popular belief, I doubt there are any running history courses in college, not even Ivies. Whatever that lame argument is about. The beauty of letsrun is that there are older and younger people here and we all learn from each other. If you are too stuck up to realize that, why should anyone care? If you know it all, how do you not know who wejo is and why are you here asking questions?
Well at least this post is in a thread about lack of knowledge.
Listen up you twit. Look at your first two sentences. 1st) Oh, really? What a revelation! 2nd) You think it's popular belief that there are running history courses in college? And your third, a non-sentence by the way, means exactly what?
Now... Stuck up? Because you've determined that I fail to recognize the 'beauty' of this web-site? A beauty that you've defined? 'Why should anyone care' about what? Didn't they teach you how to form ideas and sentences last year in 5th grade? I never said I know it all, did I?
Most questions are asked in order to find an answer. Something which you've certainly failed to deliver. Although, maybe when this post, in your language, is translated to english, it will prove to be insightful and intelligent. Until then, I'm just going to have to think you're an idiot.
Crazy Legs Hirsch wrote:
That is similar to being a national class half marathoner and being unaware that Rits having a good year and maybe Meb having injury problems.
Simplistic, at best. It's closer to being a national class miler and knowing how the Hanson guys' season is going.
hmmm questionable wrote:
So this guy is familiar enough to call malmo "George", but has no idea who wejo is? I sense trollery. 8/10.
Hey quick who has the faster 10k PR, malmo or wejo? Drew? Thoughts?
You really believe Drew doesn't know who wejo is? Your problem is that you don't know who Drew is.
What is this Drew person's problem? He's really beating a dead horse here, and perpetuating a pointless issue. Seriously, Drew ... what's up with you?
Who the hell cares who knows David Mack and who doesn't? I happen to know, but I would never judge my own net worth or anyone else's on that basis.
And Jack Chesbro, yeah, I know him, too. He's bit more prominent in the ledger of American sports than David Mack.
[quote]Drew Eckmann wrote:
Listen up you twit. Look at your first two sentences. 1st) Oh, really? What a revelation! 2nd) You think it's popular belief that there are running history courses in college? And your third, a non-sentence by the way, means exactly what?
Now... Stuck up? Because you've determined that I fail to recognize the 'beauty' of this web-site? A beauty that you've defined? 'Why should anyone care' about what? Didn't they teach you how to form ideas and sentences last year in 5th grade? I never said I know it all, did I?
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My first 2 sentences: sarcasm. The third means you are trolling. The "beauty" is the sharing of information. "Why should anyone care" about the sport, the athletes, etc. if you complain when someone asks for information?
Dusty Bones wrote:
What is this Drew person's problem? He's really beating a dead horse here, and perpetuating a pointless issue. Seriously, Drew ... what's up with you?
Who the hell cares who knows David Mack and who doesn't? I happen to know, but I would never judge my own net worth or anyone else's on that basis.
And Jack Chesbro, yeah, I know him, too. He's bit more prominent in the ledger of American sports than David Mack.
You've lost all perspective. This is about people running a running website not knowing very much about their sport.
malmo wrote:
BOOOM. wrote:"current"
Idiot.
Wow, how long did it take to summon up the courage to post that?
Settle down, malmo. First, I'm fairly certain that the guy was using a little irony with regard to all of the grammar corrections on this site (and your obviously not being an idiot). Second, if you're whole retort is based on time-elapse between post and response, cut the would-be jokester some slack: not everyone hovers over these boards quite like you do, good sir.
How can Steven Spielberg be qualified to direct the movie "Jurassic Park" when he's neither a paleontologist nor a bio-engineer? The audacity! That movie should never have been made.
You rushing to Wejo's defense is sooooooo unexpected.
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
It's impossible to know everything and everyone. Contrary to popular belief, I doubt there are any running history courses in college, not even Ivies. Whatever that lame argument is about. The beauty of letsrun is that there are older and younger people here and we all learn from each other. If you are too stuck up to realize that, why should anyone care? If you know it all, how do you not know who wejo is and why are you here asking questions?
Drew Eckmann wrote:The recent 'Wejo - founder' post about David Mack has me wondering about these guys. Fairly often now, there are posts that show utter surprise at some generally known aspect of the sport. Knowing nothing about the founders, what, if any, are their qualifications to run a running web-site? I think the last Gee-Whiz! post was about the track stadium at IUPUI and Florence Griffith Joyner's 100m record. I know there have been others and they've been called out by posters more knowledgable than me and certainly more knowledgeable than 'the founders.' Is this just a business venture for them? Say what you will about Track and Field News, but the people working over there certainly have a knowledge of the sport. Maybe not of Biblical proportions, as per their slogan, but they certainly know David Mack's resume.
Penelope Pitstop wrote:
How can Steven Spielberg be qualified to direct the movie "Jurassic Park" when he's neither a paleontologist nor a bio-engineer? The audacity! That movie should never have been made.
Another genius heard from. One dealing with facts and the other... ah, you try to figure it out
First see the post by 'more relevant.' and then ask someone the meaning of sarcasm. You're a little off. Your language is very interesting in it's translation to english.