If you want Dan Brown to go to a competition...

To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
 
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
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It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
 
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
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I'm actually hoping he'll become less of an idiot from it and maybe do his tutorial right sometime. And I'm hoping there will be a bunch of haters who learned from him and regret it. ;) Also just to let him realize how much of a cubing noob he is.
 
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
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It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
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My middle school math teacher taught hundreds of kids math. Should I care about him? No, because he taught poorly and in fact scared many kids away from math.

EDIT: The bold words...are...well...bold claims.

EDIT 2: I really don't have an issue with Dan Brown. There are just better teachers out there. Like Michael said, I don't see why we care so much about him.
 
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Innocence said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
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I'm actually hoping he'll become less of an idiot from it and maybe do his tutorial right sometime. And I'm hoping there will be a bunch of haters who learned from him and regret it. ;) Also just to let him realize how much of a cubing noob he is.
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Why are you hating on him so much. I'm not saying hes the best teacher or a good cuber, but theres no need to hate him he is fine with the fact that there are people out there who are much better teachers and much better solvers, but he doesn't hate them for it.
 
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
Click to expand...

It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
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I wouldn't say we learned from him, so much as I would say that he introduced many people to the world of speedcubing, due to his popularity.
 
TEGTaylor said:
Innocence said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
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I'm actually hoping he'll become less of an idiot from it and maybe do his tutorial right sometime. And I'm hoping there will be a bunch of haters who learned from him and regret it. ;) Also just to let him realize how much of a cubing noob he is.
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Why are you hating on him so much. I'm not saying hes the best teacher or a good cuber, but theres no need to hate him he is fine with the fact that there are people out there who are much better teachers and much better solvers, but he doesn't hate them for it.
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I'm not hating on him, I think he's a great teacher, I just want him to get better by going to a comp, so he can actually use his teaching talents to teach the cube slightly better.

It just seems that he doesn't realize he's done anything incorrectly, so I think a comp could be a great learning experience.
 
TheCubeMaster5000 said:
I wouldn't say we learned from him, so much as I would say that he introduced many people to the world of speedcubing, due to his popularity.
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This. By teaching the basics (and not much more than that) he has the same function as a gym teacher who shows tons of kids the basics of properly playing a certain sport, but who doesn't have the expertise to actually coach it. I imagine not a lot of professional athletes will say their biggest influence in being good at the sport was an elementary school gym teacher. Teaching lots of people how to solve the cube is useful in a way, but that isn't what speedsolving is about (I mean, nobody here is impressed by just being able to finish a 3x3). Keep in mind that the community actively tries to get people to move away from a lot of the habits Dan teaches.
 
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
Click to expand...

It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
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ohdam i wish i was cool like you, able to speak for half of the speedsolving community.
 
jms_gears1 said:
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
Click to expand...

It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
Click to expand...
ohdam i wish i was cool like you, able to speak for half of the speedsolving community.
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There was a poll a while back about whether you had learned from Dan or from elsewhere and it was pretty much split 50/50... I'll try and find it.
 
JeffDelucia said:
jms_gears1 said:
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
Click to expand...

It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
Click to expand...
ohdam i wish i was cool like you, able to speak for half of the speedsolving community.
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There was a poll a while back about whether you had learned from Dan or from elsewhere and it was pretty much split 50/50... I'll try and find it.
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http://stattrek.com/Help/Glossary.aspx?Target=Voluntary response bias
 
hawkmp4 said:
JeffDelucia said:
jms_gears1 said:
JeffDelucia said:
qqwref said:
To be honest I'd rather see someone like Thrawst or MonkeyDude1313 go to a comp. (Oh wait.) I don't quite get why a speedsolving community cares so much about someone who's famous for a tutorial which teaches cubing at the most basic level.
Click to expand...

It's not like hes taught thousands of people to solve the cube or anything right? And its not like about half the speedsolving community learned from him. So why should we care about him at all? Oh wait...
Click to expand...
ohdam i wish i was cool like you, able to speak for half of the speedsolving community.
Click to expand...

There was a poll a while back about whether you had learned from Dan or from elsewhere and it was pretty much split 50/50... I'll try and find it.
Click to expand...
http://stattrek.com/Help/Glossary.aspx?Target=Voluntary response bias
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In that case I'm sure everyone has noticed all of the people who go out of their way to insult Dan so you have a point! It could be more than 50%!
 
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