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WOW!! Disputed profiles
1 year(s) ago • 3404 views • 47 replies
MBlack beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
The Law of Jante really reminds me of the Borg on Star Trek. They both take away individuality and prioritize the group over the individual.
JBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
This is some of silliest shit, I have ever seen. The entire concept of belt ranks is not only a silly social construct, It is entirely contrary to knowledge transfer, and acquisition. If the blue belt, or the white belt, is doing something the best, Make them the teacher for a day, or days, or months, or years. The irony that I am the one saying, 'Jante's Law'.
Same goes for university degrees and I sure am gladly taught by someone knowledgeable without a degree in the field.
It is what it is, a proxy which might or might not indicate an approximate level of skills and knowledge and it's up to you trust the degree of someone with only 2½ years of university level studies in total but a claimed (no evidence but the assurances of other alumni) master's degree from The University of The Prince of Nigeria. Or if you expect the more established years in university for each degree and also want to see a diploma and that you through some quick googling can make sure that the university is legit according to your expectations.
It is what it is, a proxy which might or might not indicate an approximate level of skills and knowledge and it's up to you trust the degree of someone with only 2½ years of university level studies in total but a claimed (no evidence but the assurances of other alumni) master's degree from The University of The Prince of Nigeria. Or if you expect the more established years in university for each degree and also want to see a diploma and that you through some quick googling can make sure that the university is legit according to your expectations.
WMBlack belt 5th degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
Same goes for university degrees and I sure am gladly taught by someone knowledgeable without a degree in the field. It is what it is, a proxy which might or might not indicate an approximate level of skills and knowledge and it's up to you trust the degree of someone with only 2½ years of university level studies in total but a claimed (no evidence but the assurances of other alumni) master's degree from The University of The Prince of Nigeria. Or if you expect the more established years in university for each degree and also want to see a diploma and that you through some quick googling can make sure that the university is legit according to your expectations.
Outside of STEM degrees, university degrees are by and large, also silly social constructs.
And social "science" university degrees, including Psychology degrees, for instance, are not STEM degrees.
In fact, the fact we are still using an educational system model that is largely antiquated is rather ridiculous.
And social "science" university degrees, including Psychology degrees, for instance, are not STEM degrees.
In fact, the fact we are still using an educational system model that is largely antiquated is rather ridiculous.
JBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
Going back to the thread start topic, I just found some statistics I did a year ago on the reasons behind my own down votes and non sufficient evidence was behind 72% of those down votes.
Second most common reason was less than 2:nd degree BB:s promoting others to BB, with 13% (around 25% of these had two or more levels of <2:nd degree promoting instructors along the lineage, so it could even be questioned if the promoting instructor was a legit BB).
There were also some odd ones, such as a black belt claiming to be a white belt, two persons down voted because their degrees weren't even in BJJ and four(!) persons who claimed to have been training since before they were even born.
Second most common reason was less than 2:nd degree BB:s promoting others to BB, with 13% (around 25% of these had two or more levels of <2:nd degree promoting instructors along the lineage, so it could even be questioned if the promoting instructor was a legit BB).
There were also some odd ones, such as a black belt claiming to be a white belt, two persons down voted because their degrees weren't even in BJJ and four(!) persons who claimed to have been training since before they were even born.
MGBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
four(!) persons who claimed to have been training since before they were even born.
I have a friend who is a 4th degree black belt in TKD who continued training while she was pregnant. So perhaps there is a basis for claiming you've been training before actual birth? (-;
ADBrown beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
If incomplete, I don't up or down vote. I would only dispute one that I see as blatantly false. If other people choose to up vote an incomplete profile, that's up to them. This is a social experiment, not a governing body with a board.
SPBlue beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
I few weeks back, I got disputed.
Can I find out who did it?
Can I find out who did it?
TRBlack beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
I few weeks back, I got disputed. Can I find out who did it?
I don't see any disputes in your profile. How do you know you got disputed?
SPBlue beltVerified
TRBlack beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
Well there is no Betwist or Disputed in your profile atm. Maybe someone pressed a wrong button and corrected their mistake?
SPBlue beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
Well there is no Betwist or Disputed in your profile atm. Maybe someone pressed a wrong button and corrected their mistake?
Maybe....
Can I find out who did it?
Can I find out who did it?
TRBlack beltVerified
JBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
I few weeks back, I got disputed. Can I find out who did it?
"Probably me", I was going to write, but see that I up voted you a month ago, so I guess it wasn't the usual suspect this time :-)
MBlack beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
Betwist in dutch means: Disputed
It actually looks as it was a dispute against the home gym. Did you remove that? Probably why none of us can see it.
CGBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
1 year(s) ago
That's not a dispute/downvote, it's just that the administrator of the academy on your profile has marked you as not being an active member there any more.
SPBlue beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
We all know why!
How can I found out who the administrator of the academy was?
How can I found out who the administrator of the academy was?
TRBlack beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
We all know why! How can I found out who the administrator of the academy was?
There you go.
SPBlue beltVerified
1 year(s) ago
For obvious reasons, I could not return safely to their academy. I guess it was because of this...
