I’ve opened this thread to offer new members of T-Nation a list of qualified and or experienced “advisors” under the many posters here.
This is NOT a man-love or a flame thread, but is designed to help beginners weed out disinformation or advice from posters, and/or trolls who don’t have the background or experience to really know what they’re talking about. Hopefully this will clean up the Beginners Section a little, and make inexperienced lifters think twice about giving other beginners dangerous, and time consuming “Half-Truth-Advice”.
I am not a Moderator, however I will personally watch over this thread and try to inforce the rules which I’ll list below. Even in the Internet there is a thing called Honour, and I expect people to take this noble experiment seriously.
Who or how does one “Qualify” to be a “Trusted Advisor?”
1). Any member of the T-Nation Editorial, Advisory or Contributing staff, as well as the Moderators and Janitors. It would help immensely if you would give us your blessings and support.
2). Proven Experience.
If you started lifting a year ago and weigh 130lbs, YOU DO NOT QUALIFY. Your name should not appear on this list. Posters or Trolls who place a noob on this list will feel my wrath. Body Builders who have competed are prime examples of “Proven Experience”, REALLY BIG GUYS, as well as Lifters who have a “Following” and answer questions in their own helpful threads. I think you get my drift.
3). Peer Acceptance.
If you’ve been posting or lurking here for 5 years, you probably remember who helped you back in the day and you know who your peers are. Please share this information with us, even if that person hasn’t posted for awhile. Maybe they’ll come back to posting, if they receive the kudos which they rightfully deserve. Besides, we can always look up their old threads for information.
4). Members in good standing.
This refers to members who might not meet the above listed requirements, but are none the less well read, experienced but never competed, and have always been helpful and honest with balanced infomative posts. As this is a grey area, before someone earns his wings, he or she must be confirmed by at least 3 other members. There are a lot of good people out there who fall into this category but remember, this is not a popularity contest! I am not the judge here…you are.
Nominations and/or confirmations in this category must be accompanied by a posted or written justification!
Thread Rules and Guidelines.
1). This is not a man-love thread! Be honest and critical of whom you’re listing here.
2). Don’t even think about trolling this thread! You will be exposed, branded and scarred.
3). Take this seriously! The more accurate this thread is, the more people it will help.
4). This is not SAMA, PWI or GAL! Go there to get your fix of argumentation or laughs.
5). Don’t fight or squabble amongst yourselves! Be a man amongst men.
I think everything here is self explanatory, and your honest participation can only help us all.
Just a small personal footnote here:
When interacting with one of the members in this list, please treat them with the respect they’ve earned, as they’ve been walking the stoney road for years, were as we have just put our shoes on.