I'm going to leave this open if we can keep it respectful.
I received a message from Zayn about this thread. Here's my response:
there is too much bs on the site...i understand that i dont really help at all but i log on maybe 1 time a week.....y'all need to let people know that because one person does one thing and posts it it doesnt mean that you should rip on them incase its something that most dont agree with, but instead try to better themselves by having tolernce thats why in the thread you just locked i wasnt really all to worked up over the people commenting on me....i just blew it off.
I know what you mean man. We try to leave the boards open to varying opinions, but sometimes, in the interest of newbies, we have to disagree with some things.
You mentioned David Belle in one of your posts on the thread. My response to your point would be that there is a significant difference between David Belle and beginners nowadays. David Belle was trailblazing. He was not copying videos from YouTube, he was exploring on his own. Because of that, he had to be extra careful. Beginners these days, however, are "guided" by the internet, TV shows, and tons of misrepresentations of parkour. These sources show them what is possible, but often times they do not show what it takes to get to that level.
I feel, as the premier parkour community in the US, it is our responsibility to offset those misrepresentations by offering safe, beneficial advice to the malleable, easily-influenced beginners exploring the site. While we try to allow all opinions to be expressed on the forum, it is the responsibility of those with authority to cleanse the boards of "advice" that may be harmful to beginners.
Don't get me wrong, here. I'm not saying your advice is 100% detrimental to beginners, but
in my opinion, it is not the best that could be offered. The misconceiving sources that I referred to earlier often promote big drops and dangerous movements, so on APK, we must present a counter-argument in hopes that beginners listen to us [the experienced parkour community] as opposed to extravagant, showy media that are simply chasing ratings / hits and fat wallets.
my reason for mailing you is to ask if yall could go through the boards and see if you can delete repeated questions...i find that everytime im on people have asked the same thing in another thread titled differently....
I agree with your observation. The problem, however, is that it would simply take too much time to merge every repeat thread together. There is so much information spread out on the boards that deleting repeats would in turn delete a whole lot of useful information.
i cant really learn if its the same thing over and over
I came to the same realization, but that's pretty much how forums like this work. I mean, there's only so many new discussions and new ideas that can be brought up. The forum was strong and diverse for a while, but as time passes, it settles into a groove. Information presented tends to repeat and there are cycles of thread focus. There's not really anything we can do but facilitate new practitioners and offer beneficial advice.
-congrats on the promotion andy 
to a global moderator 
Thanks man
. I kinda got a little too excited about it and, I admit, abused my powers, but I promise, from now on, that I will do what is most beneficial for the community.
