Englighten me, Please...

[Mario7]

Fascination, I'm mystified here.
You seem to be implying that no-one can discuss the openly stated opinions of a teacher or teachers? This is the AT section and there are as many opinions as there are people on here. I think it's perfectly reasonable to mention and constructively discuss such outspoken and influential people in the world of Tango.
In this case Chrisjj/ChisUK has been very restrained compared to his posts elsewhere in other forums. I even have some sympathy for his opinion even if they are somewhat impractical. Perhaps we should have a thread about how Tango could be better taught in the modern age bearing in mind that today is not set in Buenos Aires in the first half of the 20th century.
Also it seems to me to a bit disingenuous to publicly rebuke a poster and then follow that up by stating that moderation issues should not be discussed openly in a thread. Maybe your rebuke would have been better in private? It would be more consistent.

I agree with the above post as they are my own thoughts also, and I am thankfull that someone could word it so well.
Perhaps, I'm warped but I always found Chris's posts on Tango-L very informed, thought provoking and frank. In my opinion, we should definately keep this guy around. The kind of polemic that he brings is fertile ground for something novel, both from him and other contributers to this forum.
Let's just relax, it'll work out:bkick:

 

[fascination]

if you would like to weigh in on moderation please do so in the mailbox...thanks

 

[chrisjj]

Folks, for anyone under the same misapprehension as the moderator who in a PM to me today falsely charged that my posting above is "in violation of how we enforce the gossip policy on the forums which is to say we don't presume that specific persons who are not posting are watching and we don't allow anything to be attributed to them which is not verafiable by them as a liability issue and a matter of respect", note that my statements that these instructors had "just two years of dance experience" and "claimed they invented the profession of tango teacher" are completely verifiable - by anyone who cares to check the public record of the interviews given by the instructors themselves e.g.

http://tinyurl.com/yjecy8a
When I was sixteen, I wanted to learn to dance tango from my father, but, well, it wasn?t very successful. So when I was in my twenties, about 1981, I started studying with Rodolfo Dinzel.[...] start teaching. I first started teaching [...] in 1983.

http://tinyurl.com/yfv6j5k
We have invented a new profession: Tango teacher.

Thanks for reading.

 

[samina]

note that my statements that these instructors had "just two years of dance experience" and "claimed they invented the profession of tango teacher" are completely verifiable - by anyone who cares to check the public record of the interviews given by the instructors themselves e.g.

http://tinyurl.com/yjecy8a
When I was sixteen, I wanted to learn to dance tango from my father, but, well, it wasn?t very successful. So when I was in my twenties, about 1981, I started studying with Rodolfo Dinzel.[...] start teaching. I first started teaching [...] in 1983.

however...although the dancer in question studied with one teacher for two years, he had far more dance experience than that, which is easily construed from the link you provided. in the interview, he states that he grew up around tango...

 

[fascination]

as it is clear that we cannot move on...the thread will be locked