Quote Originally Posted by istandalone24/7 View Post
there is nothing wrong with newbies posting progression threads.

James, don't drink the koolaid. it'll make you act like 80% of the members here.
Nobody, at least no posts I've read, said anything wrong with new progression threads. Matter of fact they are usually appreciated as people can see what is going wrong and where to direct help.

It's amazing that everyone who has been in glass for any length of time has the same advice, but because it's not what new glass blowers want to hear then clearly people are assholes for saying it. Most of the glassholes I've met, were people who didn't know how to blow glass. Just about every single person I met on this forum since starting my glass blowing adventure right here on this forum in 2007, has overwhelmed me with help. Of course I never said oh that's cool show me how, then said no I don't want to do it that way without even trying first. As much as people don't want to believe it, glass blowers love their family.