There is no way forgiveness vs. permission is good for the class, this begins to divide the class and give the perception that those in the know (the elite) will have access to materials and goods the rest of us (the peasants) don’t have access to. The rules are there to protect the class and they need to applied equally to all. How the heck would a cert even be valid if the sails material isn’t even on the approved list? Sorry guys… apply/enforce the rules, if the rules are broken fix the rules, we need to quit being lazy and do the right thing.
Besides there is absolutely no need for the class to be on the bleeding edge so what is this great urgency to use materials that aren’t on the approved list?
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
