steveb (another one?) says:

You may be right, but I read that he was asking if he would be discouraged
from posting "here" ie. in this ng, otherwise the reference to "flames"
doesn't make much sense. Oh well, I'm sure he will say

Actually, I think what Scotty is referring ot is the SNAME-backed desire for
all designers (even us small-boat guys) to have a PE tacked to the many
initials after our neames. My feeling is that if you have the education to be
accepted into SNAME, then you should be qualified to design a boat, or engineer
aboat (sys he quickly to avoid ****ing off the Marine Engineering crowd).
If not , then SNAME has seriously lowered the gate in terms of membership
qualifications. In the rest of the world, if you are qualified to join the
professional body of you chosen field as a full member, then you are qualified
to do the work, otherwise they would not let you in. Has anyone seen a member
of the American Medical Assoc. who is not a doctor?

Steve
Stephen C. Baker - Yacht Designer
http://members.aol.com/SailDesign/pr...cbweb/home.htm