DartSmohen
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David Mayo - Some facts
I have occasionally glanced at FB and the board here and see some rather varied comments regarding David.
So I thought I would give you some background.
I first met David on the Royal Scotsman in Valencia. I had arrived on board to take up post as "Casecracker". At the time I was the highest (and best) auditor in Scn.
David had come from Auckland and had a long experience in the technical side out there. He was a highly competent tech person. After attending the original Cl 8 course lectures I went to the UK and supervised the Class 8 course. David was a student on that course. He went on to become CO AOUK and after it was moved back to St Hill David returned to Flag.
Whilst we worked together, I would not say that we were close friends. David was a rather private person. However we rubbed along ok.
One thing I would say is that without doubt, David was (and probably still is) the finest Case Supervisor Scn ever produced. He had a terrier like quality of keeping digging and digging whan all others had given up.
I remember a case at Edinburgh where the C/S, Neville Potter had been struggling with a pc file. He gave it to me and I went over and over but still could not put my finger on what was awry. Finally I asked David to go over it. He read, reread and reread again, every scrap of paper, every session, every last detail and after some hours picked up on a seemingly insignifigant point. From this he wrote a c/s directive for the auditor to ask the pc a question. From this the case fell apart.
NOTS was a brilliant marketing program. Although the technical content has caused countless deaths, heart attacks, strokes and innumerable bankruptcies, the essence was that it was based on a series of review actions constructed by Hubbard with David's assistance. I suppose Rathburn will claim some involvement in the marketing side of the program, it was David who was the technical development participant.
Having reached the highest levels on the technical side David suffered the same treatment as others who stole Hubbard's thunder. His treatment in the "Happy Valley Gulag" was disgraceful and whilst David is not in a position to comment on matters between himself and the Scn cult, the rest of us can.
As a final comment, for those of you who speculate on who was the first permanent Class 8, the answer is that there were two, John Parselle and James Hare. At the end of the first course the students had to sit an exam. However Hubbard gave an opportunity for two volunteers to skip the exam and instead c/s a case, write a c/s and deliver it. Both did so and passed with fyling colours. As a result both John and Janes were awarded permanent Class 8 badges.
That all folks,
Dart
I have occasionally glanced at FB and the board here and see some rather varied comments regarding David.
So I thought I would give you some background.
I first met David on the Royal Scotsman in Valencia. I had arrived on board to take up post as "Casecracker". At the time I was the highest (and best) auditor in Scn.
David had come from Auckland and had a long experience in the technical side out there. He was a highly competent tech person. After attending the original Cl 8 course lectures I went to the UK and supervised the Class 8 course. David was a student on that course. He went on to become CO AOUK and after it was moved back to St Hill David returned to Flag.
Whilst we worked together, I would not say that we were close friends. David was a rather private person. However we rubbed along ok.
One thing I would say is that without doubt, David was (and probably still is) the finest Case Supervisor Scn ever produced. He had a terrier like quality of keeping digging and digging whan all others had given up.
I remember a case at Edinburgh where the C/S, Neville Potter had been struggling with a pc file. He gave it to me and I went over and over but still could not put my finger on what was awry. Finally I asked David to go over it. He read, reread and reread again, every scrap of paper, every session, every last detail and after some hours picked up on a seemingly insignifigant point. From this he wrote a c/s directive for the auditor to ask the pc a question. From this the case fell apart.
NOTS was a brilliant marketing program. Although the technical content has caused countless deaths, heart attacks, strokes and innumerable bankruptcies, the essence was that it was based on a series of review actions constructed by Hubbard with David's assistance. I suppose Rathburn will claim some involvement in the marketing side of the program, it was David who was the technical development participant.
Having reached the highest levels on the technical side David suffered the same treatment as others who stole Hubbard's thunder. His treatment in the "Happy Valley Gulag" was disgraceful and whilst David is not in a position to comment on matters between himself and the Scn cult, the rest of us can.
As a final comment, for those of you who speculate on who was the first permanent Class 8, the answer is that there were two, John Parselle and James Hare. At the end of the first course the students had to sit an exam. However Hubbard gave an opportunity for two volunteers to skip the exam and instead c/s a case, write a c/s and deliver it. Both did so and passed with fyling colours. As a result both John and Janes were awarded permanent Class 8 badges.
That all folks,
Dart