Rancor here on Whiteblaze

[Gray Blazer]

I've been gone for 5 days - off whacking golf balls at various Myrtle Beach golf courses and it looks like the same old s**t here on Whiteblaze. Keep it up folks.

Didn't realize they had that many putt-putt courses on Myrtle Beach.

[Lone Wolf]

Didn't realize they had that many putt-putt courses on Myrtle Beach.

As bad as I played I should have just played on putt-putt courses.

[Time To Fly 97]

As bad as I played I should have just played on putt-putt courses.

Yeah, but what about the beer girl?

Happy hiking!

TTF

[Lone Wolf]

Yeah, but what about the beer girl?

Happy hiking!

TTF

We played 6 different courses and all the beer "girls" were 50+.

[Time To Fly 97]

You kinda pretty...you look like my momma...

LOL!

TTF

[Cuffs]

Even with all this discussion.... it still continues...http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17394

[bfitz]

Everywhere you go there's always gonna be some ***hats. (that's not directed at anyone in particular, it's a blanket statement...)

Hey, can we have an ***hat smilie? Only in the subscribed forum, of course! (o:B

[SGT Rock]

Some people think trolling is fun. I never really understood it myself, I guess it is the attention and the emotions they like to create from a long distance view.

The thing is, a troll will not get the point of this conversation anyway, they will do it until they decide to stop or they get run off for some reason.

[the goat]

(o:B

fitz- now that is a genious idea! i love your keyboard-art!

[Panzer1]

I suspect that some of the negative posts are made under the influence of alcohol.

Panzer

[hammock engineer]

I suspect that some of the negative posts are made under the influence of alcohol.

Panzer

I post under the influence, but it is mainlyy bad graammer/spelling ad not ranncer.

[SGT Rock]

I always thought (:B was a dog smiling

Just like do:B is a dog with his toung hanging out

And Oo:B is a dog howling

And /o:B is a confused dog

And )o:B is a sad dog

And (o;B is a dog winking at you.

[Heater]

I always thought (:B was a dog smiling

Just like do:B is a dog with his toung hanging out

And Oo:B is a dog howling

And /o:B is a confused dog

And )o:B is a sad dog

And (o;B is a dog winking at you.

What about this one?

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[mweinstone]

alcohol is to blame for negetivity and other drugs. straight people dont get quite as vishus. im quittin beer. today is one week. i can allready see a more serious me in my posts and in the mirror.thank you white blaze for helping me to see that i am in fact a jerk and an ass and need work bad. thanx.

[Tin Man]

It's y'alls sense of humor that folks need to learn how to deal with and understand. Some of you call yourselves joking around but in this form of communication where there isn't a tone of voice associated with the words it can come across totally the wrong way depending on what kind of day the reader had been having.

Just a little food for thought. Something I tend to forget myself when I make posts from time to time too.

Dixi has it right. Without the tone of voice and I might add the facial expressions, it is easy to misintrepret a comment. I would also add that it is easier to say something inappropriate behind a screen than face to face. This is what makes written language more difficult than spoken language and it would be helpful if we all paused to reflect on how our comments may be interpreted before hitting the submit button.

[Topcat]

What about this one?

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Thats how the wife signs my name.....is that bad???

[Just Jeff]

Depends on what she means by it...

[STEVEM]

I'm relatively new to WB. I remember a thread about a month ago where a person was asking how to be a Trail Angel. I recall that this thread was started by a new member (her first post I believe).

Result: She was absolutely POUNDED by all the experts here. Had I gotten the same response she did I would have just gone away, (as she likely did).

Amigi, as I recall, congratulated everyone for chasing away this new member.

Before I submit a post, I read it carefully and consider how I would feel if I had asked the question. Just a few words can make a big difference yet say the same thing.

You think she was POUNDED? Read the thread again...

This could be the "trail angel" thread. I don't think LW was particulary hard on her, just honest and LW like!

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...ht=trail+angel

As suggested, I have reviewed the above thread and actually find it to be worse than I remembered. Consider that Sandra is 21 years old and a new member to this forum. If you review her posts (below) you can see how she went from excitment over a new discovery to defeat. Does anyone really think she joined "an AT group or something"? That was simply a way to get out of here.

How many of the attackers in this thread have kids her age or older. She makes reference to those who have posted thousands of times. What if your kid had her enthuiasm for a new idea trashed like hers was.

The girl apparently was raised well. Her posts are polite and respectful. She should have told you guys to ****** OFF.

By the way, I sent her an e.mail and PM asking her to review and respond to this thread. Her words would be better than mine. alas, no response.

If it were possible I think it would be nice if a "big sister" could contact her
and maybe involve her in some type of hiker event. It would be a shame if she denied herself the privilege of enjoying the AT because of this.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif SW VA trail angels?






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Hello, I am new to all of this, and find the idea of the AT, and those who have spent lots of time on it very very attractive. I probably wont be able to hike significant amounts of it in the near future, but one thing i'm interested in doing is becoming a trail angel. Are they self-professed or is there an organization of them? Can anyone just be one? Are there any in Southwest Virginia that would be interested in doing some hikes and leaving some gifts for the hikers?

-Sandra

not even fresh water or magic like that? I think you misunderstand me if you think i'm talking about trashing the trails.

alright, let me rephrase. What is a trail angel? What do they do? What is trail magic? What can i do to help out hikers?

And on a different note, after exploring this site a little more than i did before, this will be my last post because it seems that the users of this site (especially the ones that have posted thousands of times) do little more than argue and quarrel over varying opinions on seemingly insignificant issues.

mingo, smile and starlyte, thanks so much for your posts! I was really bummed out by the other responses, but you all have brightened my mood considerably! I'll probably join a ATC group or something here soon and see if i could be a blessing to some hikers.

[dixicritter]

Steve, while I'll give you that some of the posts in respose to her were harsh and not necessarily called for in the manner they were delivered, I fail to see what happened in that thread as a pounding. I've seen much worse on this site honestly and unfortunately.

[Gray Blazer]

Steve, while I'll give you that some of the posts in respose to her were harsh and not necessarily called for in the manner they were delivered, I fail to see what happened in that thread as a pounding. I've seen much worse on this site honestly and unfortunately.

Amen to that. I'm glad my 2 posts on that thread were positive, although I'm sure someone could pound me for what I posted. Wait, I've just made this a negative post. I'm so confused.