Rancor here on Whiteblaze

[dixicritter]

I'm helpful to newbies Dixicritter, unless they are trolls, especially with site navigation and finding things. To be frank, the selection of emoticons is far too limited. Add some more in.

I didn't call anybody out for not being helpful. See what I mean about posts can be misread or misunderstood? You just sort of helped me prove my point. I know you're helpful to newbies, I've seen it.

I'll take your suggestion about the emoticons to the software guys and see what we can come up with. (Read that to mean I've never added smilies, not sure how to go about it.)

[Lone Wolf]

I've been gone for 4 days - off helping to build the Mountains to Sea Trail in Western Carolina. As a long time contributor here at WB - I have some perspective on the way that this discussion board waxes & wanes. We are approaching a period where the 2007 hopeful hikers will flock here in droves - filled with questions, anxiety and anticipation.

That brings me to my point. It seems as if the level of rancor displayed here on Whiteblaze has recently been ratcheted up a few notches. What is disturbing, is that it is mostly the folks who have already hiked the trail. Much of it is in the political forums - and it has taken a nasty turn here & there.

I'd like to suggest that we take a "time out" and try to make this discussion board resemble the trail a bit better. As anyone who has hiked the trail can attest - there is the "real" Appalachian Trail and the "cyber" Appalachian Trail - and the two often do not resemble one another.

Be kind to one another - and set an example for the newbie. Now... go play nice.

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.

[SGT Rock]

Ohhh, Ohhh. I know how to add smilies. But seems sometimes they are just re-hashed versions of the same old stuff.

[jlb2012]

Rank Her - I don't even know her but for sake of argument I vote for a 8.5 ranking.

[hammock engineer]

HOI

I got to ask, what is fart baseball? It sounds like fun.

[hikerjohnd]

Ohhh, Ohhh. I know how to add smilies. But seems sometimes they are just re-hashed versions of the same old stuff.

Not looking for new smiles, but would like to see a "Political" area in the trails section. I am not here to bash the president, first lady, or anyone else in office. How I vote is nobody's business but my own. If I want to share my views on the current media sensations I will. Because of the constant bickrering and bashing, I have unsubscribed from the non-AT threads. There are, however, times when a trail issue hits the political realm and I would like to participate in that discussion. Could we add a political realm in the hiking threads, specifically for hiking issues? I do not think it needs to be its own category, maybe a sub category under another heading. Just a thought...

[Alligator]

I didn't call anybody out for not being helpful. See what I mean about posts can be misread or misunderstood? You just sort of helped me prove my point. I know you're helpful to newbies, I've seen it.

I'll take your suggestion about the emoticons to the software guys and see what we can come up with. (Read that to mean I've never added smilies, not sure how to go about it.)

You are correct the medium is limited. What I was responding to was the part about newbies, implying that I save my particular posting style for more longer term folks. You're right though tone of voice, syntax, etc. can be perceived incorrectly, even between regulars. I was alluding to this quite early in this thread when I mentioned personality types (Meyers-Briggs). I didn't get any feedback on it though.

If I remember correctly, there were some philosophical differences on including the smilies. A limited set was kept I think to stem rancor .

[The Old Fhart]

I got to ask, what is fart baseball? It sounds like fun.

Is that a game where just curmudgeons can play?

[Alligator]

Not looking for new smiles, but would like to see a "Political" area in the trails section. I am not here to bash the president, first lady, or anyone else in office. How I vote is nobody's business but my own. If I want to share my views on the current media sensations I will. Because of the constant bickrering and bashing, I have unsubscribed from the non-AT threads. There are, however, times when a trail issue hits the political realm and I would like to participate in that discussion. Could we add a political realm in the hiking threads, specifically for hiking issues? I do not think it needs to be its own category, maybe a sub category under another heading. Just a thought...

This was mentioned earlier. Trail concerns, issues, and history.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23

[bfitz]

Is that a game where just curmudgeons can play?

That's Old Fart baseball.

[jlb2012]

I'll start a new thread over in humor about fart baseball.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

That's Old Fart baseball.

...whine...whine... bfitz has equated us old farts with curmudgeons. ....whine...whine....

[bfitz]

Just because all A's are also B's doesn't mean all B's are also A's.

[Newb]

Just because all A's are also B's doesn't mean all B's are also A's.

Aha! I love syllogisms!

[SGT Rock]

Lets see if this works: http://hikinghq.net/forum/misc.php?d...g=1&forumid=95

237 smilies to chose from, and none of them that dancing banana.

[hammock engineer]

Pink elephants and an almost stay puff marshmallow man. Does it get any better than this.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Just because all A's are also B's doesn't mean all B's are also A's.

Shhhh... how am I going to sneak a logical fallacy in here if you keep complicating this thread with facts?

[Skidsteer]

Lets see if this works: http://hikinghq.net/forum/misc.php?d...g=1&forumid=95

237 smilies to chose from, and none of them that dancing banana.

Right on!

The best word to describe my feelings for that damn banana is rancor.

[Heater]

Lets see if this works: http://hikinghq.net/forum/misc.php?d...g=1&forumid=95

237 smilies to chose from, and none of them that dancing banana.

Rock.

[Skidsteer]

http://hikinghq.net/forum/images/smi...llsergeant.gif Rock.

LOL. That's the smiley that should appear automatically when viewing a deleted post.