And extremely cavalier with other people's business.. . . . .
And extremely cavalier with other people's business.. . . . .
Oh snap ya'll. I just noticed his^^^^^^^ name is in black! So, Skidsteer is an admin? AND a Georgia Boy?! Sweet! I got an in!
In this economy? If I give money online I expect to see a UPS truck dropping off a box in my drive way within three to five business days!
Being silly has never been a disqualifier here, so if I am, well, when you buy the ticket, you get the whole ride.
Misleading? In the days before the Politics Forums - and that's what I meant, so I'm sorry for not being clear on that - I doubt that they deleted more than a few, if any postings here. Someone in charge? I think ATTroll and Sgt Rock acted more like guides than bosses, and they did it well.
TW
"Thank God! there is always a Land of Beyond, For us who are true to the trail..." --- Robert Service
Eliminate religious references -- I think it would be more respectful to everyone if religious posts, quotes, signatures were left out of the hiking forum. I respect everyone right to keep their beliefs to themselves. Just my opinion.
For the most part, there didn't need to be mods because everyone was civil (except Easy's drukin' rants, but those were removed before many even saw them.....sounds like a mod...), now most threads become un-civil after a handful of posts. That almost never happened back in "the old days".
I see three eras in WB history...
"Early Days" -- when folks were civil (even in water crossing threads) and most of the talk was about backpacking/hiking and public comments rarely were directed at an individual. There were disagreements and differing opinions, but rarely, if ever, "attacks".
"Dark Days" -- complete insanity and chaos with little hiking talk and even the most benign topic resulted in personal insults to posters and often added nothing to a thread.
"Now" -- nothing like the "Early Days", more like "Dark Days"-lite. But still an improvement. Still way too many personal attacks and not enough discussion.
Not sure of the exact dates for each of those "eras", but "now" seems to have started within the past year. And "Early Days" probably ended in late 2005? 2006?
The biggest issue was that the "Dark Days" era was permitted to run for such a long period of time. In fact, some of it still creeps in from time to time. So, maybe it isn't truly over yet...
Yellow Jacket -- Words of Wisdom (tm) go here.
Nah. It's more like :
"Early Days" - when people could say what was on their minds.
"Whiney Days" - when people complained to admins CONSTANTLY because something was said that they disagreed with.
"Post-Whiney Days" - when people left in droves because the whiney people won.....and still whine.
"Why is it a penny for your thoughts, but you always have to put your two cents in?"
- Stephen Wright
TLBJ --
You've pretty much encapsulated it, and you were here in the early periods, too. And yes, now I recall a few of Easy's posts being deleted largely because of some issues that involved the transfer of the site from him, and as a result really didn't belong here. I don't think it was censorship as much as embarassment that led to them being deleted.
TW
"Thank God! there is always a Land of Beyond, For us who are true to the trail..." --- Robert Service
I think this has been mentioned before by others in one form or another....
Part of why seems a bit borning now (and maybe why the "Dark Days" started) is there isn't a whole lot to talk about WRT hiking/backpacking/AT/thru-hiking, etc. The whole subject mater is quite small and very little changes from year-to-year. So, "regulars" get bored and start to bring up OT posts, personal attacks, etc. I'm sure the same would happen if we were all on the trail together for 7 years. Even if we were only a "group" for 8 hours a day.
Yellow Jacket -- Words of Wisdom (tm) go here.
Well, I only joined a month ago. I was directed to the site by someone I met at Roan High Knob Shelter. I have been nothing but happy to get on everyday to read, learn and be entertained. I think this site is wonderful!
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees."~ John Muir, Author and Naturalist