Wow! You guys have some serious personal issues. You know what, you caught me. I wanted to make sure a couple of random strangers who I doubt I'll ever come across in real life knew that I'm so awesome because I described my question thoroughly. That's exactly what I was going for. I didn't want to ask an honest question, I just wanted you to think I'm cool...
"Either way, it's not structured toward a discussion that's going to help the other 99% of people who don't plan on thru-hiking that way."
So sorry I had a personal question, not serving everyone else that visits this site.
What the hell is wrong with you people? Why don't you get a life as opposed to sitting online bad mouthing others, making yourself look like a complete dick.