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Standing Strong
Mountain climber
the trail
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Sep 27, 2006 - 03:17am PT
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i don't feel "safe" posting trip reports on this forum. there are too many toxic people now. i do sometimes write about climbing trips in my mypace blog, but i limit access to that - only people i trust and know are on my myspace friends list, and only people on my friends list can view my myspace page and blog.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Sep 27, 2006 - 03:39am PT
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The majority of them aren't, and I have seen your name on more than a few Shack. Politics ARE fun, and typically a lot more fun than arguing over bolting ethics or what the best way to pack a pig is.
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona, Spain
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Sep 27, 2006 - 03:49am PT
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Just add some advertisements to all the political threads. What's politics without money, anyway?
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kubko
climber
Slovak Republic, Europe
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Sep 27, 2006 - 06:24am PT
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I have not read all the posts so this might have been already suggested:
Create a separate forum for junk threads. In the main forum have a radio button on the bottom of each forum page - "Relevant - leave it in the main forum" / "Junk - move it away". If sufficient majority wants the thread out of the main forum, there it goes - automatic group self-moderation.
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WoodySt
Trad climber
Riverside
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Sep 27, 2006 - 11:24am PT
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One more point: many threads don't deal with climbing or politics. There are a plethora of topics discussed on ST that inform or are simply interesting.
It seems to me that a set of people find any topic other than climbing obnoxious. Are climbing threads restricted or limited due to the other threads? Of course not. Are you compelled to read non-climbing threads? No. Since when has it become a burden to scroll through the threads and select those that are of interest to you?
It seems to me that the real motive behind this effort is laziness or offense vis a vis the subjects discussed. "You" don't like discussion of politics or religion or medical, book discussion, personal problems etc. etc. "You" want the site restricted to only subjects "you" wish to discuss. That attitude is infantile.
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Somewhere, CA
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Sep 27, 2006 - 08:39pm PT
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CATEGORIES:
CLIMBING
POLITICS
TRANSPORT
GEAR (incl. for sale)
ART/PICS
TRIP-REPORTS
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overwatch
climber
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Wouldn't miss them if they were gone but don't really care. I do well enough avoiding them or I will peruse one if I need a nap...
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Cathartic.
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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Please no more political threads
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Shetcan em all.... every single last one of em. Fking politard shetfests.
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jonnyrig
climber
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The community bumps what it finds important.
It's nice that you've separated the trip reports out to their own tab. Maybe add one more for climbing-only content. Or not.
Add one that says "Not Safe For Children". All the crap could go in there.
But then nobody here could actually post to it.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Best idea ever! An ON TOPIC tab!!!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Weird.
I count 4 political threads on the front page out of 30.
Is that too much?
Most of the others are climbing related in some way.
It's pretty easy to ignore any if one so chooses.
I think the real issue is people reading stuff they don't want to read and then trying to blame others for their own lack of self-control when they read what they found they didn't want to read:-)
Ready for_? Uh, why would anyone click on those link when, simply by the title it is obvious what it will be about? And that's just one example.
I peruse what interests me. When it doesn't I move on. It ain't that hard to do.
My $0.02
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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i think Chief should censor all political posts. He is a Chief after all.
As ST ages, less climbing and more armchair sound bite rants! yaya!
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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No, most of it is from folks with entrenched views who aren't
Going to have their views changed by discourse on here.
To me it's tedious clutter.
Steve
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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I rarely read them and don't really care as they show up just so long as there's good content worth reading about climbing, skiing, mountains or the environment.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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No on attempting to censor- it's impossible and
YES. on a separate Tab/Category so you can ignore it easier.
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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There are many topics which become contentious, even climbing.
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couchmaster
climber
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Since the question was asked in 2004, how long do we have to vote? I'm thinking I might like 10 more years before I make up my mind.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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It's all very entertaining.
Hey let's not forget the religious threads either.
Very entertaining.
The fundamentalists along with their sympathizers can be a real hoot.
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