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10b4me
Social climber
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This from 2004, and it's only gotten worse.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Climbing discussion: "Nice pictures, fine effort..."
Poltical rant: "What are you thinking? Your entire logic is flawed and reflects noting based in reality. Moron!..."
Climbing rant: "You cheated because you used binoculars to preview the route and you used better gear than I did in 1970..."
Don't want an argument, don't open the thread or let it get under you skin.
The political stuff is more entertaining and interactive than the climbing content...
I will add that the base of readers being climbers allows for a wide variety of opinions not found at other sites, it is indeed more like a campfire than a fight.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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or maybe all the political rants will simmer down after the elections?
Hahahaha!!! THAT's the optimist in you speaking. I have mixed feelings about it. But one of the things that attracted me to this site is the "wild west" feel of the forum. Maybe having some direct search options to find climbing content could help.
edit; So that is a keep it in, with reservations.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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So much butthurt - so little time. Make a separate Thin-skinned tab.
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pb
Sport climber
Sonora Ca
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If it's a campfire we used Piggy's glasses to start it.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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"No" on censorship. However....
The forum should have a perma-link at the top that leads to some online addiction support group. LOL
For some people here, some threads are like freebasing. These people are "in recovery," some even leave the Taco Stand entirely, but they just can't stay away. The lure of the dark side is strong. They try to resist, but....
They....
Just....
Can't....
Hold out....
So, resolve dwindling to nothing, they open that first politard thread, and, BAM! Months of recovery down the tubes!
Feelings of exhilaration and supremacy coursing through their veins, they post. Then post again. They fight. Then fight harder. Drunk with their sense of raw power and utter lack of accountability, they lash out, each moment losing a bit more control....
Yeah, some of these threads amount to slamming whisky and breathing in the face of a recovering alcoholic.
That said, drinking is legal.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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It would be a once a week site instead of a several times a day site without it. (and all the other nonsense)
It's a virtual campfire.
That's what makes it unique. Change that and it's just another on line guidebook.
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peladob
Mountain climber
Mason City, Iowa
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there used to be a Virtual Campfire....
....ask Burchie
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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^^^ So funny
Yup, like freebasing withdrawal.
Good thing the kid isn't the age of some here, or he'd have blown a gasket.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Good point about the "several times a day" nature of the current forum. Besides, those easily offended by all the political ranting on ST. but incapable of using the tabs to select the climbing-relevant topics, probably don't represent the demographic advertisers want to reach anyway.
;>)
John
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The Chief
climber
Lurkerville east of Goldenville
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Norton
Social climber
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John
I sent you an email and it came back undeliverable
can you confirm your email to me?
John
you have mine so send me another one?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Will do, John. I was looking for one from you when I finally got around to checking this morning.
John
P.S. Email sent.
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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The best solution is to break the forum into sub forums, like every other forum does. Then you can have one specifically for the political wingbats.
Maybe the easiest thing would be to have the forum tabs link directly to mountain project.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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They do not bother me and I say let the folks rant that are into that sort of thing. I skim those threads and have learned a fair bit from folks on all sides of the octagon. I have posted a couple times but rarely do I see anything that I can contribute to or care to. I just don't do the internet debate/chest beating shitaqua thing going on. I say allow it and for folks that don't then they can just have enough self control to not click.
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DrDeeg
Mountain climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Chris et al. Censoring goes against most of our principles, and it would consume time and would be hard to implement.
A slightly different suggestion is to remove anonymity. Many newspapers do this in their Letters-to-the-Editor sections. We can still use our handles, but you could make the actual identities and emails discoverable by following the link to the handle, just like we can do now to see other posts by the same person. You could then delete accounts of people who are shown to be not who they say they are.
Some people already post under their real names, e.g. Ed Hartouni. Some post material that identifies them, e.g. guido. But others do hide behind anonymity and post offensive material, e.g. your nomination.
DrDeeg, aka Jeff Dozier, dozier@bren.ucsb.edu
(Years ago, students introduced me to the word "deeg" = degenerate, and can be used as a noun (you're a deeg), a verb (let's buy a six and deeg at the meadow), or an adjective (let's go sit on the deeg bench at the beach and watch the women).
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Norton
Social climber
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John E
It says your email is over quota and as such cannot be delivered.
Have another email?
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