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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Dec 14, 2014 - 07:08pm PT
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I too wish to acknowledge Ricky D's longest post, ever.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Dec 14, 2014 - 07:56pm PT
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A long time ago, MisterE encouraged me to stop lurking and start posting. In most cases, I haven't regretted entering this community. Personally, boob threads are so far off topic that they don't belong.
You know how when you go to a certain kind of bar and there's a bouncer there? There's a certain kind of customer who needs the container, the boundaries, that a bouncer is there to provide. This forum, via ChrisMac's post (you are awesome, Chris, love you!) seems to agree they don't want bouncers, they want to be the kind of place where people "bounce themselves.'
Except the people who need a bouncer aren't able to bounce themselves.
Generally, I am not the kind of chick who visits bars that have bouncers. I'm all "hippie" and peace-loving and just want a nice drink and some interesting conversation with cool people who share this passion I have for climbing. Sometimes, there are people here whom I idolize for their ability, and I know I am honored to be in their thread, in their presence. I am amazed that I can rub shoulders with them and learn from their wisdom.
And I think the majority here are just like me in personality, even if they climb way harder than my pitiful attempts.
But there are a few here who need a bouncer.
And, just like in a bar, if the bouncer doesn't pound down the testosterone-laden drunken
idiot who is ruining everyone else's good time, the crowd tends to vacate the premises.
Chris doesn't have the time/energy/interest in being the bouncer.
It's a quandary.
It's not about the OT threads, it's about the personalities.
Most of us handle ourselves with dignity and grace, even if we have occasional lapses. There's lots of tolerance here for occasional lapses. But the people who need a bouncer are not able to regulate themselves.
Seems like the best way of handling those people are to allow them limited access to the site, daily.
So, I vote for a daily posting limit, even though that will hamper my ability to conduct conversations via threads with my peeps I am having a beer with. (A gluten-free beer) :)
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Dec 14, 2014 - 07:59pm PT
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At last and not on purpose - I have reached 1001 posts since, what 2006? I just decided to check tonight, and I have not been keeping track of the count.
Over the years, I've tried to keep my banter within the range of common C4 campfire or Deli rants and often related to our culture. I have ignored many uninteresting threads. Yet, thanks to Crowley, I've found a place where I can hang out with my old friends as if it were BITD. CMac,I bet you just need affirmation that your site is as good as it gets - AS IS.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 14, 2014 - 08:19pm PT
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Ah! T Hocking! At last a little humor here in the land of the serious!
WooHoo!
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Dec 14, 2014 - 08:20pm PT
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All this over the 3 or so idiots who can't control the quantity of their posting. First it was fatty, then rokjox, then Ron showed up. Polite requests to post less are ignored as this seems to be their sole social interaction.
Please stop making supertopo suck.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 14, 2014 - 08:25pm PT
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Please stop making supertopo suck.
Thanks, Atcha - short, yet succinct.
You always post well.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Dec 14, 2014 - 08:34pm PT
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^^^but they can't stop themselve from sucking
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Dec 14, 2014 - 11:18pm PT
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No offense to any of yas but the evolution of this thread is the exact reason CMAC should never let the inmates run the asylum.
Oh yeah. Personally, I don't know what I was thinking when I got involved, I usually stay out of the OT controversies.
Anyway, thanks for the wake-up call. AMF lads.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Dec 14, 2014 - 11:47pm PT
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I like OT threads, and even when it comes to the evil ones I occasionally get sucked in.
But in creating OT threads, I have followed a couple simple rules.
I shoot for a topic that I hope many posters will be interested in participating in, and ones that stay away from politics and religion. In other words, threads that don't start out with an argument in their premise.
Thus I have settled on:
*Beautiful Decay (everyone seems to have a few photos of beat up, broken down, rusty stuff, right?)
*Show Me Your Genes (everyone likes to share pictures of their kids.)
*Show Me What You're Building (Almost everyone has created something not related to climbing that they have fun with, or are otherwise proud of.)
*The Coolest Cat (Not everyone is a cat fan, but same idea as Chiloe's dog thread)
Kind of polite and maybe even mundane, but at least they're begun with Play Nice as the basic idea.
So in my mind, Chris asked the wrong question in the Thread title. It's not how far away from climbing the topic is, but how to keep it civil that he seems to be after.
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John M
climber
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Dec 14, 2014 - 11:51pm PT
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rgold.. I'm glad you posted. I appreciate your insights.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Dec 15, 2014 - 03:44am PT
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Is the main purpose of climbing for some, to make yourself not be pathetic?
Well it's not working.
In a world of constant change where nothing changes.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Dec 15, 2014 - 07:20am PT
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re: list of people to ban, who do not belong
Has my name been put on the list yet?
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Dec 15, 2014 - 07:30am PT
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This thread needs pictures.
It's just a stoopid sarcastic joke ...
I have to find a choss pile somewhere and put up a route.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Dec 15, 2014 - 07:33am PT
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Houston, I think we have a problem ...
He just plays an ASSHOLE here on the internet...
Well. Someone's gotta do it.
Why some people think the world is a better place with asshats running around is beyond me. But there you go, I suppose it's human nature.
Yellow Cards, with a nice graphic next to their name/handle. If folks want to be asshats, let's brand them as such.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Dec 15, 2014 - 07:38am PT
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How long will it take to make a decision and implement it?
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rbord
Boulder climber
atlanta
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Dec 15, 2014 - 09:09am PT
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One tab for good humans and the other for bad humans.
Score people on the "pussy girly crankcases" meter or how many clif bars they eat or how many cliffs they've tried to successfully scale or wing suit off of or how many Jesuses they can fit in a sentence. Balance it according to your values.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Dec 15, 2014 - 09:13am PT
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Someone asked for pictures.
Susan
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 15, 2014 - 09:34am PT
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Whos^^^^under there.
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Bootymaster
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 15, 2014 - 11:09am PT
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A pulldown menu with three tab options:
1. Climbing related discussions.
2. OT discussions
3. All Forum discussions ( options 1 and 2 combined).
All Forum discussions could be the default or everyone could have an option to choose one of the other tabs be your personal default.
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