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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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May 13, 2019 - 04:57pm PT
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brotherbbock, totally agree. And this is the only forum besides FB I've spent my precious time on. Community, friends and so much info at our fingertips. At least nearly all the information has been collected over the years on our forthcoming book, Tuolumne Climber. Now, how to let people know when it comes out.
I'm not even going down the end of the road, road for ST. To much brain tweek, to much to fathom.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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May 13, 2019 - 05:16pm PT
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Honestly, Chris’s wording just sounds like he got a cease and desist letter.
Please consider transferring the site domain to someone else Chris.
With sincere gratitude ,
Ezra Ellis
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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May 13, 2019 - 05:45pm PT
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Do what you find best.
"There are other SuperTopos in the lives of men."
Morris Roadhog.
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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May 13, 2019 - 06:09pm PT
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You've done an amazing job. The aggravation must have been enormous at times. Do what you have to do, but know that ST has been VERY much appreciated, especially by those of us who are distant now from the action. If funding is a major factor I think many of us would go along happily with a monthly or other fee.
Thanks, Chris!
Wayne Merry
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ron gomez
Trad climber
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May 13, 2019 - 06:26pm PT
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Winemaker, sign me up
Peace
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ron gomez
Trad climber
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May 13, 2019 - 06:30pm PT
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+1 Fossil climber, just to stay connected with these people at my age is worth a “buck or two”. We think nothing of spending a few hundred to attend reunions, gatherings and memorials. These people are my life long friends.
Peace
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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May 13, 2019 - 07:03pm PT
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Oh Damn, reality rears its ugly head . . .
I certainly will miss this place!
Anyone have any suggestions for efficiently transferring your trip reports elsewhere?
One thing I've discovered is some of the free website hosting services out there. I'm using Weebly for my teaching website, but I've also added a blog and a Trip Reports section.
It is fun to play around, then if you want to get serious they can set you up with your own domain and advanced editing features for ~~$40/year.
Check mine out: ludwigsbiology.weebly.com
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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May 13, 2019 - 07:13pm PT
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I have no idea how to salvage and store 30 trip reports someplace else...
Still a tech knucklehead.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 13, 2019 - 07:30pm PT
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I wonder about the possibility of freezing the forum
No new topics
Only posting to existing threads threads
How many are going to go in and start political ranting for example on the
"What Song" thread
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Prezwoodz
climber
Anchorage
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May 13, 2019 - 07:35pm PT
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Chris at this point you aren't really just running a forum. You've created a sort of historical database with a treasure trove of information, some of it you can never get again if it is lost. I had a similar site with a much smaller scope operating in Alaska for years. When it went down and I was unable to retrieve most of the information it left a sense of lost in me and other dedicated users because of the information that we no longer could obtain. It would be a major loss to the climbing community if this site went down.
You've mentioned finances and I would be very surprised if you couldn't raise the funds necessary to run this site yearly by doing a donation drive. Why not let us in on the costs. This is a community of people who understand the value of whats on this site. You have something amazing here, all you need to do is keep the hackers away. You don't even have to change the look and feel every year to keep current. Adding a few trusted folks to the admin list could also help alleviate the strain of work.
I've already appreciated how the site has gone back more toward climbing. I know it probably left what you intended and got into something of a political pit but it still has a lot of life and potential left.
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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May 13, 2019 - 08:17pm PT
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^^^^^^^^^!!
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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May 13, 2019 - 09:16pm PT
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Winemaker, sign me up
Okay Ron, done if you send me a shipping address. I'm gone this week, so shipping next week some time.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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May 13, 2019 - 09:25pm PT
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Uhh...I'd call dibs on a cab...! Let me know!
Ditto the forum and contributions. Great hang.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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May 13, 2019 - 09:27pm PT
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Chris,
Gonna miss this forum. Thanks for all your work.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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May 13, 2019 - 10:01pm PT
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TO BAD YOU CAN'T ENGAGE A LAW FIRM IN NEW JERSEY
WHERE LAWYERS USE PAID PROTECTION TO RESPOND TO ACTIONS & THREATS
WHEN THERE IS AN "INVESTIGATOR" - A "VINNY" TO RUN INTERFERENCE
LAWYERS WHO TRY TO MAKE COIN ON THIS SORT OF SHAKEDOWN OFTEN LOOSE
INTEREST WHEN & IF THEY (figuratively) GET THEIR NECKS STEPPED ON
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On-Site Flasher 69
Sport climber
Riverside
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May 13, 2019 - 10:18pm PT
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Hey everyone. It makes me so sad to think about the end of this forum. I’ve been lurking here since 2010. I was an aimless teenager when I discovered the supertopo fourm. The community here has taught me so much and has definitely shaped the adult that I’ve become through out the last decade. The history preserved in the archives of this fourm hold the stories of many of Yosemite’s rock climbing legends, such as the late Walt Shipley, Scott Cosgrove, John Bachar, and many others dead and alive. I fear that much of this history will be lost if this fourm comes to an end. I wish that I would have contributed more, but I also understand that the relevant exploits I’ve undertaken over the last ten years are not particularly worthy of writing about. I suspect there are others that have spent a considerable amount of time lurking here that feel the same as I. Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this community, even the politards, you all have taught me way more than f*#k heads over at mountain projects. Long live the revolution!
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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May 13, 2019 - 10:37pm PT
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Uhh...I'd call dibs on a cab...! Let me know!
OK Brian, but you have to send me a shipping address as above, otherwise where to send it? I'm going to be in SLC on Friday so maybe...
Edit: #3.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 13, 2019 - 11:47pm PT
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Sorry to read the news regarding the future of this forum, but I have always appreciated its existence, and the effort Super Topo made in keeping it going.
It particularly saddens me -- but does not surprise me -- to see legal costs listed as a factor in its deficit. My perception of tort abuse was a major factor in my going into the legal profession 45 years ago. Sad to say, that abuse only seems to worsen, and cause the demise of many good enterprises and products.
I hope we can find a way to preserve this place. I have greatly enjoyed participating here.
John
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TwistedCrank
climber
Released into general population, Idaho
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May 14, 2019 - 07:07am PT
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I learned what felching is on this forum.
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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May 14, 2019 - 08:26am PT
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All the wine is gone, will be sending it out next week.
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