[pct-l] The PCT - Why so many lists?

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Paul, you use the term "low-grade traffic".  Care to share your definition of low-grade traffic?   This might be a great discussion topic for either a listserv or a forum!

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From: Paul Martin Smith <paulmartinsmith2004 at yahoo.co.uk> 

> Great question: 
> 
> I’m also from the A.T. world and “whiteblaze” is a wonderful resource with 
> healthy, on-topic discussions as well as a fantastic, easy to search archive 
> for hikers. I accessed it for may years both as a contributor and as a user. 
> 
> I post to “adventuresonthepct” by Magnet and I’m disappointed at the low 
> traffic volume on that site. Its is modeled after whiteblaze with the same 
> layout and it COULD be just as effective. It is simply not well known. 
> 
> At the moment I have to post to three mailing lists and update the PCTA trail 
> conditions site as well as monitor all five traffic points for alerts on a 
> daily basis. 
> I would be very pleased if someone came up with a method of consolidating all 
> these traffic schemes. 
> 
> IMHO: PCT-L gets used for a lot of low grade traffic that would be better off 
> in a forum. 
> 
> PMS 
> --- jane windsor wrote: 
> 
> > I am section hiking the PCT this year and next, having moved to a university 
> > on the west coast from back east. My previous experiences have been with 
> > hiking the A.T. 
> > 
> > I am wondering why there is such a plethora of mailing lists and web sites 
> > for disseminating information on the PCT? 
> > For the A.T. there is whiteblaze.net, a single source for trail conditions, 
> > experiences and an ever-increasing knowledge base for hikers. There is even a 
> > thread for the PCT that has more information than some dedicated PCT sites 
> > including the official PCTA web site. 
> > 
> > The best site I have found for the PCT is http://adventureonthepct.com/ but 
> > it seems to be sparsely attended, with few contributions. 
> > I can understand that some thru-hikers need a mailing list that can be 
> > directed to a portable device but the rest of us would be better off using a 
> > web forum where archive material on subjects like "flying with stoves" can 
> > easily be accessed. 
> > 
> > I’m not being an “East Coast elitist”. I just wonder why the web forums are 
> > so poor out here. 
> > Red Hat 
> > 
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