[pct-l] Slideshow For Your Photos?

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Pea,

Boy, do I get sick of you and Mr. Ed trashing on this member of the PCT community.  You wrote:

> i DO however have a problem with hypocrites who slander others, while 
> making arrogant claims of altruism, even though, as in this case, their 
> website has advertisements for their own company! 

So what if Scott's company is advertised on Postholer.Com?  You and Meadow and the rest of us are not forced to buy anything from Scott's company.  He is NOT asking any of us to buy anything by simply having a link to another business.

So many hikers on this list have utilized postholer.com over the years for data.  I don't see a request for "donations" on his page like I see on TrailJournals.com and other sites.

You and Ed seem to have a major woodie when it comes to Scott and from this view, it seems as though you guys can't seem to agree that we are not all going to be in agreement.

I wonder how alturistic it is when one has one's thru-hike sponsored at least in part by certain vendors and than parades around in wear advertising those sponsors in front of the news media and such.  Sorry to burst your bubble but this has happened more than once recently.

Regards,

Jeff Singewald



-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Pea Hicks <phix at optigan.com> 

> 
> 
> Andrea Dinsmore wrote: 
> > Question..........why do *some* feel that hikers should get everything free 
> > from others ?? Isn't there a cost to everything that is done in life ?? 
> > Isn't it only fair to those putting in time, money and efforts into the 
> > hiker community to *at least* recoop their costs ?? And if a hiker (like 
> > Squatch) who puts in an extreme amount of time and their own money to put 
> > together a history of each year on the trail for all........what's the 
> > problem with charging for what is done ?? What if all of those who support 
> > the trail stopped doing it and just let you all "*hike your own hike*" 
> > without any input from those in the background ?? Internet info, supply 
> > companies, local businesses, trail magic and trail hosts. Would you prefer 
> > they all just kept out of your way ?? Would you feel better if the trail was 
> > like that ?? Ala natural ?? 
> > 
> > Inquiring minds want to know !! 
> > 
> > PCT MOM 
> 
> hi andrea!! 
> 
> i couldn't agree more! if folks have put in time and effort, and thus 
> need to recoup some or all of their costs, i have no problem with that. 
> i think what squatch does is great, and he should make as much money as 
> possible doing it. same goes for yogi, etc. 
> 
> i DO however have a problem with hypocrites who slander others, while 
> making arrogant claims of altruism, even though, as in this case, their 
> website has advertisements for their own company! 
> 
> 
> 
> girlscout 
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