[pct-l] Postholer PCT-L -Forum/Ned's Forum on Postholer.com

[Jim & Jane Moody]

If you don't like bickering, switch to a political chatroom or a college football recruiting site.  They never have any bickering. 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Walters" <fredwalters2 at gmail.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:43:52 AM 
Subject: [pct-l]  Postholer PCT-L -Forum/Ned's Forum on Postholer.com 

I'm keen to thru-hike PCT but wont make it 2012.  However getting to learn 
and appreciate the trail takes time and is difficult.  I used to read the 
PCT-L on Postholer for a number of reasons (decent search so no need to 
re-ask already answered questions, no need to keep receiving mails for 
topics of no interest to me - forum format much easier for me). 

After reading trail journals (from many sources) the trail appealed - 
excellent countryside/wildlife, like minded other hikers, etc. However, the 
bitching here has really put me off the idea.  Bitching about whose book is 
better, whose maps are better, that somebody is making info more widely 
available.  It is not like minded hikers helping each other and newcomers 
out - it is small minded hikers bitching 'cos their egos are getting in the 
way.  Te Araroa or European E routes are now seeming much more appealing. 
Do I want to spend 5 months around people who are presenting themselves as 
some of you are ? 

And when I see people talking about "Cease and Desist" letters - madness. 

On other forums I am a member of, people post to help others.  Answer a 
question one person asks and others with the same question are answered as 
well.  When I post I welcome that info being widely spread so it helps more 
people and I don't have to answer the same question repeatedly. 

If you post on a public forum how can you start arguing "its my copyright" 
- people can (and do) deep link, people can (and do) read.  If people are 
trying to make money from reproducing your text then fair enough but if you 
considered it has value, why post where anybody on the internet can read it 
! (or just put Copyright and a link to your web site !) 

People get an impression from what goes on here and the resent messages do 
not look good.  PCT now has a slight bad taste - we're having 2nd thoughts. 

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