[pct-l] PCT-L now in forum format

[Bob Bankhead]

He who owns the website makes the rules for said website and is the sole and final authority over what will or will not tolerated. Both Brick and Postholer own - and provide as a public service at no cost to us - their respective websites and contents. We have no say in how they do so.

If I don't agree with those decisions or find them to be in violation of my principles, I always have the option of eliminating that URL from my Favorites list and not visiting it again. I'll be one less "hit" or "page-read" among the thousands. No one is holding a gun to my head making me read the contents thereof.

Yes, it's easier - and probably more emotionally satisfying - to engage in a public flame war than to send a PM or email directly to the person involved, stating your opinion and/or asking for clarification regarding their action. Courtesy suggests they should reply, but then again, it's often easier to just ignore same.

Wandering Bob




-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jim & Jane Moody
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 5:57 AM
To: PCT List
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT-L now in forum format



>I will not allow Ned or anyone else to encourage the average hiker to 
>enter terrain that even Ned and his group bailed on, especially using 
>postholer.com resources. It's plainly irresponsible.


The genuinely irresponsible action is censoring an opinion that is supported by year s of wilderness experience and training.  Agree or disagree, fine.  Argue your position and support with facts, anecdotes, weather maps, whatever.  But to censor a poster with Ned's experience because you disagree strikes me as the height of Narcissism.  I thought the web was about the free exchange of ideas.  Guess I was wrong. 

Mango