[pct-l] negativity on the listserv

[Jeffrey Olson]

For some reason this year the negativity on the listserv has more voices 
than normal.  It happens a lot in winter and early spring, then fades as 
hikers hit the trail.  Thereseems so much more of it this year.

The spirit of long distance hiking begins with HYOH.

This spirit isn't supported when people's ego/personal suffering drives 
what is said.  Rather than offering a story of personal experience, 
letting us interpret and learn, hard opinion and judgment about what 
others do or don't do becomes the focus.

I love it when Shroomer tells a story.  I'm right there with him. There 
are lots of persons on the listserv who can story and give us their 
wisdom.  These are the posts to look for and read.

When opinion and judgment is offered, wisdom is non-existent and it's 
time to delete without reading. To those who are a bit taken aback, or 
even horrified by what crosses your screen, learn to discern.

You CANlearn from persons here.  You just have to "learn to discern."

HYOH...

Jeffrey Olson
Rapid City, SD




On 4/30/2013 12:53 PM, Terry wrote:
> Hi all,
> >I am technically a newbie to the trail although no stranger to California backpacking and I'm only doing 500 miles of the pct up in NorCal in June. You guys are freaking me out a little bit with all the smack talk on new pct hikers. I haven't done a distance like the one I will be attempting but I feel that my prep work will be more than sufficient and we all have to start somewhere. Please don't be mean to us noobs. We need you all to help us learn the best ways to enjoy this trail. Isn't that what this list serve is partially for? Can't we all just get along?
> >Kristy
> >