[pct-l] Yee gawdz, get ahold of yourselves! Or, smallberries speaksandall listen in a state of rapture.

[yumitori@xxxxxxxxxxx (Ron Martino)]

> Smallberrries tries to assert his opinion and I get called a "troll" whic=
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> is demeaning, but more importantly, indicates to me that my post should b=
e
> read more carefully by you all. The title was, in part, "An observation."=
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> would be the last person to say to members of this list or anyone "do wha=
t I
> do." I don't even do what I say I "should do." I am far from perfect.
>
> I gave my opinion on safety, footwear, dress appropriate for varied and a=
nd
> unpredictable changes in climate, my opinion on ultralight (directed at s=
olo
> trekkers, as if one has a partner it is a good  technique, if you know wh=
at
> you are doing), weight management (keeping pack weight down to critical
> essentials) and equipment. I directed my comments to fellow listers becau=
se
> I noted a litany of bad experiences with heat, feet, poison oak, logistic=
s
> and what I consider unsafe and poorly thought out practices on a long and
> difficult trek.

> Marc =B3smallberries=B2 Adin, 6 January 2003

=09Okay, now go back and re-read what you wrote initially.

=09It doesn't come across as just opinions, but rather as directives for
doing things the one and 'proper' way (someone else called them
'Commandments', a good description for how they were presented), and
further as an attack upon everyone who doesn't agree.

=09If that was not your intent, then you might want to try again, and this
time present your ideas as what works for you, and makes it clear that
you are open to hearing what works for others.

=09Ron
--

It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will
determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate
discussion, no limits on thought. No subject must be taboo. No censor
must preside at our assemblies.
=09William O. Douglas

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