trail talk going down the tubes!

“down with off topic crap on TT!!!”

“it seems various people are offended and/or threatened when calls are made for the abolition of off topic crap. Most of them are those who rarely or never backpack. Go figure.
last edited: 2/15/05 8:28:18 AM”

“some random thoughts...

1) "trail talk" is not unique to thebackpacker.com - so are all boards with a "trail talk" going down the tubes, or just this one?

2) not all trips posters to this board go on are posted on the trip page, and not all trips show up to the general public (i.e. private trips)

3) not everyone feels the need to post every step they take on the trail on this board.

4) there's a lot of space wasted on threads about what some think others are or are not doing. (i.e. the "less, more" threads, et al)

5) and here's a revelation - there is life beyond thebackpacker.com - repeat as necessary until it sinks in.

LMAO...
=D”

“Less BS more backpacking
last edited: 2/15/05 8:34:37 AM”

““it seems various people are offended and/or threatened when calls are made for the abolition of off topic crap. Most of them are those who rarely or never backpack. Go figure.”

Quite an assumption there. I think it’s about attitude. I think people simply don’t like their hobbies to be made into a scale of worth by others. To assume that the amount of backpack related posts are somehow connected with time on the trail is stupid. I find the people who do this type of thing are the same one’s who brag about mileage and count bag nights in some effort to validate themselves. Backpacking’s not about validation for me. It’s about enjoyment.”

“is this a non backpacking thread or does whining about not talking about backpacking make it a backpacking thread? If you post a cartoon about backpacking, does that satisfy the criteria. What about posting about a job that will allow yo to takes days off to go backpacking, thats a backpacking thread correct?

Damn it. Where are the rules posted? We must comply. We must comply.”

“all I am saying is, trail talk should be dominated by threads about gear, trails, up-coming trips, trips past, trips possible, dream trips and other backpacking topics. It's not about bragging at all.”

“off topic crap is just and has been for some time now, excessive. It dominates the board. Backpacking/hiking related threads sink almost immediately to the bottom. I think the board should be dominated by backpacking threads, that is all.”

“all I am saying is, trail talk should be dominated by threads about gear, trails, up-coming trips, trips past, trips possible, dream trips and other backpacking topics. It's not about bragging at all.”
EarthNsky
8:38:28 AM
2/15/05

Says who? It should be about those things or it would be nice if it were about those things? Go look at the post count for sites that are like what you just described and compare to what you have here.”

“I know that this thread is just a joke, but if someone really doesn't like the chatter can't you just turn off the chatter link and they won't show up on the list of threads. What a country. Do that and you will think this site is to gear/trip oriented.”

“Well, there is always the ultimate solution ENS. See that little red X in the uppermost right hand corner. Click on that. It’s just like TV. You don’t sit there and cry about how bad a tv show is for ½ an hour. You change the channel.



BTW- Great thread! :)”

“oooo Hyway, Good idea! There you go EnS, Hyway solved your problem.

There was a time when most of the threads were gear or trip related. How much can a hiking pole be discussed though?”

“it's funny to me how this thread has evolved.

i started it as a little joke based on the yuppy REI thread. never really expected it to go further than a dozen posts. i really never intended or expected it to become ebanott II.

but that's ok. it's still amusing in an odd way. kinda like being a sober person and watching a bunch of drunks argue over nothing at all.”

““off topic crap is just and has been for some time now, excessive. It dominates the board. Backpacking/hiking related threads sink almost immediately to the bottom. I think the board should be dominated by backpacking threads, that is all.”

EarthNsky
8:41:32 AM
2/15/05

A small dose of reality - Trail talk is much more than a message board about backpacking, It is a community. Most of the people in this community spend only a fraction of their time backpacking or hiking. People in a community talk about their lives, not just about one particular hobby. Those who hike a lot here I would guess don't even spend 15% of their time hiking. So why should anyone expect that the board is going to be dominated by discussion about hiking?”

“"Go look at the post count for sites that are like what you just described and compare to what you have here." - dayhiker

That hit the nail on the head. As one who runs sites myself, I've read up on this stuff. To create an online community you need to have widespread, daily interaction. Just talking about backpacking day-in and day-out would get old. Fast. Visitation would drop off hard after a little while, instead of the minute-by-minute and daily visits most people here do.

You gotta have off-topic chatter to keep a board "alive" or else it dies and/or stagnates. If you want TT to remain as active as it is, you need the non-backpacking talk, too.”

“LOL Nigal!

Off topic threads have always been part of this board, always will be. Don't like it, uncheck chatter and/or general - oh yeah, if ya do that, you wouldn't be able to read THIS thread! LOL!

it seems various people are offended and/or threatened when calls are made for the abolition of off topic crap. Most of them are those who rarely or never backpack. Go figure.
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EarthNsky
9:27:32 AM
2/15/05

So tell me ENS, exactly how do you know who backpacks and who doesn't?

You young pups are too darn bossy. lighten up.
=D”

“Sass - I think you are under appreciating the subtleties of Leki's.”

“EarthNsky

SHUT THE HELL UP. YOU TALK JUST TO HEAR YOURSELF TALK. GROW UP !!!!!!!!!!!”

“Of course I have no problem with saying, in the spirit of ENS -

Less personal attacks, more hiking...”

“awwwww...now sacco, here I went and posted some good stuff to up the post count to your lovely little thread - and now I find out you were happy with a dozen posts?

*sigh*
waste of good material...”

“"Less personal attacks, more hiking...”

Ya mean like making fun of Gemini's posts?

Oh SNAP!! LOL!”

“There's a big difference between kidding someone and what HYPOCRITE posted, Nigal.”

“Was that her thong you just snapped?! NIGAL! ;)”

“I can remember when this site was all about backpacking and personal attacks. Now its just what I ate for breakfast and can't we just get along.”

“http://www.haeadventure.com/

Thought I'd bring this site back up. Everyone is taking the antics on this site way to seriously. Click on the link and have a good laugh everybody.”

“yeah, lighten up and go backpacking
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“lol, ya twig.
looking back now, i think this thread peaked somewhere between zac's maxipad hiking link and dd's pic of jesus action figures.

personally, i blame stomper for his anti-yankee comments that really sent this thread into a tail spin.”

“I know Bison. I was just ribbin’ ya.

(Nigal…ribbed for her pleasure.)

Sass- that’s just thong, I mean wrong! WRONG!”

“I'm sorry. NOT!


Bison, just ignore that crap. It's always been here and probably always will be because some people are just downright mean spirited.”

“Maybe I am oblivious, but was there a single post on here where someone was being serious?”

“Nigal in a thong!?!?!?!?

Please post pictures.

I need to find something to scare my kids.
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““Maybe I am oblivious, but was there a single post on here where someone was being serious?”
hyway
10:06:32 AM
2/15/05
ignore this user

Probably not, but I just wanted to post that link again.”

“Oh, I have that bookmarked. There stuff is so funny I feel like I should be paying for it. I am still reading The Clamb. These guys are idiot savants :)”

“This is how it is, get used to it. Names change, people come and go but this is how it always is and always will be.

Dayhiker I thought the three month plan was already in effect?”

“You might be right HPM.”

“Our barber has those Jesus action figures!”

“Maybe I am oblivious, but was there a single post on here where someone was being serious?”
hyway
10:06:32 AM
2/15/05

YES - the one where I asked ENS how he knows who backpacks and who doesn't...unless of course, he wasn't serious, which means that I wasn't serious either, which means I can go back to pondering the meaning of life since ENS really isn't all knowing.

=D”

““just for the record, everyone does know that Yuppie stands for young urban professional right? and of course there is DINK - dual income, no kids.”
hyway
4:16:56 PM
2/14/05

And when DINKS have kids they are "dual income coupla kids"

And then of course someone who aspires to be a smart a$$ coined "CHIMPs."

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/8207,-1.php”

“I also have a Shakespear Action figure... he comes with a removable Quill and book...”

““Maybe I am oblivious, but was there a single post on here where someone was being serious?”
hyway
10:06:32 AM
2/15/05

Yes, I really do hate dribbling pee down my leg. Who could joke about THAT?”

“Maybe I am oblivious, but was there a single post on here where someone was being serious?”
hyway
9:06:32 AM
2/15/05
ignore this user

There is now,,,,,I like Thongs!

{cue the thong song}”

“bow chicka bow wow...”

“I love a good fight in the morning...Happy day after Valentines Day you non-hiking, yuppie, TT bastards..Muhahahahaha!”

“You know Nigal, if that pee dribbles down your leg to your feet, it will help prevent blisters.”

“See, now we're talking backpacking. That better ENS?”

“Hey, I dont use toilet papper on the trail, does that make me an ultra hardcore hiker?”

“No just a smelly one.
8D”

“Actually I'm thinking an external cathater might be the way to go. I could wear it on the trail and then fetch water with in camp.”

“spirit, perhaps you missed this gear item
http://www.haeadventure.com/shields.htm”

“Hey Earwax, if not for the inane banter, this site would not be. Period. You wouldn't be posting. A site sux which gets like 3 or 4 posts a week, usually from the same 3 or 4 boringass mofos.”