I'm new this is pretty awesome though

“You guys shouldn't wonder why the community here doesn't grow much and why a lot of the more long term members have become more and more quiet. -Roam Around

My sentiments exactly.

Welcome, Rockymountaineer. Ice Tea couldn't spell or use punctuation correctly either... and he is a much loved TTer. :-)

Signed,
a long term member who has become more and more quiet...
last edited: 12/13/07 9:01:03 AM”

“What ever happened to that kid?”

“I miss a lot of the folks who went quiet.”

“Good question. I'll shoot him an email to see how he's doing.”

“Tell him he better get his arse to FYAO.”

“His old email addy is no longer... I just got a return email "failure." Hmmmm.... I had his phone number around here somewhere...”

“people have been saying we should be more gentle to new people ever since the first time I logged onto this site. What this guy got was a walk in the woods compared to what a TT greeting used to be like. Long time posters are always fading away, that will continue for years to come. New people come in all the time.

TT has never changed. There has always been trolls, fights, bad blood, etc. People have come and gone. The only thing that changes is how TT looks to us personally from year to tear.”

“more gooder words have never been spoked”

“speaking of lack of punctuation...


Rockymountaineer is somebodys troll. The lack of punctuation is used to hide a distinct writing style and to portray a sense of naivete.
last edited: 12/12/07 6:16:57 PM�
Sarge

you left out an apostophe”

“Welcome to the Machine Rocky. Enjoy your stay.”

“OUTTA DA PARK!

”

“Hyway, yes... there have always been fights and bad blood and all that stuff. But, TT has changed. In general, it is a harsher place now than it was when I first started posting. There are far more cynics and skeptics these days. Far fewer newbies were given such a hard time and accused of being trolls. Check the archives; There are certainly more fuego type threads now than there were years ago.”

“uh ... fuego wasn't a category in the beginning.”

“uh... "more fuego type threads"”

“That's why she said fuego type threads.”

“simply not true - the trolling, arguing, name-calling, all of it was there from the beginning - they even had "call for civility" type threads back in the early days it was so bad.”

““Hyway, yes... there have always been fights and bad blood and all that stuff. But, TT has changed. In general, it is a harsher place now than it was when I first started posting. There are far more cynics and skeptics these days. Far fewer newbies were given such a hard time and accused of being trolls. Check the archives; There are certainly more fuego type threads now than there were years ago.”

Silly libby.”

“Is that the kind of stupid shlt you're talking about? LOL!

I agree.”

“Here is a call for an "ignore this user" button back in '02 because of torlls.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/11343,-1.php”

“OY!

"yes... there have always been fights and bad blood and all that stuff."
good golly. can't you read?


Nigal... oooh ouch. that, like, totally hurt and stuff.
last edited: 12/13/07 10:08:51 AM”

“Here is a CLASSIC by violin back in '01

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/10441,-1.php”

“I wasn't busting your onions Tara. I was giving examples of the new breed of electronic retardation that has spawned in the last few years.

TT has become like a drunk sorority girl...a real dick magnet.”

“Here is one from '01.

The original "call for civility", because things were out of hand, even back then.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/10992,-1.php”

“I know, Nige! We cool.”

“Here's a good one -

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/26297,-1.php”

“brick wall...”

“Here is one where Nigal had a stick up his butt.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/22230,-1.php”

“Hey tara - don't brick wall me lady. I'm giving you example after example (effortlessly) of how things were the same back then, and you act like I don't know what I'm talking about. I am no brick wall lady. By the way, "hi".”

“Hey look! I found Sarge's myspace - here's his pic!
”

“HEY, that looks just like...... nevermind.”

“So Roam - did I do anything at all to provoke you?

No?

How about Tara?

No?

Sounds to me like you're the certified ass clown.”

“It's cyclical.
People get #&%!$y, there is a blow out, things calm down, people get #&%!$y again...

Rinse and repeat.”

“�His old email addy is no longer... I just got a return email "failure." Hmmmm.... I had his phone number around here somewhere...�
tarabull
12:07:31 PM
12/13/07

Just ask Violin, Ice Tea was his troll, after all, lol.”

“Dudes, ya'll are all crazy my myspace is somewhat new too and if you would read it you would see that I am eighteen therefore probably not an old timer or what ever it was that ya'll are talking about. I really don't see how you could see my myspace anyway's seeing as how it is cuurently set to private, but i will take it off of private for a while if ya'll want to see it. I can spell and I can punctuate correctly, I am just used to i.m.ing a lot where I normally don't punctuate. And every one makes a few typing errors every now and then. And lastly I still do not know exactly what a troll is.”

“RM, place sarge on immediate ignore.

Nobody likes him here except for crazygirl.”

“rocky, from wikipedia ...

An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who intentionally posts controversial or contrary messages in an on-line community such as an on-line discussion forum or group with the singular intention of baiting users into an argumentative response.[1] It often has a broader meaning referring to any shady trouble making Internet activity.

This forum has more trolls per capita than any forum I have ever visited. Most are just fun, but some are true pains in the ass. It is a common occurrence for someone new to be called a troll on their "hello, i'm new here" thread. Shake it off and keep posting. lthough we have plenty of trolls this forum also has the most people that meet each other offline than any other forum I have ever visited.”

“Defination of a troll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll”

“sarge is the biggest troll on this site.”

“ha, I even posted the quote and still beat you, WK”

“O.K. there my myspace page should be viewable by everyone now.”

“hyway has poopy pants”

“hyway treats trolls poorly. I shall read none of his posts for 2 years, and yet know he's being a meanie all the while.”

“dang, I didn't think you could smell it over the internet .... I'll be right back.”

“�hyway has poopy pants�
Wounded Knee
3:01:08 PM
12/13/07

I thought that was Nigal? ;-)

Why don't we all try not to be gluteus maximus cranials today?”

“far too late for that.”

“Hey, I've been know as the human pack mule before like once when I hiked a backpack that was over 110lbs for five miles going up at an average grade of 150ft/mile (and that's not counting the tools I was carrying in my hands. ahhhh good times, good times”

“I joined back in July 2006 and posted very little.....I have never wanted to come back after I witnessed the aweful humiliating backpackers on the site. Cutting peple down hiding behind there computer. Who is the real TROLL HERE.....you all who slam people and never use dignity and respect to what I though was a backpackers place to share in the Glory, YOUR THE TROLLS of backpacking... that's why the OTHER SIDE is growing and has a standard. This site is really about putting people down and hiding behind there computer.
I know that there are many also here at this site who are serious about Backpacking and it's quite easy to pick them out. I thought this was a very special site but the bad TROLLS are making it a haven for tasteless Backpackers.

I have met several who just set back and hardly post anything until there is a backpacking related topic. They are the ones who make this site GOOD and give it the reputation as a real backpacking web site.
Those who throw trash out there are what they throw.
last edited: 12/13/07 4:53:42 PM”

“It's really a matter of sheer boredom. Everyone sits at work screwing around surfing the net when they should be working and they get bored so they start a bunch of crap just to entertain themselves until quittin' time. This site (and most others) would be much better if everyone worked at work and surfed at home. Plus the Chinese probably wouldn't be kicking our asses in the marketplace.”

“Well put Nigal”

“trucker joe, who have you met?”