Is Matt censoring thread titles?

“it was too rauchy from the get go imo and the bit about the decomposing fish was really too much”

“there have been whole threads vanishing. some of the "leaving TT", etc.”

“They are not vanishing from my computer.

Maybe you need to get that thing checked out.”

“well they are not on my computer either

two that I can see”

“Oh good rad it's you

I thought newgirl was asking dumb questions”

“No - one of my threads
"getting laid. . . going hiking . . . staying at TT" was deleted and the other one was something about getting laid also. They both kind of took a turn - but no worse than others”

“And one of MINE... "Getting laid..."

Matt Zapped me...

Baaaaaaaaaad Matt...”

“...maybe there's something about those thread titles that makes him bitter?...”

“I have never been zapped by Matt Ü”

“Yes, I have been deleting threads with inappropriate names. We had a big discussion a while back about what is and isn't appropriate on TT. Thread titles that say "Getting Laid", or "Cancer in my Crotch", or "Pen!s enlargement" are not appropriate.”

“That's pretty clear.

Thanks again for the great website!”

“OK... it wasn't obscene. But you're gonna have ta DEFINE inappropriate. I suspect there'd be a variety of offerings from everyone, but I've never been one to go that route, whatever your definition may be.

Considering some of the other dribble we read in here, however, "inappropriate" is vastly subjective.

Would something less secular do?”

“Huh, huh! Matt said 'pen!s enlargement'.

Seriousely, I think Matt is most concerned about keeping the thread titles clean. Things within a thread seam to be untouched.”

“I feel it's Matt's site, and he can lay out the rules however he would like to. It is right to leave if we want to. I personally don't find his deletions a problem.”

“The thread titles can't be avoided by viewers. They have little discretion in that. Keeping them free from over-the-line language makes sense.

If someone were to surf in yesterday and judge this site just by the thread titles, they would have gotten a really weird first impression.

Then again, we are a little weird.”

“True enough, Phil... perhaps I should have said "leighed"?

Next time, assuming there IS one, I'll pay more attention to the titles.

LH is right, too. If it's my ball, I can take it home any time I want to!”

“He also censored a thread Biz started about Hiking Poetry.

Matt seems to be out of touch with the community he created.”

“or on the flip side, maybe he is in touch with the majority. Maybe the majority here don't appreciate some of the thread titles. two sides to every coin.”

“Perhaps, but perhaps not. It seems to me the majority enjoys TT just the way it is.”

“Speak for yourself, Phil.

Ya weirdo.”

“There is a very large silent majority to TT and I hear from them. Most people don't know they exists because the majority of these viewers are lurkers. Just because someone is the loudest doesn't mean they speak for the most.”

“Matt you can give in to the minority who whine to you by email or you can allow TT to remain the vibrant, spontaneous page it has been.

In my opinion you are going way too far with censorship. Of couse you have the controls and can do whatever the hell you want, but if TT becomes another boring trails and gear page it will be a shame. And that's the direction you seem to be going.”

“Even as we debate, discuss and argue, we are but pawns in a world ruled by lurkers. So keep it clean or upon you will fall the wrath of the lurker.





and matt.”

“I have never been particularly tacky or foul mouthed, but as a matter of principle I will never self-censor myself for Matt or anyone else. Let the "wrath" fall as it may.”

“I can't see it headed there steve hiker (a boring trails and gear page). Personally, I don't think a need to keep thread titles where the majority won't find them offensive is very much for matt, the webmaster to ask. It is still the best place out here in cyberspace. You must know there are boundries to what is acceptable language and public topics in our society. This has been derived over time from the majority (even though it is worse now then ever).”

“"I have never been particularly tacky or foul mouthed"

- steve hiker

I guess it must have been a different steve hiker who started the thread entitled "D--- Heads Who Censor the Internet." Or maybe you don't consider it tacky to publicly insult someone who provides a free service for you and many other people?”

“You seem to have a keyboard problem OmaHiker. Check to see if you have the I, C, and K letters that go with DICK.”

“I guess the proper spelling is D*** rather than D---. My bad...”

“I got the popcorn, who's got the soda?”

“'I have never been particularly tacky or foul mouthed'

Steve, I'm not attacking you or anything, OK? But this is funny. How do you know?

Everyone's perception of you or anyone else is different.. I have had people think I am nun-like (hard to believe huh?). In contrast, I have had people jump to the conclusion that I am a raving ho. I am the same person, everyday. It's funny. It says more about them than me. If they took the time to get to know me, they might find out who I really am.

This goes for real life or TT.

Later”

“Usually the people screaming "you don't respect me!" don't have a lot of respect for the people stating "you are a D!CK"”

“Steve H: " I have never been particularly tacky or foul mouthed, but as a matter of principle I will never self-censor myself for Matt or anyone else. "

So I guess all of this is about YOU!!!!! Talk about a self righteous conceited kunckelhead!


HELLO. there is an US!!!!!”

“OK all the lurkers post now to show steve there are people who appreciate matt's cleaning of the board.

Ya know I bet it's a head ache for matt to babysit this board. When threads like this come up I wonder when it will become too much. Seems like someone comes along every couple of years and rocks the boat for awhile until they learn either no one cares or their making everyone else sick.

At any rate keep up the good work matt.”

“That's right, it's all a matter of perception (opinion). What is pedestrian to me is offensive to someone else. You can't please everyone. Part of what has made TT so fun in the past has been that we could be ourselves and talk about things other than hiking and cuss or be crude when we felt like it, without someone coming in and deleting things.

Now, Matt has start deleting threads. Apparently, some people have been complaining to him privately by email. Probably some of the same types who complained about a few colorful topics a few months ago.

He even deleted a thread that Biz created called "Hiking Poetry."

This is a big mistake on Matt's part, in my opinion. But it's true, he's got the controls and can do whatever the fuk he wants.

And OmaHiker, it's DICK HEAD.”

“sklulaz, I like the Orville Redenbacher carmel variety of popcorn. I then add beer nuts, and it's like having cracker jacks only with more peanuts.”

“Twizzlers, mmmm”

“Thanks lipstick hiker, I'll try that!”

“BTW, did anybody remember to grab straws and napkins?

(I'm thinking spitwads between the eyes when it gets really nasty)”

“BTW, did anybody remember to grab straws and napkins?

(I'm thinking spitwads between the eyes when it gets really nasty would be a nice touch)”

“haven't you already been through this steve hiker? give it a rest already. you are the one ruining this site. grow up before we all get punished for your stupidity. if there were only some way to ban morons like you.”

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Now PI$$ Off!”

“If that gets censored, I'll understand....







Might not like....









But I'll understand”

“matt can delete the cancer in my crotch! he's DA MAN!!!!”

“I for one am glad to see Matt "censoring". There is a limit to common decency. He has been extremely lenient, and I think he still is. It also seems that there are some who want all the attention they can garner to themselves, by using profanity. How about impressing us with awesome hiking tale instead of all the profanity. Or go to the other sites where that is welcomed. Lets keep this site clean.”

“great, UK!

now we're gonna see threads titled "d@mned awesome f#@king hike!" LOL!!!!”

“I wish Matt had censored the "World Tade Center" thread name. Looking at the spelling of "Tade" for over 500 posts was painful.”

“You're all just following the leader. It's a goddam fukin disgrace.”

“It beats sitting around whining about something that you can't change. Why not start your own site where you set the rules? You can even call it "Steve's World". *<8)”

“That guy is a regular cry baby. He says he's already been kicked off of some sites and he's not making himself popular here either.”

“Steve's World will be my toilet paper!”