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 Big pack hiker who sleeps with bears in tent and falls on slippery logs
Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 08/03/2006 : 11:29 AM
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I have been thinking of making a few changes to the forum areas and wanted to get feedback.
1. Remove the "technique" forum and move the posts to their respective suitable locations. It doesn't get alot of posts and most could probably be moved into "trail talk".
2. Create a new forum called "Climber's Ledge". This would be for mountaineering, scrambling, and climbing topics. I've noticed an increase in the amount of interest in climbing and scrambling and think that having its own area would help share info/ideas.
3. Create a new forum called "Lake Baggers". Peak bagging is common, but we also have our share of lakes. My thought would be to create a forum area. People could post info about a lake (i.e. name, where it is, etc), some interesting info, and some pics. I would create a sticky topic at the top that would keep a big catalog of them. Over time, I could pull these into a mountain Lake wiki, but the forum might be a great place to start.
Let me know your thoughts...
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North Vancouver, BC
Canada
1273 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 11:46 AM
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| As a valley crawler and lake searcher I agree with the designation of "Lake Baggers". Not everyone finds peace and joy when they get to the top of the mountain just to look at more tops than they will ever get to. |
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 bandana wearin', pole huckin', view lovin', dog herdin', 4x4 navigatin', lake huntin', butt-slidin' bridge crosser, who enjoys postholing with an overnighter pack
Surrey, BC
Canada
4663 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 11:59 AM
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I think those are great ideas Jim! 
There are definitely more climbers on this site and many people getting into scrambling that it warrants it's own forum.
I also like the idea of the Lake Baggers forum too  . Don't think I need to expand on that too much  |
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map hatin', coffee perc totin', garbage collectin', backpacking, action hero wannabe, who loves to hide out in Garibaldi park and will have his scouts sing if you keep him awake at night
2479 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 1:10 PM
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These are some great ideas! A climbing/scrambling specific forum as well as a Lake Bagging forum will be great.
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Kits Beach
Canada
216 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 1:20 PM
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| The Lake Bagging forum would be fun. |
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Best grilled cheese maker ever
Whitehorse, YUKON
Canada
2159 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 1:24 PM
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| Scrambling portion is perfect. May even want to keep scrambling and climbing separate, but its a great idea for sure |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13090 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 1:31 PM
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Excellent ideas, Jim
Lake bagging, by the way, is highly underrated
Would be a great idea to link BG's fine Wilderness Lakea and Tarns photo essay to that forum too...
http://www.clubtread.com/sforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11680 |
Edited by - mick range on 08/03/2006 1:34 PM |
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Calgary, AB
Canada
269 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 2:10 PM
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All great ideas... would all the climbing/scrambling stuff be in one "Climbers Ledge" thread, or would there be one per province (BC and AB)? Been looking at Sask...lots of lakes there
How about threaded replies to topics? Or was that tried before?
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Coffee swillin', wine lovin', Owl fearin' Andie McDowell stunt double, who sports retro gear
Vancouver, BC
5470 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 5:08 PM
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I like those ideas.
Has anyone ever suggested a lost and found section? |
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Outward Bound author of the Seinfeld Thread, who builds his own snowshoes
Troy, MT
USA
3140 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 5:39 PM
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I like it
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Manitoba's misadventurin' bushwhackin', dog sloggin', dehydratin', beer drinkin' biggie - who's eager to peak bag Mt Currie in a dress
Squamish
5057 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 6:22 PM
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Trail cuttin, GPS packin bushwhacker, wiki hike compilin, who is now Hope-less
2546 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2006 : 12:07 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by LongShadow
I have been thinking of making a few changes to the forum areas and wanted to get feedback.
quote:
1. Remove the "technique" forum and move the posts to their respective suitable locations. It doesn't get alot of posts and most could probably be moved into "trail talk".
Agreed. Given that "Trail Talk" is a misc hiking related, maybe consider renaming it to sit better alongside the climbing forum. (ie/ activity based forums). "Trail Talk" as a name is a bit generic.
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2. Create a new forum called "Climber's Ledge". This would be for mountaineering, scrambling, and climbing topics. I've noticed an increase in the amount of interest in climbing and scrambling and think that having its own area would help share info/ideas.
Not a bad idea. Instead of the "technique" forum you could ultimately have some activity-specific forums. Bear in mind that too many forums will make things more difficult - I could see a grouping of region specific forums and a grouping of activity specific forums, with some extra "fluff" stuff (lodge, etc).
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3. Create a new forum called "Lake Baggers". Peak bagging is common, but we also have our share of lakes. My thought would be to create a forum area. People could post info about a lake (i.e. name, where it is, etc), some interesting info, and some pics. I would create a sticky topic at the top that would keep a big catalog of them. Over time, I could pull these into a mountain Lake wiki, but the forum might be a great place to start.
Hmmm don't like this idea, sorry. CT doesn't have a "summit" forum, so a lake one wouldn't make sense either. I'd rather see larger, more active forums and a sense of community rather than cutting them up too small. Probably would work best in the regional discussions as they are now - once a wiki is in place we can do some sort of hotlinked lake-specific discussions and other cool things - sort of dynamically pull it together rather than having a specific forum. Things could get too confusing - Do I post in the bushwacking forum, the lake forum, or the mainland forum? etc.
I could see it like this:
Regional Discussions (Remove word "Hiking")
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Activity Related Discussions (or a better word than "Activity")
Climbing and Scrambling
Hiking (renamed "Trail Talk")
Winter-Related
Biking/Paddling/Equine Forum
Photography
Community
Sign Up Board
Trip Reports
Buy & Sell
Track Your Stats
You get the idea... you could also create a "road status" forum to go along with the park closures one.
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opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
4643 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2006 : 08:50 AM
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Just a thought but to make room for the new topics, how about scrapping the Stats one? While it is used by a few people a lot, the traffic probably doesn't warrent it. Since the stats are basically a personal thing, people can always continue to keep track on their own.
The advisories and bulletins could be combined into one topic.
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Calgary, Alberta
Andorra
3830 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2006 : 8:57 PM
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Are you concerned about having too much 'stuff' on the forum? If not, it seems something like stats doesn't hurt. I never even look at that one - I'm not interested. I keep any records I want for myself, and don't care about anyone else's. But if some people really use it, it's not taking away from my CT.
If trip reports keep going into the TR section, except for some smaller things that are put regional (as the Alberta group keeps that thread), it shouldn't be an issue as to where to post. I think something like the scrambling and/or lake-specific would be useful for people who want to discuss them. It can hardly hurt to try it - if specifics become a problem, with too many small forums, each with little activity, a new format can be tried - just as is being suggested now. |
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Forum area modifications - please provide feedback
