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 Outdoors addicted flyfishing, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking car crooner and resident motormouth
Da'Wack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 12:11 AM
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Just IMHO.
I'm seeing quite a bit of outright personal bashing in conservation threads. I agree conservation is an imporant issue and that it needs a voice. Consider the message you send when you insult people. I guarantee that they will stop listening. At that point are you furthering your cause or padding your ego? (Which of the two is the more important to you?)
The sad thing is when people are turned off by insults they not only start ignoring you but the issues you brought to the table. It's human nature to connect an emotion to a memory. If the emotion is an unpleasant one, you may have just done more damage to your cause than good regardless of whether or not you actually have a point worth considering.
Thats all I have to say on the issue. Not really hiking related, just a little social tip that I felt like sharing based on my observation of the recent threads.
If anyone out there would like to discuss this with me further please feel free to do so personally via email.
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N. Vancouver, BC
Canada
393 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2004 : 09:16 AM
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I am so glad someone said something! The exact same thought occured to me when I was reading some of the threads in this forum. This site is such a great resource that it is horrible to see it deteriorate to bickering, even if we do feel passionately about the issues. I haven't even bothered to respond to some of the threads that I would like to respond to as they don't seem like real discussions.
Let's try and keep postings clean and to the topic. If you disagree with someone, lay out your argument but don't insult them!
Thanks for bringing up this important issue.
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 09:56 AM
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Fleece thong wearin, Buntzen Lurkin, mystic poet mountain man and international spokesman of the friends of the white squirrel society
Port Moody, B.C.
Canada
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 10:01 AM
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 yukon hankerin' intrepid dog lovin' fleet footed adventure racing pie packing poet who is ever keen to cave hunt, route find, night hike, and has finally introduced Bishop to Mt. Bishop
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
934 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2004 : 10:04 AM
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I always thought it meant I'm a ho.
I guess that's why it never made sense!
IHTWFAIDGIT (I hope that was funny and I don't get in trouble). |
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Outdoors addicted flyfishing, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking car crooner and resident motormouth
Da'Wack, BC
Canada
5372 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2004 : 10:11 AM
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ROFLMAO! You crack me up bishop! Heheh.
(meant as genuine expression and not scarcastic in any way.)
Good luck with the yeti race BTW (by the way )
TTFN (tah tah for now) |
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Fleece thong wearin, Buntzen Lurkin, mystic poet mountain man and international spokesman of the friends of the white squirrel society
Port Moody, B.C.
Canada
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 alpine seekin, therma loungin, java brewin, licorice whorin, stealth hikin, all weather trail guru
Pt. Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
1772 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2004 : 12:04 PM
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Very good resource, Russ. Hehehe.... This must be where the teachers go to interpret the student's assignments now 
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 2:12 PM
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Ohh, makes much more sense now  . Just when I thought computers were starting to makes sense to me, now I gotta learn a whole new language! |
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If you want people to listen
