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Post by trinity on Mar 9, 2017 17:10:20 GMT -8
I missed whatever the melt-down was that pushed it over the edge, but I have confidence in the judgement of my fellow Mods. Agreed. Let's all pull back for a minute here. rebeccad , zeke , and bp2go deserve our trust after everything they've done for these forums over the years. Maybe, just maybe, they know what's best for the overall community. And it looks like TPA is back. Which may or may not be a good thing.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 17:15:11 GMT -8
I'm looking forward to it but I hope it doesn't become too sanitized.
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Post by ecocentric on Mar 9, 2017 17:24:51 GMT -8
I wouldn't hike a hundred yards with people that can't defend their ideas and need a committee to protect them from different ideas.
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 9, 2017 17:43:44 GMT -8
I'm looking forward to it but I hope it doesn't become too sanitized. No moderation.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 19:12:25 GMT -8
Isn't that what moderators are for? I trust the judgment of our current moderators as to what should and shouldn't be allowed. And I do so appreciate their efforts. Hopefully, our moderators will remember the old adage, "no good deed goes unpunished".
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 19:23:38 GMT -8
I think "it" happened over here: [a Jeeze. I didn't think that was a meltdown. At least by me. To recap, what prompted my original post was the appearance of a new member, not the first time, who made no introduction and who had posted a number of times but only in TPA. I'd count the number of posts but since they were only in the now deleted TPA, I can't. It just bothered me that some folks post only in that area and nowhere else. It seemed sort of like taking advantage of the Backpacker forums purely to advance your own political views while making no other contribution. I was just curious how others felt. I never meant to unleash such a firestorm nor did I advocate the abolishment of the TPA. In fact, I would miss it. My aplogies to all those I've offended.
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 9, 2017 19:35:20 GMT -8
No worries, hikerjer. You are perhaps the least offensive person to post in TPA, even if you did inadvertently commit the offense of having it temporary abolished. We're all grown-ups here. Well, mostly. Maybe what happened today will be a wake-up call, but more likely just another episode in the drama. It will be interesting to see what happens with no moderation. With no official restraints will we restrain ourselves?
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 19:36:23 GMT -8
you did inadvertently commit the offense of having it temporary abolished. Woa, wait a minute. Was that a compliment? I didn't abolish the TPA.
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 9, 2017 19:44:51 GMT -8
you did inadvertently commit the offense of having it temporary abolished. Woa, wait a minute. Was that a compliment? I didn't abolish the TPA. Face it jer, you kicked the pebble that turned into an avalanche. Your posts have a much greater impact here than you realize.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 19:50:16 GMT -8
Your posts have a much greater impact here than you realize. I had no idea. Still trying to figure out whether that's a compliment or not. For now, I'll take it as one.
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 9, 2017 19:54:52 GMT -8
hikerjer, you may consider it a good natured ribbing and a compliment.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 9, 2017 20:02:31 GMT -8
hikerjer, you may consider it a good natured ribbing and a compliment OK. Will do. I've suffered far worse.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 20:06:43 GMT -8
Glad to see TPA gone. A few weeks ago I thought about posting a thread to understand the point of that forum. There are a few other forums where I post occasionally. Not one of them is so off topic as TPA is to backpacking. The tantrums (by those who incessantly post) in this thread is amusing. Sorry, I'm not going to read what you wrote. Just seeing the usual suspects post over and over again tells me all I need to know.
I applaud Zeke, Rebecca and Steve for all they do and for shutting down TPA.
If you want TPA you can create your own site...just as Steve did. No need to mix it in with an unrelated subject like backpacking,
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 9, 2017 20:07:50 GMT -8
I was shooting for chuckle and maybe guffaw, but not suffering.
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Post by desert dweller on Mar 9, 2017 20:09:00 GMT -8
The TPA has been reinstated though none of the previous discussions have survived. Feel free to not visit it. But, it has its place.
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