Cannatonic wrote:these tele websites seem to be a bit like "Survivor"….someone keeps getting voted off the island! Pretty soon you're looking around wondering who the next one will be! I wonder if eventually there will no one left. Or maybe one person left posting? seems like we're halfway there now?
WTF are you talking about?
Please dude, don't make up shit like that... it seriously hurts my feelings. One person EVER was voted off/banned from this forum (every other was a reincarnation of that person and wasn't removed without a decent amount of data) and for very good reason. I suggest you actually read this thread from start to finish.
This individual has done this since the original Telemark Tips when Mitch ousted him just as it happens now. He's so sick he still continues to this day.
As far as what this place is or isn't, keep an open mind. I only ever did two things from my start of coming here:
1 - try to make it as little as possible like the other two tele forums (you know which two I'm talking about) and this is before I was a mod
2 - keep it place where people could share ideas and opinions without being bashed. I tolerate a lot of snark and give out plenty of my own. If you whine, complain, take repeated shots at someone or me... I'll probably say something, so don't be surprised. If you don't like it, think about what you say before you post it. I'm not shy, trust me and ask anyone. I've never backed down from anything in my life, and if you think it's going to be someone on a silly forum, you're wrong.
As far as 2 - if you keep saying the same thing with no credibility, I won't protect you... you're on your own. Form your opinions and defend your ideas with data, no bullying or simply saying the same stupid thing over and over.
I've posted a lot here to help stimulate conversation and keep this place from being stale like another place. I don't promote the personal attacks and political debate because there is already a place to do that if you like.
I do tolerate a lot of humor and OT posts because if any one forum was purely about skiing, it would be as boring as watching paint dry.