TAY Atmosphere

I look at TAY as if it were a car.   Marcus' car and he is the driver and we all are passengers.   Some in the front seat and some in the back seat and we are all having fun and enjoying the trip because it's where we all wish to go and the TAY car is taking us there and Marcus has not asked any of us for gas money because he is happy to have us along on the trip.   In the back seat and the front seat there are many conversations, interjections and lots of enthusiastic points of view and even arguing and communal joking and poking and making fun and even taking umbrage at what someone said, but we are all "on the bus" or in the car and the car is very sound and runs well and works fine and the driver/owner takes care of it and does the maintenance and I am really happy with the ride and the trip and the car and it's not like we need a new vehicle with a bunch of new drivers.   I like the sound and meaning of "if it ain't broken don't fix it."

I liked this analogy and think it clever.
However.
With only one driver on a long trip, they get tired and fall asleep at the wheel. On a long drive, sharing drivers is good.
Another problem is if you are are arguing and making enthusiastic points and kidding around about stuff that the driver doesn't like..because it's his car,,,he can stop the car and throw you out. The other passengers will then not bring up that subject because they don't want to be throw out of the car either or want a turn at riding shotgun.
The guy riding shotgun is usually the drivers best friend or at least the one he's most comfortable with.
If the driver is male, he won't look at the roadmap because he knows the godamn way ,alright!
When a person is driving a car, people walking across the intersection are jaywalkers... when he's a pedestrian, its the drivers who are encroaching at the intersection.
Every driver is an expert and drives safe and at the perfect speed.... it's all the other drivers that are idiots.

I'm frankly just shocked at this acceptance of being driven and led by a charismatic" benevolent" driver.
The people were bused into Georgetown before they drank the kool-aid.

The people were bused into Georgetown before they drank the kool-aid.

Mmm...kay, yeah. Sure. Drink the kool-aid. Sure. That's what's happening here. Or is it a variant of Godwin's law again with the Jonestown analogy?

Or is it clever irony that that Jonestown was founded out of a temple where it was preached: "those who remained drugged with the opiate of religion had to be brought to enlightenment — socialism"? Perhaps the Liberator has arrived with a solution to the problem of cliquish tribalism. General People's Committee of TAY, anyone?

he can stop the car and throw you out.

so? if you screw up that bad, go find another ride or your own car.

Scotsman, I believe you were asked to moderate at one point. So the driver says, hey wanna help drive, and you say no, I'll just nag from the backseat... Now you're calling for the driver to sell the car?

I really appreciate the ride, and don't care where exactly we go as long as the sun is shining and the snow is deep!

Wow! Thank you Marcus for stirring up all this up. It has been interesting to see how this thread has evolved. TAY is a web site about backcountry skiing. It provides a service for skiers to gain information and exchange ideas amongst each other.  To be a member does not require dues or a subscription, just an agreement to follow the terms of use.

TAY is a privately owned web site and can be moderated in whatever way the owner feels is necessary. As stated before in this thread”if you do not like a post don’t read it”. Same is true with a web site “if you don’t like the website don’t participate”. Better yet, if you think you can do better start your own web site and run it anyway you want.

I understand that some people may feel some type of ownership because of the time and energy they have invested in posting trip reports and commenting on other posts. In the end it is just a bunch of key stroke on a screen with an occasional great picture attached.

Marcus is doing a fine job and many feel that more moderators are a necessity. I wonder if that was the purpose of this thread?

Keep up the good work Marcus!

Is there a TAY aristocracy or something . Looking more and more like a monarchy to me where the title is passed from one member of the aristocracy to another while the serfs applaud the new King and vie for places ( and the influence )at court based upon their toadying to the King.

I'd like to apply for Jester if the position hasn't already been filled.

I'd like to apply for Jester if the position hasn't already been filled.

sorry filled.
As is the Rasputin postion.
As is the Cardinal Richelieu postiton.
I think the positon of King's executioner may still be open and I've heard there are openings in the Inquistion department.