TAY Atmosphere

Me mostly a lurker...but I will chime in. I really don't notice any difference. Seriously. There are personalities, and some negative personalities make life interesting. Who wants to have ALL positive personalities? Not me. Mostly positive is good with some negativity...but then again I don't notice much difference.

What upsets me is there are not many topics!!!!! Maybe you dudes are out skiing too much.

I'm glad there's a website I can go to where I don't have to worry about somebody posting disgusting photos of their cross-contaminated filthy kitchen.  Photos of raw meat be it lamb, bacon, what have you make me sick.  And I never see it here.  I'm glad the pigs have not infiltrated this site with their photos of bacteria infested raw meat boiling over on their filthy stove top.

Oh, thank god someone has finally stated what I've been too afraid to say all this time.

Jim_Oker, Splitter, Wally, and the others make great points.

I'm certainly not in favour of allowing bullying to masquerade as "honesty". Not at all. What I hope is that people who are members of this community can see that spirited discussions, as with family, aren't intended to ruin someone's day. Usually, I give the benefit of the doubt. Does this person really intend to offend me?

The other side of the coin is what I refer to as relationship perfectionism. This is the position where conflict is viewed as abhorrent, and something to be avoided. I think some folks here believe in a more conflict-limiting approach, while others prefer a more conflict-is-allowed approach.

I suppose it's up to Marcus to determine the appropriate balance.

This is the position where conflict is viewed as abhorrent, and something to be avoided. I think some folks here believe in a more conflict-limiting approach, while others prefer a more conflict-is-allowed approach..

Well said Cookie...
Or I call it dancing around vs cut to the chase.

At times it's difficult to read (as in literally reading) what a person is trying to say from a blog post. IMO the majority of people who gather here do not like to incite what is perceived as conflict, which for most of us is just a norm for working things out. I know that I have posted material and when reading the responses I wonder....Did they even read what I wrote before they replied? So then maybe I need to be more direct to get my point across?

I don't care for much of the BS perpetrated by Trolls, but find it pretty easy to skip over if they keep it to Random Tracks (I don't read it very often). I wonder why Scotsman and his ilk don't just head over to TGR where there seem to be no such rules and have at it. I don't know if some of that has put off TR posters, but the they seem to be thin of late. I miss the article style TRs which I thought beat the ski mags by a long shot. For myself the photo limit moved me to NWH to post TRs and link back here to share (their photo posting is also much simpler). It would also be cool if the search engine could be tweaked to make it easier to find old TRs (which should be kept in their entirety).

I do appreciate everything Charles did to start the site, and Marcus is doing to keep it going. At times it must feel like herding cats.

I don't know if some of that has put off TR posters, but the they seem to be thin of late.

Actually I think go back to last season they were getting pretty thin. Don't see a lot of reports from myself and the old guard.  Maybe people not wanting to post about their areas since most everyone seems to flock to where a report is last posted from. Maybe more peer pressure to not expose areas to the internet. Not sure exactly, but I doubt it was fear of bullying. One thing that seems to be true, if you want to have privacy on a tour, post about a tour on one side of the valley and tour the other side, because that is where all the lurkers go.