TAY Atmosphere

After deciding not to get involved, the consistant reemergence of this sentiment draws me in:

O please please please O great benevolent dictator purchase IGNORE software if such wonders exist.  I've got a few posters that add no value for me.

How is it a problem for people to look past topics or posters who do not interest them?  If I believe that a topic or poster holds no interest for me, I do not resent it being on the site, I simply do not read it. 

Why advocate censorship when the slightest bit of self discipline will eliminate your problem?

I have seen TAY evolve over the few years that I have participated and not only is change inevitable as the sport and the community itself change, I believe that it is for the better; more TR's, a broader array of people and  more diversity of content.  We all understand that going forward, Marcus can do with the site as he chooses but the calls for banishment's and censorship are an affront to us all and obstacle to an inclusive community.  While it is perhaps human nature to romanticise the past, I set my view in the future and look forward to the fruition of the Marcus era.  I trust that he will preside with fairness and, as a unite-er and not a divider, will reconcile with the Brit so that peace and love may reign supreme.

SNOWING LIKE TIGERS BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!

Marcus, the TAY site and "community" are great.  The sport is growing a lot each year and I don't know how many new people I refer to TAY for advice.  We're very lucky to have this kind of regional board with such good attitudes and a great variety of posts.  I really enjoy reading about that Hummel guy's latest bagging of Bonanza, Dappen's wanderings out of Wenatchee, as well as many posts of dawn patrol at hyak, or someone's first trip to Baker.  All of the trips may provide useful insight in my own trip planning, as well as being an enjoyable waste of time.

I can't believe how many times moderation and direction of the site come up.  It's amazing.  I understand you want to keep TAY regulars happy, but you can't please everyone.  We've got a great forum right now, controlling it's evolution is impossible (or very time consuming).  I think it's being well run right now, and was in the past.  I've never had a post deleted, so I can't imagine censorship is really an issue (anyone that knows me would quickly censor me).  

To contradict myself, I'll add that this is Seattle/PNW, we're all thin-skinned and politically correct.  Remember we shouldn't accomplish anything if it will offend even 1 person.   : so you're fighting uphill

Hi snowbell - censorship is if Marcus blocks a user who isn't breaking the rules of site, an ignore button is for the user to determine who they do not want to clutter their screen. Just another tool like separating TRs for the evolution of a wonderful site.

Longtime mostly lurker here. A big thanks to Marcus and all of the other moderators (and especially Charles, if you’re listening) for making the site work. I personally prefer the kinder, gentler version of TAY, in case you are actually counting votes. I've always felt that the positive tone of the discourse on TAY was quite refreshing and I think it would be sad to see it diminished. With that said, perhaps there is some middle ground to be found here. It has seemed to me that Random Tracks has always been a bit ‘looser’ than BC Trip Reports. Perhaps this is because I ignored Random Tracks for a long time, or perhaps it’s the sometimes frivolous nature of the posts or the fact that RT threads don’t have an ‘owner’ in the same sense that a trip report does. Whatever the reason, perhaps a way forward would be to more vigorously enforce the original rules in the TR forums while relaxing them somewhat in Random Tracks. I think this in line with what some others have suggested. Perhaps you could even rename Random Tracks as ‘Scotsman All Year’ (SAY!) or something similar. Okay, I’m joking about that bit. No need to encourage him. Anyway, this would allow the part of TAY that I think most folks value the most to maintain that 'TAY feel' that most seem to appreciate, while allowing a little more room for ‘spirited discourse’ in an appropriate place. Just a thought. Okay, now: back to the spirited discourse!

Cheers,
Monty

Interesting idea. NWhikers did something similar recently . A slightly snarkier vibe over there in general, but the TRs have definitely shifted.