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What's the Chockstone mood? - PLEASE VOTE 13-Sep-2011 At 12:18:59 PM Sabu

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On 13/09/2011 wallwombat wrote:
>On 13/09/2011 Sabu wrote:
>
>>While they may have an element of tongue in cheek, having to read through
>>the same slanging over and over by the same people in every damn thread
>>gets annoying and the more it occurs the less is reads like tongue in
>cheek
>>banter.
>
>If you are referring to davidn and ODH, then it's pretty obvious to most
>of us that they should simply get a room and let their bromance blossom.
>
>I've only been posting for 5 years or so bit I remember the always being
>slanging matches on Chockstone - Bomberpro vs Neil, Hipster vs Neil, Bomberpro
>vs ODH, Simey vs M9, Hex vs everyone, Ghost vs everyone,ODH vs me, tonyb
>vs evanb.

Yes there have always been slanging matches. And some have been great entertainment. But more recently they seem to have progressed from one off full on scraps, to constant childish heckling for the sake of it.

>I agree the lack of trip reports recently hasn't helped make the site
>particularly positive but it's been a cold, wet winter and perhaps the
>current feel of the site reflects that. Hopefully, Spring will bring awesome
>climbing conditions and everyone will actually get out and climb and maybe
>write about it.

I agree, everyone needs to get some climbing done (myself included, its been far too long).