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Whats happened to chocky?


Climboholic

10-Nov-2005
4:43:06 PM

All you need to do is neutralise the mods.


Romfrantic

10-Nov-2005
5:20:45 PM

On 10/11/2005 shaggy wrote:
>Now, putting aside this thread hijack, I haven't seen chocky this active
>in ages!
>I didn't realise I was opening a can of worms!

Yeah, but notice how hexy has gone all quiet now? ...he's prolly lurking...

Rosie

10-Nov-2005
5:58:03 PM

Another reason why newbies/others might not be contributing a whole lot is that is can be a bit intimidating at times to add your 2c. Take the discussion about people's 2006 tick list, for example. I don't climb in the 20s, and so don't really have a lot to add.

No one probably wants to know if your 2006 tick list includes Lamplighter, Watchtower Crack, Brolga and Eurydice.


Nick Kaz

10-Nov-2005
6:13:58 PM

On 10/11/2005 Rosie wrote:
>Another reason why newbies/others might not be contributing a whole lot
>is that is can be a bit intimidating at times to add your 2c. Take the
>discussion about people's 2006 tick list, for example. I don't climb in
>the 20s, and so don't really have a lot to add.
>
>No one probably wants to know if your 2006 tick list includes Lamplighter,
>Watchtower Crack, Brolga and Eurydice.

Thats a load of polly waffle, the grade you climb has nothing to do with the relevance of what you have to say. Climbing is about challenging yourself, setting out your ticklist isn't going to get you laughed at, in fact it may just give you that little bit of encouragement you need to go out and achieve your goals...


Sabu

10-Nov-2005
6:14:50 PM

3/4 of those were on my list!!! who cares they asked the question so answer it!! the more oppinions and posts the better and more interesting the thread is!!


Romfrantic

10-Nov-2005
6:15:36 PM

[thread hijack]
>On 10/11/2005 Romfrantic wrote:
>On 10/11/2005 shaggy wrote:
>>Now, putting aside this thread hijack, I haven't seen chocky this active
>>in ages!
>>I didn't realise I was opening a can of worms!
>
>Yeah, but notice how hexy has gone all quiet now? ...he's prolly lurking...

Uh uh...

The Hex
Online Now
10/11/2005
6:14:42 PM

* doing the JCP * ... " Hi The Hex on-line now !!! "

[/thread hijack]


kerroxapithecus

10-Nov-2005
6:45:33 PM

On 9/11/2005 adski wrote:
>
>I reckon we're here to have a
>conversation with each other, not exist under cones of silence in the same
>room. There may be a whole new discussion to have about these things with
>a change of context. different time and different active members.

yep! totally!

>I don't know about how anyone else uses this site but I haven't gone anywhere
>but the "current topics"
>What about others?

yeah, who wants to troll through old stuff. It's like yesterday's news and very time consuming. I don't do it.

On 10/11/2005 Rosie wrote:
>Another reason why newbies/others might not be contributing a whole lot
>is that is can be a bit intimidating at times to add your 2c.

Agreed and with everything you said. Can be intimidating for newbies and a lurking thread that watches and comments often abusively on what others say is a real bummer on a forum and the perfect way to turn off newbies or those who may be a bit shy. Negativity is positively not positive.


nmonteith

10-Nov-2005
6:58:12 PM

On 10/11/2005 kerroxapithecus wrote:
>yeah, who wants to troll through old stuff. It's like yesterday's news
>and very time consuming. I don't do it.

Just don't expect any of us long termers to bother replying to newly created topics about the same old
stuff!

Rosie

10-Nov-2005
8:44:59 PM

On 10/11/2005 Nick Kaz wrote:
>Thats a load of polly waffle, the grade you climb has nothing to do with
>the relevance of what you have to say. Climbing is about challenging yourself,
>setting out your ticklist isn't going to get you laughed at, in fact it
>may just give you that little bit of encouragement you need to go out and
>achieve your goals...

I'm not suggesting that it would get me laughed at. Just that I don't really feel comfortable adding to the discussion in some circumstances.

On 10/11/05 Kerro wrote:
>Agreed and with everything you said. Can be intimidating for newbies and a lurking >thread that watches and comments often abusively on what others say is a real >bummer on a forum and the perfect way to turn off newbies or those who may be a bit >shy. Negativity is positively not positive.

Thanks. I've noticed quite a few times where you've been completely shut down for what is an honest inquiry or comment, and I do think that's a shame. I can't think of an example right now (nor do I have time to troll through old threads to find one!)


shaggy

10-Nov-2005
10:17:27 PM

On 10/11/2005 Nick Kaz wrote:
>Thats a load of polly waffle

Mmmmm, Polly Waffles........ Taaasteeeey....


phil_nev

10-Nov-2005
10:27:38 PM

Hmm, back in the days where there were only 30 odd memebers (when i joined) Mike was the boss, our king so to speak, thesedays its seems that the little elf himself monteith has taken over the show... Mmmm Hostile takeover me thinks.

That man has his paws in everything :)

Phil

Dave C

10-Nov-2005
10:37:26 PM

On 10/11/2005 shaggy wrote:

>Mmmmm, Polly Waffles........ Taaasteeeey....

Can you still get those? I haven't had one for nearly 20 years (yet another pitfall to living in the UK for so long.)


shaggy

10-Nov-2005
10:38:30 PM

Yes you certainly can, mmm, might go down the road and get one right now.

Dave C

10-Nov-2005
10:43:01 PM

Damn, I'm going to be fixated on them for the next 4 weeks now! I'll be racing to get one at Melbourne airport when we fly in.


shaggy

10-Nov-2005
10:53:20 PM

Mwahahahaha!

Dave C

10-Nov-2005
11:02:35 PM

As it's now time for lunch I'm going to get some belgian chocolate to console myself with.


Phil Box

11-Nov-2005
7:50:36 AM

On 10/11/2005 phil_nev wrote:
>Hmm, back in the days where there were only 30 odd memebers (when i joined)
>Mike was the boss, our king so to speak, thesedays its seems that the little
>elf himself monteith has taken over the show... Mmmm Hostile takeover me
>thinks.
>
>That man has his paws in everything :)
>
>Phil

You had me imagining Mike as King Richard the lionheart and Neil as the Sherriff of Nottingham. That or the Monty Python thing of the king going about the countryside with a bloke behind him hitting two coconut halves together making the sound of a horse clippety clopping.


nmonteith

11-Nov-2005
9:24:50 AM

Long live Polly Woffles and Golden Gaytimes....

Dave C

11-Nov-2005
10:03:57 AM

On 11/11/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>Long live Polly Woffles and Golden Gaytimes....

Would you stop that!! That's two things I can't get over here!
(Now both at the top of my shopping list in Geelong next month.)

gfdonc

11-Nov-2005
10:28:25 AM

On 10/11/2005 Rosie wrote:
>No one probably wants to know if your 2006 tick list includes Lamplighter,
>Watchtower Crack, Brolga and Eurydice.

Rubbish! The thing with climbing is that there is a challenge for everyone at all levels. I'm just as keen to hear of someone launching themselves into the middle grades (teens) as pushing themselves in the high twenties. Actually even more so, 'cos I can relate to it somewhat.
Lamplighter is great, did it for a second time earlier this year.
SO post those tick lists!

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