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Boganville 5-May-2010 At 7:43:36 PM carugo

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On 5/05/2010 phm wrote:

>
>But also ask yourself: if this is only one of several crags my friends
>have developed, and if the story behind the publication of this one crag
>is the story I have just told, then what are the chances for you to ever
>find out about the other places my friends have developed? How would you
>feel, if you were in the position of my friends? Even if you don’t share
>their views – can you at least respect them for what they do? And if you
>can respect them, why can’t the guide book ‘author’?
>

So purchasers of the guide are supposed to respect your friends (whoever they may be) for wanting to publish information about routes (wherever they may be) only on certain terms (whatever they may be)? At best your post is pointless, at worst it's patronising and insulting.