[at-l] Wilderness "Mechanism"

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Of course I cannot, as he is unable to define "tradition" and similar 
concepts after long requests and huge parsings. He has let us know that we 
are enemies of the trail, that a dictator should define our trail 
aspirations, and that our "soft campfire nonsense" is beneath his contempt. 
He has reinvented MacKaye and Avery, expressing a fanatic's insistence that 
any disagreement is blasphemy. I have labeled it as elitist as he has 
defined himself as the Defender of True Hiking as opposed the rabble he 
finds here. Frankly, I find appalling his idea that trail services and 
discussions should focus on the few thru-hikers each year, ignoring the 
millions who use the trail in means far more consistent with the trail's 
origins. Thank God we have the ATC and volunteers to actually get the job 
done, in spite of "friends" like him.

No, this man's position is not based on merits, but based on spreading 
manure and corruption. There is a list dedicated toward expounding on one 
man's narrow view of hiking the AT. I suspect that when that list reopens, 
we will find AT-L back to discussions of real world hiking and fellowship. 
Until then, I look forward to more fertilizer for the wildflowers.

OrangeBug

At 08:49 AM 7/3/2001 -0400, rick boudrie wrote:
>I also think if you are going to condemn someone's position on its merits, 
>you should be able to define and articulate what that position is (as 
>opposed to simply describe it with pejorative adjectives).