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[at-l] 2000 Plus Or Minus
- Subject: [at-l] 2000 Plus Or Minus
- From: kahley@ptd.net (kahley)
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 07:35:21 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <a7lgsv$23pn$1@edina2.hack.net>
- References: <mailman.1016999704.67381.at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
At 09:36 PM 3/24/02 +0000, Lugnut wrote:
>As much as I hate to admit this in a public forum I agree with R&R on
>this one. If no one "admits" to using the trail there will be a
>diminished interest by those working so hard to fund and maintain it to
>continue their efforts . A lot of what keeps things running is feedback.
>Reporting a hike is feedback and it is always positive, which is the
>best kind!
If four million people use the AT in a given year, I'm not sure that a
couple hundred people reporting a thru hike will have much effect
on funding. Unless, of course, one of them is famous and gets
lots of publicity or writes a best selling book or something.
Hmmmm....does that make Bryson a Trail hero? ooooops......