[at-l] Re: history - was (no subject)

[TRich at FDIC.gov (Rich, Timothy D.)]

Greetings,

Just a couple of points on this thread.  It's been said that the outlets
for the Handbook are very limited, mainly through Dan's website.  While
the number of outlets may be limited, at least one large retailer, REI,
carries both the Handbook and the Companion.  Last time I checked, they
were out of the Companion and Data Book and had copies of the Handbook.
I don't have any idea what their sales were for each book.

>From what I've read here and on Whiteblaze, Dan puts out a good book.
The Companion is also a good guide.  Whether he has infringed upon the
Data Book copyright in its format (but not the data given him) is not a
concern for me.  My view is that there are parallel efforts to produce
AT trail guides.  One directly benefits ATC and one doesn't.  The
Companion is a collaborative body of work that will outlive any one
contributor, and the Handbook probably isn't.  When Dan decides to quit
producing the Handbook, I really can't see anyone else putting out a
competing guide to the Companion.

For me, it's not a difficult choice.

Take Care,

Tim

-----Original Message-----


Finally, let's get this straight - I don't give a royal flying fart
about 
Wingy or what he did, is doing or will do in the future.  With the
exception 
of the Handbook, he's become a null factor as far as the trail world is 
concerned. And given what I know about the Companion, I suspect even
that's 
not long for this world. I DO, however, give a damn when people trot out

this arrant "Whitewash Wingy" nonsense that insults, denigrates and does

disservice to people like Darrell Maret, who actually did the work that
some 
would claim for Wingy.  And Weary - and now Roxy - have done exactly
that.  
We've had this conversation before - telling me they don't know better
would 
be disingenuous at best.


              ***   Again Jim, not to accuse you of striking out in a 
prejudicial manner against Wingfoot, but I'm forced to ask who has been
"doing the 
work" since Maret left? It's been many years since Wingfoot's had the
handbook 
on his own, and many people compliment it as being the best AT guide, so
at 
what point does Wingfoot get credit? Sorry, but it looks like you are
waging a 
personal spite campaign against him to deny credit. In fact this looks a
lot 
like what Wingfoot is claiming about certain Trail personalities trying
to force 
him out. Be fair Jim, someone had to take over the 'Philosopher's
Guide'. You 
can't deny Wingfoot's done a good job of it (even while being campaigned

against indiscriminately). Sounds like a pride issue on both sides.

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