Re: [at-l] The latest Wingfoor rants

["KCF" <wareagle@ioa.com>]

> Jack Wrote:          The most recent spate of anti-Wingfoot whines is
getting a bit
>ridiculous, folks, and it does this list no credit---just the
>opposite.

Why is it OK for people to defend Wingfoot on this site,,,I am so sick and
tired of hearing how wonderful WF is,,,if you want to praise him,,,go to his
site,,,I am sure he will be happy and all the people there will be happy.


>however some folks feel about Dan and how he runs Trailplace, it's an
>extraordinarily valuable resoursce, especially to the prospective hikers,
or
>anyone actively planning a thru-hike.

Actually,,,because of his attitude,,I almost didn't Hike the trail,,,thank
Goddess,,,there were some people there that directed me to this site (of
course they had to private email me,,,because WF would have kicked them off
for even suggesting that I go to the "other" list),,,I found out that WF
only thought he was god of the AT.

>from Dan's Handbook over the years, used it daily on their trips, relied on
>it heavily for their planning and preparation---yet they lose no
opportunity
>to villify  and slam its author now that their trip is done.   Pretty
shabby
>behavior, if you ask me.

Well,,I didn't use his book,,,,and in fact,,,a lot of people on the trail
complained that they had paid for his book and it didn't come out in time
for them to use it this last year! BTW,,,an awful lot of people on the trail
this year had several complaints about WF,,,so it is NOT just this list that
complains about WF. Most of these people had some kind of dealings with WF
and were treated badly by him. I met only one womyn that had anything good
to say about WF.

>This mailing list, (maybe most of
>you guys don't know this) is known in thru-hiker circles as "the other
>mailing list" i.e., the mailing list that ISN'T Trailplace's.

That is what WF calls it,,,,I had a very long conversation with him and he
told me that "the other list" and ATC where out to get him. WF perpetuates
this line of bull.

Some folks
>refer to it as the "anti-Trailplace" list;

So,,,your point is?

some folks think the primary
>purpose of this site is to bitch about Wingfoot.

Not true,,,but at least you don't get kicked off this site because you
disagree.

>Is this the sole raison d'etre for this list---so
>that every now and then it can go into anonymous Wingfoot bashing?  Is that
>the best thing this list has to offer?

Nope,,,see answer above.


>But the perpetual Wingfoot bashing is getting a little tiresome.

The perpetual WF praising and defending is just as tiresome!

  If you don't want >to visit Dan's site, stay away.  It's too bad if you
choose to do so, cuz
>most of you probably have useful things to contribute to the site,
>especially as regards information for prospective hikers.

Remeber,,,he kicked a bunch of us off his list because we disagreed with His
way to hike! It is difficult to contribute when you are NOT allowed to
contribute! KC




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