Ha! Well....points of note:
- I don't get calling the UKC forums "cocktalk"....sure it has it's flaws and fair share of fuckwits, but a lot of positive stuff comes out of it - good discussions, a broad community, good climbing partners...
- "a loose cannon of climbing nonsense perhaps" - Hey, I stand by everything I write whether it's a blatant wind-up or not. I stand by all the grading and ethical discussions, and by any unusual or esoteric ideas I put forward. It's all CLIMBING discussion, right?? And I had hoped climbers were open-minded enough to explore a variety of ideas and approaches (obviously I've been rapidly disillusioned there :evil: )
- "I reckon the spark that sets off that cannon is the general disrespectful attitudes of the regular users on Cocktalk." - not really, although sometimes I play up to their perceptions and prejudices for a bit of fun. I think I come from the opposite direction to a lot of the bullshit on UKC - I post about climbing and will happily discuss stuff in depth....they go for superficiality, shooting the messenger and ignoring the message, thinking within the box, personal vendettas etc etc...
- As for coming on here, well it's a different forum. I managed to behave myself on YorkshireGrit too :wink: It's someone's personal forum really and they set the rules, and it's obvious from reading this for a few weeks that a certain standard of behaviour is encouraged and promotes a more civilised atmosphere. Which is cool. Although I have had to resist the temptation to abuse FH :twisted: And as Loner says, this place is good because it's properly focused on climbing, I knew I could get some reasonably sensible answers to bouldering questions... Actually, I do wish the Rocktalk portion of UKC was more like this, somewhere that could be relied on for proper climbing views without any of the nonsense. Ah well. UKrouting.com anyone??
