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What's the Chockstone mood? - PLEASE VOTE 13-Sep-2011 At 1:18:02 PM Danger Mouse

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On 13/09/2011 nmonteith wrote:
>What some people don't realize is that these forums are actually read daily
>by many more lurkers (people who never post) then by those who actually
>post. I've talked to many of these lurkers who have told me they are afraid
>to post because they will get shot down by the negative users. Not everyone
>has thick skin, especially if they are new to the sport. Females especially
>are almost non existent on these forums now (but active at every crag in
>great numbers) for the sole reason that its now became a bastion of male
>ego driven slanging matches.

Agreed - to be fair I have yet to be burnt, but that is perhaps because I've posted next to nothing.