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Is Chockstone going the way of Crag X* ? 24-Jul-2018 At 9:54:33 PM bigchris

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On 24-Jul-2018 FatBoy wrote:
>On 24-Jul-2018 bigchris wrote:
>>On 24-Jul-2018 technogeekery wrote:
>>
>>>-Trolls & lack of moderation. Without active moderation and policing
>>of
>>>the more egregious trolls, it became an often unpleasant place and certainly
>>>not welcoming to newcomers, women, beginner climbers.
>>
>>
>>Not to mention that many people on here think that their voice represents
>>Australian climbing as a whole, when in fact it's not even close, further
>>moving interested parties listed above to other online forums.
>
>That's a cheap shot, and not accurate - throughout the Grampians bolting
>debate I felt it was pretty clear that people were expressing how they
>personally felt, and yeah some people feel very strongly about the issue,
>but no-one I could see claimed to be speaking on behalf of the majority
>(except ironically yourself, above, "when it's not even close"). So moving
>because they disagree with opinions is one thing, but it's a completely
>different accusation from moving because of perceived overreach.

You mean the 'Chockstone' grampians bolting debate? Where the same people on Chockstone argued with each other like a bunch of school kids and the 99% of people that read it from outside of chockstone sat back an laughed? :D :D