[Az-Geocaching] READ THIS CACHE SITE -

[Rand Hardin]

I was going to stay out of this and had hoped that this thread would blow over...but it seems to have gotten out-of-control.  I thought we had learned months/years ago that attacking our fellow cachers in public is wrong, and may send the wrong message to those new to geocaching and to this listserv.  

Dan, I agree with you: "slamming someone in a public forum when the attacker is IN NO WAY related to the situation" is WRONG.  I agree with you too about "PRIVATELY contacting someone and telling them your thoughts about their actions" being a much better means of handling a dispute or disagreement.

It's possible Rush Harley was right when he wrote: "HAVE WE ALL LOST OUR MINDS!!! I'm REALLY WORRIED about our Sport/Hobby/Obsession! It seems to be under a little stress lately."  Or maybe as EvilFish observed: "high gas prices and lack of actually going and finding (caches)" is finally taking its toll on some of us.

Dan, I don't think anyone is going to ostracize you or anyone else for speaking their mind.  We should all just take a deep breath and move on.

Rand
(RandMan)

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DAN, "LazyK" WROTE:

No...What is "just plain WRONG!!!!" is slamming someone in a public 
forum when the attacker is IN NO WAY related to the situation.  

In my opinion, there is not a single thing wrong with PRIVATELY contacting someone and telling them your thoughts about their actions.  Isn't it preferable to talk face-to-face rather than behind one another's backs?  

If people have a problem with what he has done TO THEM, then they should
drop him a PRIVATE email letting him know that they feel HIS actions are
inappropriate.  Uninvolved parties telling him to go away, attacking him and copying his posts from totally different forums/sites are entirely uncalled for and show their true character.

I should be quiet now.  I wouldn't want to "be ostracized to the greatest extent possible by the community".

LazyK - Dan

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