One of the other sites is owned by a person who owns a store at a trailhead.
The only site that meets that description is the Whitney Portal Sttore Messaage Board... which maks the next sentence confusing:
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His reasons for massaging everybody's ego who posts on his site are obvious.
Doug is a great guy in person. One thing I had never (before today) seen anyone say about his Message Board is that he massages egos. I'd be imressed if one could actually find examples of that.
It is impossible to miss the underlying theme here that business is intrinsically bad -- that everything on the Web should be purely altrustic. I see no sense in that. The WPS board is a great service and it is hugely popular. The one problem is has had is trolls, but Doug has gotten tough on them and the board has run smoothly for several years now. No one seems to care about the link between the board and the business. And why should they? There are no strings attached to use of the Board.
Alan K - Trust me I've been up Whitney more times than you have. I've had the pleasure if talking to Doug more times than you have. He is a great guy. But his "customer service responsibilities" of maintaining his board are transparant to most people.
Great guy - with a tough job to do, especially dealing with people like you.
(removed by admin, your comment was not appropriate, I don't want to have to start moderating anyone)
sorry admin.. thought it was an innocent question. didn't mean to offend anyone.. it was just a hunch.. bet i'm right.
My Pop was from Texas, we moved to Cali when I was 3. I've heard him countless times ask someone - "Hey, you Jewish?" The person would either laugh and say yep you're right, or laugh and say no way.. Either way it was always cool.
Didn't mean ro ruffle any feathers here. Just got a really strong vibe about Alan K. Maybe I'm wrong. If so - my bad...
We don't need this kinda political crap here. Really. Nobody wants to hear this, especially not those of us who really want this site to work. If you or anyone has any personal problem with anyone else on the forum, please use Email to contact them.
Alan K - Trust me I've been up Whitney more times than you have. I've had the pleasure if talking to Doug more times than you have.
I simply can't imagine that anyone cares how many times either of has either been up Whitney or talked to Doug. What I do care about is that a large fraction of your posts on thie board have been attacks on other boards (boards on which you do not dare post), people who run them, and people who post on them (including people who haven't posted in years). Your obsession is impressivebut it wears thin right away. You seem to be striving for an atmosphere that no one besides you wants to see here.
One thing I will do is back up what I say. You claimed on this very thread that Doug Thompson massages the egos of everyone who posts on his Board. I won't ask you to show him massaging literally everyones' egos. Anyone can exaggerate a bit. Just show a handful of examples and I will admit that I was wrong about Doug. We don't have to hash this out here. Send me a PM with the examples and I will fess up in public.
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