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A Message Board Participation Question
I’ve been dipping into Canoe Tripping more than usual of late, sometimes just to find an old photo or how-to post, and the frequent visits got me thinking about the why.
As always, for the discussions, for canoe curiosity questions asked and answered, knowledge freely shared, some humor, some frivolity, some different-strokes debate.
With the arrival of Spring the ebb and flow of CT has been King Tide lively of late, while the great white north lags behind, ISO ice-out and blackfly season soon to follow.
(Speaking of which - King Tides, not bloodsuckers and biters - I’d like to get a coastal NC paddle in before it gets too buggy. April is tidal action barren, but the third week of May, if still unbuggy cool, could be a King Tide speedy ride in and free ride out if timed correctly)
https://nckingtides.web.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9933/2021/12/2022-nckt-calendar.pdf
Back to message board participation, for me, Canoe Tripping is oft visited as a source for answering “how-to” questions. I’m sure someone posted a past thread about that. Ah, there it is, a how-to guide for doing XYZ! A description of the process, with photos! Thanks, one click and there’s the answer.
Which leads to a couple of questions:
How did you find or stumble upon Canoe Tripping?
For me Canoe Tripping was the at-first-temporary Willis-clone of the Solo Tripping site when ST got hacked and later vanished. Making the jump, along with an already familiar cast of tripper characters in the same format, was an easy transition.
And, what keeps you coming back?
I keep coming back because this remains a remarkably polite community, especially considering the increasing diversity of contributors. Posts and discussions are usually offered without a lot of anger or grievance.
There is sub-text at times, but the quality of suggestions, recommendations and shared knowledge has largely remained top-notch, and contributors will go above and beyond to share what they know and have done successfully or, even better, admit having having failed at don’t-do-this.
There are probably more lessons to share in admitting eff-ups than in proclaiming untested successes. Those illustrative confessions are invaluable, and there aren’t many obviously untried or un-evaluated suggestions posted to Canoe Tripping.
Hey ALSG, those failed G/flex vinyl pads we put on YAER, car topped home too soon before the G/flex set up on the vee bottom, would make a great don’t do this example. I ain’t proud, and shoulda known better.
That was revealing to me; I know better now, and won’t make the same mistake on one of my own canoes.
I’ve been dipping into Canoe Tripping more than usual of late, sometimes just to find an old photo or how-to post, and the frequent visits got me thinking about the why.
As always, for the discussions, for canoe curiosity questions asked and answered, knowledge freely shared, some humor, some frivolity, some different-strokes debate.
With the arrival of Spring the ebb and flow of CT has been King Tide lively of late, while the great white north lags behind, ISO ice-out and blackfly season soon to follow.
(Speaking of which - King Tides, not bloodsuckers and biters - I’d like to get a coastal NC paddle in before it gets too buggy. April is tidal action barren, but the third week of May, if still unbuggy cool, could be a King Tide speedy ride in and free ride out if timed correctly)
https://nckingtides.web.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9933/2021/12/2022-nckt-calendar.pdf
Back to message board participation, for me, Canoe Tripping is oft visited as a source for answering “how-to” questions. I’m sure someone posted a past thread about that. Ah, there it is, a how-to guide for doing XYZ! A description of the process, with photos! Thanks, one click and there’s the answer.
Which leads to a couple of questions:
How did you find or stumble upon Canoe Tripping?
For me Canoe Tripping was the at-first-temporary Willis-clone of the Solo Tripping site when ST got hacked and later vanished. Making the jump, along with an already familiar cast of tripper characters in the same format, was an easy transition.
And, what keeps you coming back?
I keep coming back because this remains a remarkably polite community, especially considering the increasing diversity of contributors. Posts and discussions are usually offered without a lot of anger or grievance.
There is sub-text at times, but the quality of suggestions, recommendations and shared knowledge has largely remained top-notch, and contributors will go above and beyond to share what they know and have done successfully or, even better, admit having having failed at don’t-do-this.
There are probably more lessons to share in admitting eff-ups than in proclaiming untested successes. Those illustrative confessions are invaluable, and there aren’t many obviously untried or un-evaluated suggestions posted to Canoe Tripping.
Hey ALSG, those failed G/flex vinyl pads we put on YAER, car topped home too soon before the G/flex set up on the vee bottom, would make a great don’t do this example. I ain’t proud, and shoulda known better.
That was revealing to me; I know better now, and won’t make the same mistake on one of my own canoes.
