Priscillian
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 1999, Aragones 2000, Desde Le Puy 2002, Portuguese 2009, hoping RDLP 2014
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This is a backpack, shoes, poles, bed bugs, blisters and I had a wonderful experience forum.
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Priscillian said:Perhaps all a misunderstanding.
but this is simply because most of us are not backpackers or hikers, do not habitually go on long distance endurance treks, and are not mountain climbers. Therefore we do not frequent "backpacker" or "trekking" websites but rely on pilgrimage sites such as Santiagobis for our information on what gear to take, and how to wear/use it, how to combat little critters and blisters, because we haven't come across this sort of thing before.This is a backpack, shoes, poles, bed bugs, blisters and I had a wonderful experience forum.
You were able to observe the ones that quit after a few days. I ended one walk at St. Jean Pied de Port, and at the train station was able to observe the ones that barely started. They were limping in flip-flops, several with brand new boots dangling from their packs. I took away at least three lessons: 1) it is not easy; 2) do not show up with new boots; 3) bring flip-flops.there seemed to be quite a large drop-out rate each time I was there
koby said:"Where past pilgrims share and future pilgrims learn".
I don't have a clue what is going on. I wonder if others new to the forum like me might wish to ask that this dispute/argument/collision of thought be taken elsewhere.
Well, it has been taken elsewhere, into this "miscellaneous" section.
It is after all, quite a fundamental debate about what is, and is not discussed on this forum.
All the other forum sections are working as usual, so anyone can tune into whatever they're looking for, be it backpacks, albergues or whatever.
It's all about discussion, surely?
Debinq writes:
"I therefore put out a plea for an unambiguous stand-alone new topic label "Psychological aspects of 'pelegrinage' Can do Ivar? Where apposite material can be discussed- there must be heaps as shown by Sabine and that hugely positive SA fellow (posted under "Medical") .... plainly it would go along way to demystify, destigmatise and remove any 'taboo' that apparently causes many to tip=toe around the subject of mental health."
+@^^ said:without breaking the creativity of this thread
id be interested to hear it from the administrator
or moderators
.
the question then being - under what circumstances
would they lock a thread
evict a member
edit out a post
.
that would probably give the outside parameters
then within that, all thats left is to remain relevant and kind
? maybe
Priscillian said:Renshaw: with the very greatest of respect, I am trying to have the greatest of resepct both given and received. I've come under a lot of cristicism for defending another forum member and I am still rolling with the punches. I won't stop doing what I believe to be right. Whatever I might think in private, you don't do my case any good by this post above.
Maybe you might like to re-think it???
TS
I think the whole thing works rather well considering that we are an eclectic bunch of mainly strangers - the moderators work hard, we mostly have fun, people are helped, sometimes there is great laughter
Mmmm - Think I may have had too much wine the other night and lost my ToleranceDavid said:I think the 'problem' is more to do with the limitations of plain text. It isn't that there are subject boundaries not to be crossed but more how a thread can deteriorate into a slanging match. When it comes to differing points of view it is really fun over a bottle of wine or two where one can actually see the other person and pick up on all the nuances and laughter that are missed in text.
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