Dear All

This thread has given many people much concern, and that includes the staff of BPL itself. Please note: we are making no judgements at all about the honesty or merits of any case or person. We know many people are having it pretty tough right now.

Our concern is that we do not want our Forum channels to become a general medium for begging, panhandling, soliciting or similar activities. We want the channels to stay focused on Backpacking (although much leeway is allowed in Chaff).

Accordingly, with some considerable regret and apologies to all concerned, we have decided to remove this thread. Any future threads of a similar nature will likely also be removed. Sorry, but the potential for abuse and spam is too much. Remember the shoe boy?

Roger Caffin
Online Community Monitor
Backpacking Light

No regrets from this corner -- seeing off that stupid thread.

I agree with Ben, no regrets here either. Maybe you guys could enlighten me though. I don't remember the shoe boy situation.

Edited by frankenfeet on 03/04/2010 13:44:48 MST.

Good riddance.

I agree with this BPL policy. Some need our help from time to time... it's pretty easy to figure out who those people are. Moving on.

Jeffrey:

Shoe boy was a spammer, not a beggar. Back 2 years ago (more or less), the guy would post "shoe sales" on this forum repeatedly.

Thanks Ben I either didn't catch that hijinks or didn't remember it.

Edited by frankenfeet on 03/04/2010 13:48:13 MST.

Non here at all...the only thing i have to say is...what took you so long :P

Roger, this thread should have been locked after your post. No need to read all the other post that will popup including mine.....just my opinion

nice job roge, you guys are doing a good job. keep it up!

Edited by isaac.mouser on 03/04/2010 14:46:31 MST.

Whew; at first, I thought you were talking about the whole Gear Swap Forum.

Looks like round 2 thread had been posted.

Which we will all ignore -- till Roger zaps it away.

Roger, please delete the new HELP thread, and either this whole thread also, or everything except your initial response (above). Let's have this all go away.