Anybody know why Wingfoot has banned any mention of ALDHA or the Hiker’s Gathering in Hanover from his website?
Moose
No ALDHA on Trailplace?
system
#2
Cuz he’s an anal Ahole. His website is a joke. Heavily monitored by him. He wants the AT community to revolve him only.
Wolf
system
#3
…some of it has to do with the guidebooks. He really doesn’t want new folks to know that the ALDHA Companion and Data Book are the official ATC publications, and that “The Center for A.T. Studies” is nothing but him, a telephone, and a computer. One way to maintain the illusion is to not let people on his site know about The Gathering.
If you can, come to Hanover NH Columbus Day weekend.
www.aldha.org
TJ aka Teej
system
#4
Sad, but true. He has been seduced by the dark side of the force.
His guidebook is fairly good and informative, but he competes with ALDHA and the ATC for information. Teej nailed it. It’s just him, although I’ve seen on his website that he’s now soliciting volunteers to help him transcribe old AT articles and give him updates on trail data. From his site:
TATC now accepting members!
Trailplace A.T. Club membership is open to anyone who has a desire and commitment … and some spare time … to work with others to provide quality information about the Appalachian Trail and hiking on it to the public.
Purpose: The primary purpose of the club is to gather information about the Appalachian Trail … all of it and its associated areas … and present that information on-line to folks who are preparing to do a hike (dayhike, weekend hike, section hike, or thru-hike) on the Trail. The long-term focus of the club will be to gather information for this website, especially its history and nature sections.
Membership: Members may reside anywhere, since this is an internet-based A.T. club and all “meetings” will be online (except for the annual meeting which will be held in a Trail town or some facility near the Trail), but membership is limited to those who will actively participate in club activities on a regular basis. There are two ways members can participate …
Work on the Trail: an option for those who live near and/or regularly visit the Appalachian Trail. Sections of the A.T. will be assigned to members (volunteers choose their section), who will then be responsible for gathering information and reporting it at least once or twice a year. Members may also gather information about a Trail town instead of an on-Trail section, or may do both.
Work at Home: an option for those who do not live near or cannot regularly visit sections of the Appalachian Trail to collect information about the footpath. Instead, these volunteers will mostly be involved doing information gathering and A.T.-related content preparation at home to be used on our website. Talents needed will include graphic arts, research, writing, transcribing, etc.
When you join, you will be asked for information that will tell us exactly how you would like to participate. No one will be assigned club responsibilities unless they volunteer for and agree to their specific assignment. A new member will be automatically subscribed to the TATC mailing list when his or her application is approved. Subscribing to the list is not optional, it is mandatory since the TATC mailing list will serve as the main mechanism for keeping club members informed, and for coordinating projects and activities. So, be sure your spam filter does not block our e-mail to you.
You can apply for membership now. Use the TATC link in menu bar above!
Hey Wingfoot. I know you’re monitering this site because you claim other webmaster have tried to hack into yours. Pretty clever enticing gullible folks into gathering info for your book. Do they share in your profits?:lol
Kaya