OK, folks, the recent “Beacons” post is an example of a truly poor MCR.
First of all, the poster (wisely) didn’t identify him/herself or state his/her certification level (we state who we are and try to stick to our terrain guidelines; otherwise we post to the Informalex).
Secondly, this post has nothing to do with mountain conditions (we only post MOUNTAIN CONDITIONS on the MCR; anything else we post elsewhere, e.g. Informalex, LTV, Gravsports).
Thirdly, it is hopelessly vague (use clear, concise, simple language that tells the whole story).
I’m being a little harsh here, but only because the poster is anonymous. Otherwise I’d be really nice and polite and address them privately.
All this said, if you do have important mountain conditions information, please do make it public. It’s an important public service that hundreds of public recreational skiers and climbers have been benefiting from.
Regards,
From: mcr-bounces@informalex.org [mailto:mcr-bounces@informalex.org] On Behalf Of
Sent: March 3, 2006 21:40
To: MCR@informalex.org
Subject: [MCR] Beacons
Hello from NZ
Just a small note on the beacons. If you store more then two beacons together one can turn the other on as they have contact with eachother. try it out. it's something to think obout with large number while storing them.