Brown Clee Hill National Event

[Gnitworp]

Harry, tend to agree with you on the negative general tone on here. I've been doing a lot to try and get runners of all types interested in the Stockport Race on Sunday and have noticed a much more positive tone on the non O forums. The Fell Runners one has some really amusing stuff on it , some really quite rude, but in the nicest possible way.

Fellrunning and most other sports are a lot less complex to organise than orienteering, and it's easier to get things right. Part of the fun of orienteering is discussing how to make this very complex activity totally fair; we'll never do it, but we like discussing how to do it; keeps us off the streets!

[DM]

Your definition of fun is clearly different to mine.

It ceases to be fun when you get so many adverse comments that you seriously think of or actually throw the towel in.

Without people willing to organise and plan we will not have events. Then you'll have to go fell running.

Perhaps we should all make a deal that for every complaint/adverse comment we make, we make a point of making a positive comment to balance it out?

[Gnitworp]

Orienteering is the best sport ever devised by man.

[Adrian]

Well, it runs biathlon a close second...

[Big Jon]

Orienteering is the best sport ever devised by man.

I second that - nothing beats the challenge of starting an unknown course on an unknown area with a never before seen map, with nothing more than the map and a compass to guide you - no coaches, no team mates, no time outs. Just you against the clock and the planner - pure pressure and pure enjoyment.

[Wayward-O]

Perhaps we should all make a deal that for every complaint/adverse comment we make, we make a point of making a positive comment to balance it out?

Basic rules of constructive criticism:

1. Start with a positive
2. Make your criticism, but suggest possible improvements / ways to overcome
shortcomings
3. Finish with a positive.

[EddieH]

Absolutely right Gnitworp and Big Jon. I don't have the words to say what a fantastic sport it is.

Nick Barrable wrote it brilliantly in his first CompassSport Editorial