Performance Squads 2012

[King Penguin]

Old people posting about what interests them does not prevent younger people posting on their interests.
If there is nothing on here to interest the youngsters might I suggest that is because youngesters are not posting, as much as the cause of them not being here.

[awk]

The fact that the forum was originally occupied almost entirely by 18-35 year olds, pretty much all of whom knew each other.

Sorry - still don't see how this means that older orienteers have alienated younger ones.

The fact that a thread which was started to discuss the 2012 British Squad has been hijacked into a discussion about why BOF killed the FCC and why codgers killed nopesport is evidence enough.

Probably being thick, but this isn't evidence to me at all, particularly given that the latter was introduced by one of the younger contributors, and the former wasn't a 'hijack' but an aside which has run its course while the discussion of the squad continued.

Hardly any of the original members post any more because the majority of chat is rank; just old people talking about urban leagues, mapping standards and ranking systems. Not every person, and not every thread, but a lot of them.

Totally agree - except for the rank bit! That's not alienation, simply the interests of those who currently post. That doesn't explain why younger orienteers who used to post don't now.

I've been here longer and I've watched it happen.

As I see it, what you have watched is the younger orienteers finding newer, more immediate channels to communicate, and the old fogeys sticking with the older methods, just like my parent uses even older methods (writing letters and landline telephone!). Or so I have been told by younger elements!!

[madmike]

Am I the only one who see the irony in 229s post about history of Nopesport when he only joined in March this year

Still like to hear what rockaldo meant

[awk]

Am I the only one who see the irony in 229s post about history of Nopesport when he only joined in March this year

Probably around longer under a different name.

[madmike]

really

[northwest]

Well, it's been downgraded, shoved to an irrelevant time of the year, stripped down to a bare minimum bog standard event, and hosted in one of the least attractive parts of the country (sorry, Ebor, but it is from an orienteering point of view), and now ignored. I'd say that just about sums up what the powers that be think of it.

Is this a metaphor for a night out at spearmint rhino...

[lostlad]

Well, it's been downgraded, shoved to an irrelevant time of the year, stripped down to a bare minimum bog standard event, and hosted in one of the least attractive parts of the country (sorry, Ebor, but it is from an orienteering point of view), and now ignored. I'd say that just about sums up what the powers that be think of it.

Is this a metaphor for a night out at spearmint rhino...

That would probably be more rewarding for the juniors than actually running the FCC nowadays

[awk]

Is this a metaphor for a night out at spearmint rhino...

[Street]

On a serious note.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiC86PCOaVI
This video is from Australia and features an older orienteer previewing the Oceania Championships.

What I am suggesting is that, from a younger perspective, maybe the older members of the orienteering community could think about bringing GPS tracking to British Races, making them as spectator friendly as possible, and making cool videos about the terrain.

After all, if a small convict colony with around 10 orienteers can do that - why can't the Home of the Empire do it?

[Paul Frost]

On a serious note...
What I am suggesting is that, from a younger perspective, maybe the older members of the orienteering community could think about bringing GPS tracking to British Races, making them as spectator friendly as possible, and making cool videos about the terrain.

Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but this seems to be a member of the younger age group asking the oldies to improve the quality of the presentation?
Perhaps, if we oldies are not providing the goods some of the younger members can step in and show us how to do it?
The Scottish 6 Days did bring live gps tracking to Scotland, but we were really short of people with the technical skills, we put out requests for help but got no response.

[EddieH]

Great video from Oz, but old fogey he may be but he's pretty much a legend in Oz.

I hope they get better weather for their spectacular than when I ast did the Oz middle champs or there'll be no-one staying to watch

[Broken Ground]

Perhaps, if we oldies are not providing the goods some of the younger members can step in and show us how to do it?

Some younger members have, ShUOC Harvester Relays with GPS and run in landing strip lights was pretty impressive.

[Scott]

Paul is basically right - if the younger generation want things done differently, then the onus is on them (us?) to get involved and make it happen, as ShUOC did so brilliantly with this year's Harvester.

[229]

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[IanD]

Some younger members have, ShUOC Harvester Relays with GPS and run in landing strip lights was pretty impressive.

CUOC students (I assume they count as "younger") have just put on an excellent Cambridge City Race, although just an 'ordinary' O event with no GPS or landing lights. Just good map, good planning (except perhaps for the end of course 3) and no doubt masses of behind-the-scenes work getting permissions.