FAO Tess and others: the beginners guide to posting on nope

[Peter B]

There are 2 main ways to post stuff on [nope]:
1. Replying to a topic in the main forums
2. Posting a new topic in the main forums

Posting a new topic in the main forums
Before you post a new topic, consider whether the proposed topic is worth posting and whether the readers would want to read it.
1. Follow the log on procedure down the page, then go to the forum you wish to post the topic in.
2. Enter the subject (what you want the topic to be called) in the box labelled ‘subject’, then enter your message into the box as below, then click ‘Submit’.

Replying to a topic in the main forums
If you wish to reply to a topic in the main forums, first check that your response will be relevant to the issue being discussed.

[Tessa]

Wow this is amazing, I have finally worked out how to post (sorry I really am stupid with computers). Thanks Peter B for showing me, now maybe I might be able to reply to something properly...

[Mrs H.]

Tessa - don't encourage him - just because he came 2nd at horrible Hawksmoor yesterday - he'll be getting too big for his boots - and to think I decribed you as "silent Tessa" in this month' Ad Hoc

[gg]

I though Hawksmoor was awesome (apart from the brambles)

[Mrs H.]

Was there anything apart from the brambles - I couldn't see over the top of them

[PeterG]

FAO

Way to go using obscure acronyms in a beginners guide

[Jene]

what does FAO stand for?!?

(edit 1) google was no help to me here
Food and Agriculture Organization

(edit 2) lol, ok... i've found it...lol "for the attention of" yeah?"

[mharky]

Fat And Old

[Mrs H.]

Mmmm! must be a different Tessa

[Guest]

Then we were right to opt for Delamere. Hardly any Brambles and some areas of lovely deciduous wood with leaves on the ground, also gentle climb. Only shame Rob was no really well enough to enjoy it to the full.

Hocolite

[rosalind]

Fantastic At Orienteering?

[Kitch]

Some of us grew up on Hawksmoor you know.
and Dimmingsdale.
don't dis it

before the brambles grew up though

[Klebe]

Good route choice meant you could miss the worst of the brambles anyway. The map had been recently amended for the event to indicate the worst areas to be avoided.

Biggest problem was overshooting with my pace counting ......until I remembered it was a 1:7500 scale map

[Mrs H.]

Good route choice meant you could miss the worst of the brambles anyway.

Yeah - like choosing to go to Delamere instead?
Out of interest -how did you avoid the brambles on the way to control 4?

[Klebe]

how did you avoid the brambles on the way to control 4?

Simple, looked at the direct route and decided thre was too much green hatching on the map - though was very tempted to try to pick a route through the whiter bits.
I went along the big track to the south of control 4, until I got to the dark green area (Crescent shaped), went around the outside of that then straight up the re-entrant to the control. Most of the reentrant was leaf covered with just a few low level brambles to step over. Guess this was probably one of the longer options but did mean you could get some speed up down the track (for those that could run that is) rather than stumble slowly through grot.