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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 4, 2012 - 11:23am PT
First in the series is

The Photographers of SuperTopo
The Authors of SuperTopo


in a few days, once that one is filled out a bit, I am thinking of

The Authors of SuperTopo
then a few days later
The Artists of SuperTopo
then
The Small Businesses of SuperTopo

Any other ideas?

tallguy

Trad climber
eastside
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:26am PT
How about the "Rock Climbers of Supertopo".. a much smaller list.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:28am PT
Scientists. Lots of cool research comes from the tacos.
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:30am PT
Hey I know I ask you a lot of questions but can u do maybe cats of supertopo>?>?????? i have a beatiful cat and i would like some recognishion, plz.
can't say

Social climber
Pasadena CA
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:33am PT
How about the Friday night drunks?
Gal

Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:34am PT
Love the idea of the Small Business Owners of Supertopo. Maybe "the Builders of Supertopo"... I have been seeing some great things on the "show me what your building" thread...
SCseagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:35am PT
The Sailors of Supertopo



Susan
karodrinker

Trad climber
San Jose, CA
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:36am PT
lol tallguy, no kidding!
Gal

Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:37am PT
Yes of course, the "Beer Connoiseurs of Supertopo" -this of course coorlates with the Friday Night Drunks, and obviously room for other alcohol categories ;-)
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:43am PT
The Trip Reporters of Supertopo?

The ones that do all the great trips with pics.

SCseagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:47am PT
Be afraid of what you ask for....



Susan
happiegrrrl

Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:52am PT
Suggestion - Include an image for the Lists. Even a Headline Illustration(JPEG with the Title).

I was going to Pin the "Photographers Of" to one of my Pinterest boards related to climbing, and can, because some have posted images in the thread, but.... obviously not all will have such images, and also since it is a collection of links, would be nice to focus on the whole. The image is also good for Facebook links, as posts with image get better click-through.
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:55am PT
+2 for Tallguy
couchmaster

climber
pdx
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:24pm PT
The political pundits of Supertopo....long list. LOL (I joke make)



Chris, it's lightly disturbing to see amazing, interesting or historically incredible posts by folks like Rgold, Jan or Tom Higgins just get buried under the mundane daily minutia which we all find interesting. That Frank Sacherer thread, for instance...wow.

I would think that a rating system, whereby all of us wankers could star or rate a post or a thread, and that a new person could log on 2 years later: hit "show me the real amazing stuff", and see that fantasic John Bachaer or Ken Yeager story instead of stupidity and bickering over who the recent asswipe politician of the day would make this a very very special place. (ie, more special than it is)
Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 4, 2012 - 12:31pm PT
we are working on the feature, couchmaster. great suggestion. hope to have it out in a few months
Anastasia

climber
InLOVEwithAris.
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:35pm PT
Couchmaster has the best idea. Seriously... We do need to have a way of showing off the best of the Taco stand. Too many people are not around enough to get a chance to enjoy those special jewels.

k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:35pm PT
+1 4 couch ...
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:38pm PT
once listed, what shall become of them, the people of supertopo?
Skeptimistic

Mountain climber
La Mancha
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:39pm PT
How about "The FAists" of ST? That way we can find out who to go to if questions like "Flying Circus" come up.
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:40pm PT
I'm biased, but Survivals 'Show Me What You're Building' thread is a showcase of amazing talent that makes my own work seem pedestrian.

A rating system seems like a great idea too.
le_bruce

climber
Oakland, CA
Jun 4, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
Another +1 for couchmaster.

Simple button on each thread where you can give it a star or thumbs up or whatever.

Then have a simple drop down above the forum list where we can choose to organize all threads by vote count for a given time frame: most highly voted today, this week, this month, this year, all time.

Easy way for us who visit only once in a while to get at climbing content and skip past the other stuff.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
merced, california
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:02pm PT

"Be afraid of what you wish for"

Why? It's the internet, silly--nobody dies, their inane comments live forever, but are buried all the same. A retrieval system is not to be feared. Or thought useless or irrelevant or a waste of time as a point of speculation. I'm just saying, we are people of ST, not machines of ST.

Am I right? :)

Photoshop whackos of ST (including esp. Ouch).

Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:07pm PT
Already my favorite thread of the day. Hah, we got some funny folks around here, and some thinkers too.
Heck even Fatty managed a grin out of me:-)

Wonder where Locker is gonna fit in(no plug/oops, I mean pun intended).

Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
Thanks bro, I knew you wouldn't let me down!!
LOL
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
but cragman, the mire is the message
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:56pm PT
"Canuckleheads of SuperTopo"
mouse from merced

Trad climber
merced, california
Jun 4, 2012 - 01:57pm PT
"We already do this with comments."

I fail to understand what you mean by "comments." You mean like this rebuttal? (Call it what you will, but not a whatchamacallit.)

The nit-pickers of ST?

"True that. Don't matter, anyway. Not much really does."--ST person, recently
jstan

climber
Jun 4, 2012 - 02:12pm PT
Yeah a way so that it is possible to log on and in fifteen minutes have seen everything that is the least bit interesting. Then as it is updated each day you can spend less than two minutes and log the hell off.

And a rating system like those that allow you decide whether to do the climb with yellow painted holds or the blue ones. Cool!

You guys have to work harder at being up to date as to how you actually function. Hawkins' case for us being totally uncontrollable predicting machines means our failure to predict successfully is the only event that fully engages us. We love surprise. We love mystery(Krauss/Feynman)

What is it you love the most when you find buried in blather a well phrased exposition of an event or idea that was totally unpredictable.

The best climbs are those that have surprises one after the other.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
merced, california
Jun 4, 2012 - 02:20pm PT
Oh, like the Five Open Books, complete with bookmarks to make sure we don't confuse Surprise with Bridwell's Surprise, the Jungle with Werner's Ant Tree, the Commitment with Bridwell's Surprise, the Werner's Ant Tree with the Green Strip, ad nauseum. I kinda like being confused. Post-its. File cards. Notes on the palm. Everyone's favorite, the paper clip. There is a viable way to do this. Probably not happening in my life time.

Climmer just contacted me (I got vibed): Helmets and GPS! It's all in the helmet.
pud

climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
Jun 4, 2012 - 02:44pm PT
Definitively "the Small Businesses of Supertopo"

I second "the Builders of ST"
There is a lot of talent in this area

Look out Zuckerberg, we're right behind you!


When are we going public Chris? :)
Majid_S

Mountain climber
Bay Area , California
Jun 4, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
The master troll of supertopo
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Jun 4, 2012 - 04:02pm PT
cats cats cats!

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Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Jun 4, 2012 - 04:04pm PT
The master troll of supertopo




...is Majid.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:00pm PT
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/630850/Who-Here-is-Named-Eric

ps Nope, the Eriks don't include me.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
merced, california
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:12pm PT


Mighty Hiker

Eric Burdon, the Animal
or
Air-Wick? The cave skunk?

Goatboyzzachu? I can smellzzu, but can't zzeeyu.

The Goats of ST.

This looks like we're going in a circle, folks, like a buncha goats at a goat fu-estival. Herd instinct. Deep thought reveals shallow grazing here.

The animals of ST who have people's names for their nicknames.

Steve Grossman. Charlie Watts. Butthead.
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:13pm PT
how about...

The 'Dirtbags' of SuperTopo!

Pretty sure i would qualify...
LilaBiene

Trad climber
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:33pm PT
Hmmmm...how about a list called the "Glue of Supertopo" or perhaps "Guides of Supertopo"? (No, I'm not starting a debate here just let me finish my thought, for Pete's sakes before ya'll come out of your corners swinging!)

Being very new around here, but not unobservant, I've noticed and come to really appreciate the folks that keep things interesting, keep good things rolling, step in and make a newbie feel welcome, point folks to related threads of interest, etc.

I'm at the end of my workday, and my brain is balking. What the heck do you call those piles of stones used to mark direction/paths? (And I don't mean breadcrumbs or trail markers...) Sigh...that would probably be a better word than either of the above. :D

Edit: Inuksuk. That was the word...can't believe I had to google it.
the kid

Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:36pm PT
Reps of super topo!
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:37pm PT
Cairns. In Norwegian, varder, which is maybe a bit more poetic - the English equivalent is "ward".
Fletcher

Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
Jun 4, 2012 - 05:43pm PT
"Glue of Supertopo"

Or in the case of Locker "Glue Sniffer of SuperTopo)." May be a category of one?

Eric
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Jun 4, 2012 - 07:23pm PT

Don't forget the guitarists/musicians of the taco stand!
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 4, 2012 - 07:41pm PT
Hmmmm...how about a list called the "Glue of Supertopo"


I like that. I liked your whole post actually, Lila.

How about "the Dreamers", "the Martyrs", or perhaps even "the Mal-adjusted".

Let's think "out of the box" here.



WBraun

climber
Jun 4, 2012 - 07:43pm PT
This thread has become stupid .....
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 4, 2012 - 08:45pm PT
Werner, you put on your "Stupid" glasses instead of your reading glasses again. That's stupid.
Fletcher

Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
Jun 4, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
Forgot to add that a rating system that is searchable is a great idea. But it would also need to have the ability to contrain by date range if one is all up to date on ST's greatest and only want to see, say what the best of the last week was.

And if you can save your searches based on this criteria, that would be icing on the cake.

Thanks for thinking about this kind of stuff Chris!

Eric
GDavis

Social climber
SOL CAL
Jun 4, 2012 - 09:01pm PT
This thread has become stupid .....



fixed.
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
Jun 4, 2012 - 09:13pm PT
OK, we have had enough suggestions(Werner has spoken/says it's becoming stupid).

So time to vote.

1). List 1-10. In order of which you think are best!

2). Vote for one or more candidates for each.

I'll go first.

1. DIRTBAGS:

a). Splitter

b). Locker(maybe Locker shud be first).

c). Werner(WB is just a dirtbag, from way back, posing as a guru/badazz(well, he is a badazz/but ya git the picture).

d). i havn't gotten this far yet...

2). FRIDAY NIGHT DRUNKS:

a). Pete(PPP). hands down! ;)

b). ?

3). SCIENTIST:

a). Ed Hartouni. hands down!

b). Dr.F (a close second).

c). ?

3). GURUS/BAHGWANS:

a). Werner Braun (okay, i'm still undecided bout this/seems ta be gaining a lotta wisdom since he been married to Mari).

b). Carl Baba (dood gots sum good vibes flowin').

c). ?

4). BADAZZ (BA):

a). Werner Braun

b). Mark Hudon

c). CMac

d). Donini

e). Jello

f). Shipoopie

g). this is gonna be hard from here on out cuz there's a bunch and i don't wanna git my azz kicked(fer missing sumbody)...

5), ARTIST:

a) Tami

b) the guy who draws Mountain Goats.

c). Mike Paul

d). Neebee

6). NOOBS:

a). Granstar

b).
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:05pm PT
NOOBS!

Noobs should get some kinda recognition. just sayin...

edit: Uh, what's up? where did everybody go/nobodies voting? did i jump the gun on voting or somethin? d00ds, it was just a suggestion!
Anastasia

climber
InLOVEwithAris.
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:10pm PT
You forgot Neebee for artist and wisdom. Lynne for wisdom. Heck... So many good people here I can't count. Couchmaster for being The Master. He is a great leader. Jeepers. We also have Shipoopoi for being a badass climber. Largo for creating the legend of Stonemasters and... Many, many more...
Plaidman

Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:23pm PT
How about Grumpy people of SuperTopo?
Plaidman

Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:25pm PT
Very funny GDavis. How'd you do that?
ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:30pm PT
The People of SuperTopo Who Post Too Much (say 5,000+ posts)

The People of SuperTopo Who Post Way Too Much (10,000+ posts)

The People of SuperTopo Cast Out by the Site Administrator, then Inexplicably Reinstated
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:35pm PT
Anastasia,

I didn't put down "WISDOM" (yet)...(okay, that/Guru entails wisdom, but it is more specific).

I put Guru/Bahgwan!!

And I thought Neebee was a "writer"! By artist i meant painter, etc,!

Plus...my list is just my ideas. i expect everyone to have their own.

And, i was just more or less joking. didn't expect anyone to take me serious(they never do)! ;)

And finally, it looked like the thread was dying, so i made a dum suggesstion. It's CMac's thread. as if i can jump in and tell everyone to vote!

Plus, nobody ever takes me serious(Oh, i already said that.)!

Finally, quit picking on me and make your own dang list!! ;)

EDIT: Largo = ZenMaster!! plus a few other admirable things...

BTW, i wasn't done yet(i was just gettin started)and yer already telling me i forgot somebody!! Sheeesh!

Ya hurt my feelings...I QUIT(making a list). lol

EDIT/EDIT: it's all Werner's fault...for calling us stoopid!

Ya better be nice to me or i'll post fifty songs in a row on the music thread and piss everybody off!! lol/;)
Gal

Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
Jun 4, 2012 - 11:37pm PT
haha MS55401 yes I like.
MisterE

Social climber
Jun 5, 2012 - 01:39am PT
Just another idea. The people of Supertopo might have a memorial section for those who have passed, and we all wish to remember.

philo

Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
Jun 5, 2012 - 07:02am PT
+1 for MisterE ^^^^
Edge

Trad climber
New Durham, NH
Jun 5, 2012 - 09:41am PT
Are all these lists in preparation for an award show? The Golden Tacos or something?

'Cuz my Versace tux is at the dry cleaners.
Plaidman

Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 5, 2012 - 09:42am PT
+2 for MisterE ^^^^ Just had a friend get hit by a car while on a training run. Killed instantly. Bad ass climber. Miss that guy.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/climbing/2012/04/stories_about_my_friend_mike_-.html
mouse from merced

Trad climber
merced, california
Jun 5, 2012 - 11:32am PT
Splitter, you crack me up!

People of ST who crack me up:

Splitter, likely choice for YOUR vote as whatever or whomever YOU choose.

Zep fans.
zBrown

Ice climber
mercenario de merced
Jun 6, 2012 - 11:59pm PT
The snake, bear or scorpion bitten, clever, music lovers of the ST.

I'm goin' to Acapulco with Tiny Montgomery and a big dumb blonde. Later.

How'd he do that? I mean really how'd he do that?

@splitter - I never said that we couldn't take it seriously, I just said nobody else would (except maybe ric). Are you taking requests for that 50 song setlist? Get some bagpipes in there. Scottish Festival coming up at OC Fairgrounds, bring your sheep dogs, kilt, pipes and a caber.

@mouse The people of ST who don't crack me up? The people of ST that crack Herr Braun up? The people of ST that have cracked up their cars? The crack heads of ST (can you says that here)?


Gal

Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
Jun 7, 2012 - 12:05am PT
+3 for MisterE-great, great idea!
jstan

climber
Jun 7, 2012 - 12:38am PT
fallen comrades thread.

Dunno about that. Only a matter of time before someone decides to rate the list.

Dying does not get you out of paying taxes. Now it won't spare you the poo flinging either.

Better just to give up and have life after death.

The ultimate bummer.
and partner

Trad climber
Leavenworth, WA
Jun 12, 2012 - 02:22pm PT
Garlon felcadore, eturbidium one. +2 for tallguy... I agree with Jim Donini.

Dave Dailey- (aka And Partner, : Andy Partner)
simillimum

climber
maine
Jun 13, 2012 - 08:02pm PT
I vote for bios of super topo contributors and regular bloggers in all seriousness
friday night drunks and couch surfers are all too common

supertopo has awesome staff and cool bloggers, so if i'll volunteer myself if asked.
MisterE

Social climber
Jun 13, 2012 - 11:36pm PT
The Best Trip Reports of Supertopo (if it has already been mentioned, disregard).

The Golden Age memories of Supertopo.

The Stone Monkeys Era memories of Supertopo.

The "I almost Died" of Supertopo.

Just throwing stuff out there to see if it sticks.

jonnyrig

climber
Jul 6, 2016 - 01:42pm PT
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