I thought you were turning a new leaf Rap, chilling out and taking your foot off the pedal a bit!
I suppose I better express my view point!
I was never sent a PM directly (but have seen the copy)
I didn't see it as trying to hijack any of our meet supporters, or members of BCUK. I plainly saw it as a guy who wanted to organise 'Wild Camps', away from open descussion on the forum!
I can see your viewpoint Rap, of there being a sense of exclussion from members who never got messaged, (not that I felt it!) But I can also see why someone would want to do this off forum, as the topic is 'Wild Camping' for small numbers!
'Wild Camping' on private land without permission is against the law in England! I'm not saying it's right, or wrong to do wild camping, people who know and have met me will know my opionion, I don't want this thread to open a can of worms on the subject of 'Wild Camping' which has been covered extensively on other threads!
IMO as I read it, it is a list just to communicate about meeting up, and would not retract from the wealth of knowledge that keeps people coming back to BCUK!
We can't stop people from swapping email addresses, telephone numbers, instant messaging or texting eachother, giving personal addresses and even local pub names to meet up and chat 'off the forum!!' Each to their own, we all have different ways of doing things!
Personally, I wouldn't exchange most types of details to somebody I've never met, 'Wild Camping subject' or not.. (well.. Maybe the local pub!)
I'd prefer to meet them at an organised event first, and gain a personal opinion of them, to see if I'd get on with that person or not, and if we have the same interests or not.. before randomly meeting up in some woods I don't know, and some woods I don't know all the escape routes of! (it's ok Kev, you've already been vetted and vacinated!!)
Plus, there are also 'fishing' scams to be aware of on the Internet, (not that I'm saying Robinson is 'Fishing', I don't know the guy)
The plus side of using the forum is that it's moderated and brings people into your reach you might possibly not of met anywhere else. The down side, it's always open to other peoples viewpoints/opinions.. who might not nesassarily be the same as yours!!
Maybe if Robinson came to a Norfolk/Cambs meet first, to get to know people, and their views on subjects.. Then collect details.. would be a better approach!?