Sharpy accomplishments on baskets

[snap7times]

Each course designer has their own opinions and can enforce whatever they want, if bob says ok, then fine. HOWEVER, some might play hornings, see this, think wow cool idea, tell 50 of their amateur friends, 5 of them ace at parks scattered around nw, piss off 500 other hard core eco friendly disc golfers when they write on basket saying they heard this idea was done at another course where it was ok and now they are confused? heh...

I said it before, I'll say it again, NOOOOOO writing on Jerry Miller DGC at Camp Taloali, that course will see alot of aces and kids as well, don't want to give kids wrong idea... *sipping my coffee*

[Adam Schneider]

Some idiot somewhere -- it may have been at Horning's -- signed a basket because he got a "turkey" of three birdies in a row. That's beyond lame.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by Adam Schneider

Some idiot somewhere -- it may have been at Horning's -- signed a basket because he got a "turkey" of three birdies in a row. That's beyond lame.

I think there are a couple of signed turkeys on both the Canyon and the Highlands course. Now that's lame.

[Adam Schneider]

Originally Posted by Scott

signed turkeys...on the Highlands course.

I love that course, but geeeez... you should have to Sharpie a big "L" on your own forehead if you DON'T get any birdies up there.

[JMan]

You wanna sign a basket, buy one. It never ceases to amaze me how people feel entitled to do anything that pleases them, regardless for the impact it may have on others. Manners, yea they count...I apologize for my generation who for some reason in an effort to make things better for their kids forgot so many of the lessons we had in ehtics and morals, and raised kids who are so self centered they can't even fathom the ideas of accountability, responsibility, and consequences.

Great shot on #7, don't sign any more please, and help us help Bob keep the courses clean.

[Jim J]

Dang. I voted 'NO' because I thought you shouldn't mark stuff that doesn't belong to you, ever.

Then I actually read the question: Should the sharpie be removed?

So one of the six 'no's' on the poll should be a 'yes', and it looks like Yes is crushing No and Grey Area, which I'd expect.

[Ol' Bob]

I see that my reading comp was as bad as some of those here who misread my posts. I got the poll backwards, not seeing that word, "removed." My "No" should have been a "Yes."

Maybe someone gets so excited because they just got the first par of their life and decides to commemorate the event. It's just graffiti and that's all. There's a bumper sticker I like: "Honk, if you like noise." Well, Tag, if you like mess.

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On edit, I see I wasn't the only one to be led astray by the not so well constructed poll. It's easy to assume that No means Yes. When a second page started the poll was again in my face for to see the error in my first reading. Now it's 27 to 4. Can the Mods correct it?

[erp]

Condoned or otherwise, if those beautiful yellow baskets are all tagged up with the gibberings of ding-dongs spilling over with the glee of their first 95' ace, I'm far less likely to drive the extra distance to play Hornings than to go out to McGiver and just enjoy the redneck chandeliers...

[ChUcK]

Instead of allowing sharpie on your baskets, Bob, you should allow local airbrush artists to add personal touches to the bucket portions. That would be sweet, as long as nobody paints them camouflaged.

I say no sharpies allowed at Horning's because of what Scott said- it sets a bad precedent for other courses.

I've also never respected the "she's my sister, I can call her a bitch if I want" argument.

[Ol' Bob]

Much better to tag the Aces thread here. You can use big colored fonts and everything.

[Scott]

I've always thought it would be cool to have an accomplishments board - something like a big piece of plywood nailed to the side of the barn. Make note of your aces, hot scores, or even birdies.

[Bluedisc]

Originally Posted by JMan

You wanna sign a basket, buy one. It never ceases to amaze me how people feel entitled to do anything that pleases them, regardless for the impact it may have on others. Manners, yea they count...I apologize for my generation who for some reason in an effort to make things better for their kids forgot so many of the lessons we had in ehtics and morals, and raised kids who are so self centered they can't even fathom the ideas of accountability, responsibility, and consequences.

Great shot on #7, don't sign any more please, and help us help Bob keep the courses clean.

If I actually witnessed someone writing on a course anywhere, I might actually get violent. Unfortunately, this is probably the exact reaction the self-entitled tools are trying to elicit. It's weird how the lamest of life forms can actually find such relatively large buttons to push.

[The Ombudsman]

Please do not write on the baskets!

[Adam Schneider]

Originally Posted by Ol' Bob

On edit, I see I wasn't the only one to be led astray by the not so well constructed poll. It's easy to assume that No means Yes. When a second page started the poll was again in my face for to see the error in my first reading. Now it's 27 to 4. Can the Mods correct it?

Moved 2 votes from No to Yes for Jim J and Ol' Bob.

[Ol' Bob]

All is well with the world. Well, better, anyway. Thanks.

[LegoRules]

Originally Posted by Adam Schneider

Moved 2 votes from No to Yes for Jim J and Ol' Bob.

Isn't the only vote in this particualar situation that really matters Bob Horning's, and if he does not mind that people mark their accomplishments on his baskets then why should anyone have to cover it over?

I think we can all agree singing baskets on a public course is not cool, and I have never done that. However if it is a private course dosen't the property owner have the right to set their own rules?

Cindy

[Adam Schneider]

Bob can set the rules for his course, but we can still express our opinion that it's a lame thing to do, regardless of whether it's allowed or not.

[Ol' Bob]

Out here at Mud, I've seen lame people limp. Never seen one lame enough to mark our baskets, though I've seen 'em lame enough to toss ciggy butts or candy wrappers. I think that few people have even thought of marking baskets. It could be the idea that will be infectious. It's probably not a long leap from the tagging to ripping apart or tipping over baskets on public courses. When vandalism occurs to the idle minded, it might be hard to keep it in check. What will the basket jumpers do when they see a tag? Will it be like a red cape in front of a bull?

[Tim]

All right, I'm moving this to the controversial topics section!





j/k Bob.

FWIW, the course that I cut my DG teeth on, it was the custom there to sign the baskets for an ace. It didn't really bother me. Tagging and more substantial vandalism were no more prevalent there than I've seen at other courses (actually less than I've seen at some). I won't say I condone basket signing, but it aggravates me less than people littering.

[blang11]

Wow, I guess I should not have been surprised at the vitriol this thread would induce in many of the users here...I mean it is an internet forum after all. I really don't think the exact count of the poll needs to be taken into consideration. It's obvious that the "yes"s have it. And it makes me laugh to hear that the poll was "poorly constructed"! It's one sentence with a "yes", "no", and "maybe" answer set. It simply requires one to read it. Also, to anyone who's taken the topic of this specific incident to great lengths of generalization and hyperbole, I'm sorry for contributing to the poisoning of america's youth value system. I actually thought my posting was somewhat humble and self repentant in its approach. Oh well, lesson learned. Thanks for everyone weighing in. It was informative, and at times, hilarious. I'll talk to Bob the next time I go out to Hornings and see what I can do about covering up the sharpie, that is if he even considers it a worthy investment of time.