So the Rolling Stones have left the stage, it's still raining and there are wellies scattered everywhere (all left footed 
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Ahead of the exciting changes afoot for the site, us mods thought we should initiate a bit of a tidy up around the camp grounds. This includes a bit of a tent tidy. For instance, did you know we have quite a few duplicate tents; those which were started up back in 2013 and are sitting quietly gathering mould in the corner (well, it always rains at Fastonbury doesn't it?!)
I will give you an idea of where we think there are some duplicates and what we thought we could do, although being a democratic bunch, we wanted your input into.
1. Grandparent Light Relief Tent and the new Gorgeous Granny Tent - Merge?? And would the Sassy Senior Tent merge in here too?
2. Forum Buddies and Buddy Chat - Merge?
3. Scenic Route tent and the Scenic Tent - merge?
4. Fast 5 and the 'Window' Tent - Merge?
5. There are two Plateau Tents
6. Hiking/Rambling Tent and the Walking Tent - Merge or are they sufficiently different enough?
And there are several others going back to when the forum started. There are tents whose natural time had come, i.e. Those which are month specific which naturally get rolled up and put into storage. And then we have those specialist tents, e.g. The Camping with a Horse Tent!!!! Bet a few of you didn't know about that one did you?! Oh, and of course the Men Only Tent, only with occasional visitors but equally valuable.
All of the tents have been set up by the campers and as such, are incredibly valuable to all of us with a journey to go on, whether we are there, almost there, or have a way to go yet. For that reason it is important that we all continue to contribute with our own experiences and trials along the way.
So in order to make sure the tents don't end up spilling into the adjacent farmer's field we are proposing that a Mod approve new tents so we can check for duplicates and whether there are any lonely little tents hanging around that just need a spruce up.
So. Opinions sought specifically on the tents above, and generally on the idea of merging tents with the same, or similar names. If you have set up your own tent and are particularly passionate about it, let us know too!
Debs
)Ahead of the exciting changes afoot for the site, us mods thought we should initiate a bit of a tidy up around the camp grounds. This includes a bit of a tent tidy. For instance, did you know we have quite a few duplicate tents; those which were started up back in 2013 and are sitting quietly gathering mould in the corner (well, it always rains at Fastonbury doesn't it?!)
I will give you an idea of where we think there are some duplicates and what we thought we could do, although being a democratic bunch, we wanted your input into.
1. Grandparent Light Relief Tent and the new Gorgeous Granny Tent - Merge?? And would the Sassy Senior Tent merge in here too?
2. Forum Buddies and Buddy Chat - Merge?
3. Scenic Route tent and the Scenic Tent - merge?
4. Fast 5 and the 'Window' Tent - Merge?
5. There are two Plateau Tents
6. Hiking/Rambling Tent and the Walking Tent - Merge or are they sufficiently different enough?
And there are several others going back to when the forum started. There are tents whose natural time had come, i.e. Those which are month specific which naturally get rolled up and put into storage. And then we have those specialist tents, e.g. The Camping with a Horse Tent!!!! Bet a few of you didn't know about that one did you?! Oh, and of course the Men Only Tent, only with occasional visitors but equally valuable.
All of the tents have been set up by the campers and as such, are incredibly valuable to all of us with a journey to go on, whether we are there, almost there, or have a way to go yet. For that reason it is important that we all continue to contribute with our own experiences and trials along the way.
So in order to make sure the tents don't end up spilling into the adjacent farmer's field we are proposing that a Mod approve new tents so we can check for duplicates and whether there are any lonely little tents hanging around that just need a spruce up.
So. Opinions sought specifically on the tents above, and generally on the idea of merging tents with the same, or similar names. If you have set up your own tent and are particularly passionate about it, let us know too!
Debs
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