Above quoted from the meme thread
It stings to read the comment above when we try so hard to make UKC a positive online place for cavers. (Not aimed at you mikem, but the comment itself)
I'd love to know if cavers who are boycotting UKC are levelling the same standards to other platforms they use?
A quick search will highlight many articles about online bullying, toxicity and abuse on a huge range of issues from politics to body image. Without doubt, it's easy to find reasons to boycott the major social media platforms.
Compare and contrast:
UKC is run on a voluntary basis and on a not for profit basis for the use of the whole UK caving community. It's free, it's for ALL cavers. Meta, X etc are making billions.
It is owned by cavers. Have an issue? You can literally message either Tim (Badlad) or myself (Jane/Pegasus) and we will respond in person - good luck getting through to Mark Z or Elon et al.
UKC is incredibly fortunate to have a fabulous Moderation Team who hail from all areas of the country, are also volunteers and try their very best to keep UKC a safe and happy place - contrast that with other social media platforms and their standards of moderation.
A positive reminder: Despite some cavers choosing not to use UKC, plenty are (thank you!). The forum is busy, lots of new threads posted every day on a wide range of subjects (again, thank you!). Recent competitions have given away £100's worth of kit to cavers - some of the popular threads ave been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. We provide a platform for the BCA and regional councils to communicate with cavers, ditto Hidden Earth, plus so much more. We're doing OK
- tell your caving mates!
...and to those of you who describe yourselves as Mendips cavers - thank you for being here -
Pegasus
