I was using the Main Drain as an example. One of the principal surveyors/lead-pusher told me about it and asked to keep it quiet, which I did. I was in no way even thinking about posting the information.ACENTHAHOLE wrote:The ACES are obligated to DCG to give a presentation and write an article in their publication when the project is finished in repayment of grant moneys received. For this reason I can only disclose so much information. In addition I am not the only member of our organization, therefore I cannot speak on behalf of them without their consent. As for your waiting to post something about Main Drain, I sincerely hope that you don't have the habit of posting information about other peoples finds without their permission. In my opinion it is a caving sin to disclose information about other peoples leads and speleo projects in this manner.
If something is given to me in confidence it's kept that way and I leave it up to them to break the news. Not my place, never has been, never will unless permission is given by ALL of the participants.
I agree that it's bad form to break the news of someone else's discoveries before they've had a chance. I wouldn't appreciate it and I know not very many people would.
ACENTHAHOLE wrote:The project we have been speaking of is well known about in the TAG caving community, and not because we spilled the beans, someone else took that liberty upon themselves, otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation. This project, in the beginning, was meant to be kept secret. No one knew that wasn't involved until the wrong person became involved. We don't know who that person is and we don't care anymore. That was nearly a year ago. Since then we've been hounded for this information and subsequently released it. In the process we have received a lot of support from our fellow cavers. It feels great when someone you respect and admire in the caving community comes up to you, a next generation caver, and shakes your hand, expressing their admiration for a young group of cavers willing to pick up where their generation left off. Were it not for them we would never have had the opportunities that we have to make history in the caving world. Therefore they deserve even more credit than I care to take.
Well you got my Kudos either way. You and your group put in the work and the effort and took the risks.
I think most of the "previous" generation would hope that you would be as willing to pass it on to the next generation after yours and so on.