allow to do what i said i wouldn't and try to clarify for you
this has nothing to do with what people do in their private lives
this has nothing to do with teaching your children right and wrong
when people smoke and drink on the course, within view of non-disc golfers and especially families, this reinforces the negative perception that some people have about disc golf
so, when a new course is under consideration and people from the community say to themselves "you know, i was at a park last year and saw disc golfers smoking and drinking. i don't want that in my park. i am going to fight the installation of this new course." those people now use their resources and energy to fight the creation of new courses.
big picture thinking, get into it
Yeah, there are advantages to having good relations with park neighbors and other park patrons. It becomes much easier to have good relations with the parks department when they're not bombarded with complaints, especially from people whose opinion they care about more than ours.
It's not just when you ask for a share of public land to build a new course. It's when you're pleading with them not to remove a section of your course for some new skate park or trail or dog park.
Talk to people from communities where disc golfers have a good relationship with the parks dept.....and with those who don't.....
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The downside of declaring for yourself what is good behavior or bad behavior, or what is legal or illegal, is that your own opinion may not be the one that carries the day.
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