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Unfortunately intervention by concerned onlookers and indeed by the park rangers is now discouraged as it very often leads to nasty verbal abuse from campers and there is a very real concern that the day will come when someone will be subjected to physical attack. The problem, simply stated, is this: some campers are there to celebrate the moor, some are there to party and it is impossible to separate the two. And unfortunately we are in a situation where there are far more 'bad' guys up there than 'good' guys - that's why the 'new' No Camping rules are in place. Our moor has got itself a national reputation for being a great place to come and camp for free and get off your face and that absolutely has to stop. I appeal to all moor-lovers to PLEASE help us out in this and STOP CAMPING, at least until the message has got out to those who are damaging the moor that their behaviour will not be tolerated.
I'd like to add that to those speaking of being offended, I'm very offended that someone thinks that local people would stoop to something as low as slashing tyres. To echo another posting, you don't know us: please don't insult us in this way.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road