TimboyI opened up this discussion in Coffee Pot - where maybe it best belongs? -Timboy
Why? So only the "Coffee Pot" people will comment? Reminds me of my asking, a few years ago, why there is so little talk about the York Meet on this Forum. The reply I got was, "Oh we talk about it a lot...via personal emails".
Bob Keller
Hey guys ... take those remarks about the pot lightly .... look at the source .... ......... I never saw anything worthwhile come from it yet ......
RockIsland52 The topic of the star rating, and the potential for its misuse, has been discussed here before. But it bears repeating. Personally, I don't rate threads. I read and post here for a number of reasons. I read what interests me, then take what I want or need. I am happy for the diversity of brand, era, and topics. I also appreciate the shared expertise, experience, and method. An overall sense of acceptance and individual respect keeps me here versus participation on other forums. No question is considered with disdain, no matter how elementary.....that is how I got here in the first place. Others patiently and graciously answered my questions. Re "ruling the roost," some members have been around here for the better part of a decade and have gotten to know each other about as well as one might over an internet forum. I am a relative newcomer but never felt excluded. But as Timboy stated well, perhaps not in these words, acceptance often comes with familiarity with the topic and with familiarity of the people posting. As in life, I don't expect anyone to warm up to me until I give them something to warm up to. No one is driving this bus. Everyone is driving this bus at a level or depth of their own choosing. A good example are a couple of AF guys who waded into what some consider this forum to be: Lionel turf. Go see what they have done here, what they have contributed, what the response has been, and then tell me where the element of exclusion is present. I don't see it. Re the Pot thread being termed inane. It was launched as a discussion outlet for off-train topics both serious and light. If one considers off-train topics "lacking sense, empty, or void," so be it. That is your take. Some consider the Pot thread a place to get to know one another and use it that way. There are regular contributors, and the list of regulars grows. I wasn't a regular contributor, but now I am......choice is great. Friendships have been hatched on the thread. Is that a bad thing? Nope. Empathy has been hatched there too. Is that a bad thing? Nope. If the number of hits and views is high, is it because the Pot is filling the bill for what it was intended to be? I think so. Jack
The topic of the star rating, and the potential for its misuse, has been discussed here before. But it bears repeating.
Personally, I don't rate threads. I read and post here for a number of reasons. I read what interests me, then take what I want or need. I am happy for the diversity of brand, era, and topics. I also appreciate the shared expertise, experience, and method.
An overall sense of acceptance and individual respect keeps me here versus participation on other forums. No question is considered with disdain, no matter how elementary.....that is how I got here in the first place. Others patiently and graciously answered my questions.
Re "ruling the roost," some members have been around here for the better part of a decade and have gotten to know each other about as well as one might over an internet forum. I am a relative newcomer but never felt excluded. But as Timboy stated well, perhaps not in these words, acceptance often comes with familiarity with the topic and with familiarity of the people posting. As in life, I don't expect anyone to warm up to me until I give them something to warm up to. No one is driving this bus. Everyone is driving this bus at a level or depth of their own choosing.
A good example are a couple of AF guys who waded into what some consider this forum to be: Lionel turf. Go see what they have done here, what they have contributed, what the response has been, and then tell me where the element of exclusion is present. I don't see it.
Re the Pot thread being termed inane. It was launched as a discussion outlet for off-train topics both serious and light. If one considers off-train topics "lacking sense, empty, or void," so be it. That is your take. Some consider the Pot thread a place to get to know one another and use it that way. There are regular contributors, and the list of regulars grows. I wasn't a regular contributor, but now I am......choice is great. Friendships have been hatched on the thread. Is that a bad thing? Nope. Empathy has been hatched there too. Is that a bad thing? Nope. If the number of hits and views is high, is it because the Pot is filling the bill for what it was intended to be? I think so.
Jack
Well said.
Alton Junction
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
It's totally useless. Proves nothing and i disregard it.
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Timboy, I agree with you. Now we can both be on the "no star" list. A few members "rule the roost" on this Forum.
TimboyLook at the most inane thread on this List - Coffee Pot. Look at how many hits it has. What does that tell you about the make-up of us on this List? -Timboy
Um, that we like drinking coffee?
It is silly and should be removed. It is strictly arbitrary.
TimboyThe rating system means less than nothing and should be removed, IMHO.
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I just gave your post a 5-star rating!
Robert
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John,
Threads can be rated by users with the star system. Other than that, it isn't really important and is often abused.
Why do some post have stars and others don't and Who and Why are the post star rated?
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