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[quote]Originally posted by vsmith OH COME ON GUYS!!! Do any of you take these polls seriously? I don't take these polls seriously at all. The amazing thing is that this forum boasts 124,297. registered members. I can probably count on my fingers and toes and maybe someone else's fingers and toes the people(OK and maybe another set of fingers and toes) who actively participate. I have only been active in his hobby for a little over a year. Prior to meeting my boyfriend, I'm going to admit to you hear in writing, that I probably wasn't even aware that model railroading existed as a hobby prior to two years ago. So with limited experience and obviously being a women, I don't for a moment believe that 26% model z scale. The z scale people just did a better job of voting. Numbers can be skewed by the people who vote and BY THOSE WHO DON'T. Even if half of the 124,297 participated or 62,149 are actively acttually lurking around on this forum, only 1738 or 2% actually took the time to vote. I don't read much into these polls because I tend to very much be an independent thinker and don't much follow the crowd. Some of us have had great experiences in clubs and some haven't. Even though my first experience wasn't great, that's not to say that I might not choose to join another in the future. I don't think newcomers will be frightened off model railroading by this poll or that. On the polls and threads posted, people give both points of view. But it is for us to decide which is best for us. It's a very hard thing to post on a forum because you are exposing yourself to verbal tangles with others.This can be very intimidating. I know it was for me. Let's face it, when someone posts on a forum, we can't hear the tone of voice, intonation or see the body language or facial features. But, as I said in another thread somewhere else, what makes American great (and Canada, too) is that we can agree to disagree. I think you are all a bunch of great guys with great opinions and differences of opinions. And I hope we keep exchanging them. Hope everyone has a great Labor Day. I know I will, I'll be laboring at the restaurant.
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