Attention 5 star individuals

[warner brook]

yo piouslion
your definition of ferroequinology makes me wonder if my mind went the way of the iron horse. roy

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese
You agree?? Dougal how many of your post were nothing but a plain number, to count the posts under a nothing topic?

My guess about 50 which is low compared to most, why do you guys spent your time talking about who's the best because him/her has the most posts?

Dougal, most of us aren't talking about it - I asked a question about if the stars on other forum count on here, too. Got the answer and then some. But you know, we have 24/7, 365 - so who doesn't have the rest of their life to spend our time talking about whatever.....and we all probably know how to "skip"......

Moo

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese
You agree?? Dougal how many of your post were nothing but a plain number, to count the posts under a nothing topic?

My guess about 50 which is low compared to most, why do you guys spent your time talking about who's the best because him/her has the most posts?

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

What on earth is Ferroequinology?

Ferro = Iron
Equine = Horses
-ology = The Study thereof

Micro = Little
[:D]

So I suppose Repliferroequinology would bethe study of model Iron horses, or model railroading?
[:)][:p]

That would be another take. I prefer microferroequinology....

[Mookie]

Ahem....when I get the tears out of my eyes after laughing at Ed's reply to Roy maybe I can address the Ferroequinology - it is the study of Fiery Horses - I am sure! Tree keeps leading me down the garden path that it is iron - but we all know that belongs to chickens and so this must be Fiery! Just think how glamerous that sounds - Fiery Horses next to something that sounds like school lessons!

Mookie

[edblysard]

Hey rixflix,
I think I can safely state for the record, that stars or no stars, neither myself or Mookie would "cut out the chaff" one bit.
I might not have made myself clear.
I could care less how many stars, or posting and replies I, or anyone else, for that matter, have made.
Makes not one bit of difference to me.
I will continue to make silly, dumb and useless postings, when and where I feel like it, topical or not.

I come here for the company only, not the topic.

I get enough trains at work to keep me happy!

Ed

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Yeah Dougs. you sound a little conflicted in your last few posts.
What are the stars for anyway???
Why not get rid of them and eliminate the blathering post-counters.
Those with high star numbers have all registered their disdain for them and would continue to post quality stuff, while a lot of chaff would vanish overnight.
What are the stars about??? Subscription numbers???

Bergie, please educate us here!!!

The Rixter

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Yeah Dougs. you sound a little conflicted in your last few posts.
What are the stars for anyway???
Why not get rid of them and eliminate the blathering post-counters.
Those with high star numbers have all registered their disdain for them and would continue to post quality stuff, while a lot of chaff would vanish overnight.
What are the stars about??? Subscription numbers???

Bergie, please educate us here!!!

The Rixter

Grammar Grocer...It's all about rank inflation. Don't you remember ..Be My Little General? You are a Major General, I am a General (Admiral) and Mook is a General of the Army.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

What on earth is Ferroequinology?

Ferro = Iron
Equine = Horses
-ology = The Study thereof

Micro = Little
[:D]

So I suppose Repliferroequinology would bethe study of model Iron horses, or model railroading?
[:)][:p]

[rixflix]

Yeah Dougs. you sound a little conflicted in your last few posts.
What are the stars for anyway???
Why not get rid of them and eliminate the blathering post-counters.
Those with high star numbers have all registered their disdain for them and would continue to post quality stuff, while a lot of chaff would vanish overnight.
What are the stars about??? Subscription numbers???

Bergie, please educate us here!!!

The Rixter

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

What on earth is Ferroequinology?

Ferro = Iron
Equine = Horses
-ology = The Study thereof

Micro = Little
[:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Dougal -
hehehe sorry guys but a agree with railfix 110%

You agree?? Dougal how many of your post were nothing but a plain number, to count the posts under a nothing topic?

Mookie observes and wonders ab=nd then ask the most important question in the world - WHY?

[Anonymous]

What on earth is Ferroequinology?

[Anonymous]

Ferroequinology is an art that requires good vocabulary, a strong mind, a tough hide and conversation worthy of great minds. [2c]

[edblysard]

Warner,
Do like me, count the webs between the fingers too!
That way, you can get 9 on each hand!
If I count all four flippers, I can get to 36 with my pants on, or 37 without them!

Ed

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by warner brook

yo mookie
i don`t have any stars but i can count to five,is that acceptable?
roy

quite acceptable my friend! [;)]

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

Yes Mook, but conversation simply for the sake of talking is not what this forum is all about. It is about TRAINS. You're free to do what you want, and the guys here really like you because you are so friendly and chatty, but I've noticed that a good portion of what you say has nothing to do with trains.

Personally, I try to keep most of my content on topic, but in the course of having a conversation I sometimes stray a little. I generally don't start topics, but try to provide answers to questions or just add my perspective to the topic. I actually come to this forum to learn, because prototype matters are not my area of expertise, though I do know some things. I am a modeler first.

There are only 5 of us so far that have 5 stars. You, Jim, Ed, me, and now Joe. I suspect that what prompted you to post this topic was seeing my posts per day. It is over 11. Yes that is a huge number, and yes, I did that in less than six months. By doing the math, yes, you are in danger of losing your status as the trains.com top poster. However, I have slowed way down recently, suffering from burnout, and a lack of decent topics to talk about on any of the forums. Beside, it's summer and I have been busy with other things. The modelers tend to be that way, but when we get back into fall, things will pick up. By the way, I am a stay at home dad, so I have a lot of time to read and reply to topics, especially when the kids are in school.

This star business has come up over on the MR forum a couple of times, and with disasterous results. I know this because I have been there and seen and been involved in it. It serves no useful purpose to discuss it, but somehow I feel compelled to respond. It is pretty hard to ignore when one member in a group of 5 says something. I know this isn't about Ed, he only posts here. Jim and Joe do most of their posting here, but some on MR. That leaves ME.

I'm not angry, just a little defensive of my participation and style here at trains.com. There are 6 forums here, not just one. Keep in mind that the magazine that started Kalmbach is Model Railroader, back in 1934. Trains Magazine was an after thought.[swg]

Those who say this isn't a competition are exactly right. It's about having fun, and maybe even meeting people with a common interest. For me, it is also about sharing my experience, especially my 35 years of modeling, with others. Once in a while, in the course of meeting people there will be some head butting. Differences of opinion or simply being unfamiliar with someone are often the cause. I'm not trying to butt heads, I'm just trying to explain who I am, and why I come here.

I hope this reply ends this discussion.

Hmmm seems I struck a nerve here.

Well, at least we are conversing. And I admire you for being a stay-at-home father. It isn't a job for everyone.

I will tell you, which you probably won't believe, that until you informed me, I didn't know how many people had red stars. I know Ed does and Joe does. Other than that - I never look at the stars - they don't mean much to me.

I am more concerned with your defensive posture on this. You are right - a lot of what I say isn't about trains. But I try to get out every weekend and "find" things to discuss that do involve trains. I truly do want answers to my questions. It does kind of resemble trying to build a skyscraper by e-mail, since I don't have a hands on situation and have to visualize everything. I don't model, don't take pix, don't have any expertise. I can't answer questions, because other than BNSF is in my city, I don't know much more.

But I will "talk" to just about anyone on the forum and try to encourage more posters by being open and available and maybe a little silly - because some people have a real problem just typing in their first post. Maybe it will help make them feel a little more comfortable just to know there are some people on here who don't take life quite so seriously or ridgedly.

So, the bottom line is - you can have your stars and mine, too if you wish. You can post every 3 min if you want - you won't scare me. I wasn't aware I had more stars than Ed, who was our lead poster for a long time, until someone on the forums told me - on the forum!

If you don't like me being frivolous, don't read my posts. Skip over them and go on to the next poster. Although, frankly, I would enjoy a conversation with you every so often. You seem reasonably intelligent and I enjoy visiting with intelligent people. We would just have to find a common train subject that we could both address.

And....as I have said before, you are having this conversation with a cat - so maybe you do have a sense of humor.

Mookie

[tree68]

As the old saying goes - "All work and no play..."

Aside from the necessary taboos on politics and religion, a little off-topic stuff helps lighten things up from time to time. Where else can you discuss railroads, food, humor, and Mookie's sore eyebrows all in one forum? If I find a topic I'm not interested in, I ignore it. If everyone ignores it, it drops out of sight. The mix is what makes it as popular as it is. No room for purists here.

And as Nora's long-popular "Stupid Question Thread" proved - there is always something somebody doesn't know, and would like to learn.

Besides, it's funny how often even an off-topic discussion gets tied into railroading.

As for the stars - they are recognition for active posters, nothing more (which is where I suspect the other forums have run into trouble). Of course, you'll always find a few who will post for the sake of posting, but generally I find that the high posters have either been here for a long time, or have a lot to say, most of it worthwhile. We have a way of cooling off those who would post simply for the numbers. I hit 500 fairly quickly, but have been taking my time since. 1000 is still a long way off. And as time passes, we develop a sense of whose posts will be worth reading. All of our 5 star folks will generally warrant a look at their posts by me.

'Nuf Said. I'm headed over to the Diner for some pie.

[warner brook]

yo mookie
i don`t have any stars but i can count to five,is that acceptable?
roy

[Big_Boy_4005]

Yes Mook, but conversation simply for the sake of talking is not what this forum is all about. It is about TRAINS. You're free to do what you want, and the guys here really like you because you are so friendly and chatty, but I've noticed that a good portion of what you say has nothing to do with trains.

Personally, I try to keep most of my content on topic, but in the course of having a conversation I sometimes stray a little. I generally don't start topics, but try to provide answers to questions or just add my perspective to the topic. I actually come to this forum to learn, because prototype matters are not my area of expertise, though I do know some things. I am a modeler first.

There are only 5 of us so far that have 5 stars. You, Jim, Ed, me, and now Joe. I suspect that what prompted you to post this topic was seeing my posts per day. It is over 11. Yes that is a huge number, and yes, I did that in less than six months. By doing the math, yes, you are in danger of losing your status as the trains.com top poster. However, I have slowed way down recently, suffering from burnout, and a lack of decent topics to talk about on any of the forums. Beside, it's summer and I have been busy with other things. The modelers tend to be that way, but when we get back into fall, things will pick up. By the way, I am a stay at home dad, so I have a lot of time to read and reply to topics, especially when the kids are in school.

This star business has come up over on the MR forum a couple of times, and with disasterous results. I know this because I have been there and seen and been involved in it. It serves no useful purpose to discuss it, but somehow I feel compelled to respond. It is pretty hard to ignore when one member in a group of 5 says something. I know this isn't about Ed, he only posts here. Jim and Joe do most of their posting here, but some on MR. That leaves ME.

I'm not angry, just a little defensive of my participation and style here at trains.com. There are 6 forums here, not just one. Keep in mind that the magazine that started Kalmbach is Model Railroader, back in 1934. Trains Magazine was an after thought.[swg]

Those who say this isn't a competition are exactly right. It's about having fun, and maybe even meeting people with a common interest. For me, it is also about sharing my experience, especially my 35 years of modeling, with others. Once in a while, in the course of meeting people there will be some head butting. Differences of opinion or simply being unfamiliar with someone are often the cause. I'm not trying to butt heads, I'm just trying to explain who I am, and why I come here.

I hope this reply ends this discussion.

[Willy2]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Pile'em up, pile'em up!!! Are you guys losing sight of reality???
How about more on Elesco vs. Worthington or Hamilton???
Or even just sightings!!!
Probably 50% of Mookie's postings are sheer chat-chat blather and could be shipped to another site.
Mookie, if you had any more time (2.62 postings per day!!!) you would over-algae this forum. The fish would die.
I know I'm about to be flamed but I remain your humble servant Tom Cat.

hehehe sorry guys but a agree with railfix 110%

I don't really care if Mookie's posts are "sheer chat-chat blather". I just like to read them since they are always so funny!

Willy

[Mookie]

OK - I got my answers and thank you to all.

1: Ed is right - I don't care about 5 stars or 1 star. I would be just as happy if they just eliminated my stars. It is about generating conversation and you must agree, this posting did just that.

2: I am curious by nature and was just wondering if your stars are counted just on one forum or if all forums count toward the stars. I would check in on the other forums if I didn't have to work for a living and had a computer at home. So it may be a blessing or not that I am limited to this forum only.

3: I am female, older than 99% of all of you on the forum and very curious. That makes me much different than all the other 5 star people. So that alone sets me apart, if I really wanted to be set apart, which I don't.

4: I think Skeets said it best. I can hear him laughing all the way back here in Nebraska!

La Mookie

[cpbloom]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BaltACD

Forums are not a competition to see how much drivel one can disseminate. I could care less about post count....it is post content that counts.

needed to be said again

[Anonymous]

MizMoo, I'm upset that you "5 stars" are lording it over us lesser lights. It just isn't fair that some of you have more stars than others. I post as much as I can, and others, through no fault of their own, just don't seem to be able to make the grade. I am offended that some posters are rated higher than others; we should all be the same. Perhaps Mr. Bergie could decree that all the 5 stars must share some of their posting numbers with the rest of us. For instance, Gerrymack has been a member of this list almost as long as I have, but he has only one post! It isn't fair! This is America!

[rixflix]

Personally, I l ike goat's milk w/ Bustelo espresso and sugar in a soup bowl format.
Also CNJ pacifics on the head end of The Queen of the Valley in Reading's Outer Station exchanging baggage and mail. Elesco's up top.
And the 40mm dusters above us at LZ Uplift.
When those guys turned on the big light and levelled a forest we'd tuck are hands up under our ears and go to a peaceful sleep.
Paxus Rixus Mooks. Sorry I get a little crazy sometimes. You are a sweetie!!!
R. Flix

[tree68]

Fear not Mook - That tiara is certainly ready....

I always enjoy the musing of "da mook," since they usually generate lots of information, along with a laugh or two.

I occasionally post to other forums, but this one is my main focus.

Rix - there may be some room in the storeroom at the Diner....

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

I'm gonna hit the deck or di di mau right now111
Call in Snoopy111
Rix

I'd think you'd be calling for Ghost or Spooky...

...Looks like you're going to have to settle for DH34 with a load of angry box lunches and flares........

[rixflix]

I'm gonna hit the deck or di di mau right now111
Call in Snoopy111
Rix

[edblysard]

Pile em up, please...
Mookies postings and question are more than worth the disc space.
Funny, intelligent, silly and buried in choclate, much more interesting that the stuffy, narrow minded attitude that this forum should only be about a certain section or select members paticular version of subject.

The instant we decide to limit the quanity, quality and content of any posting here is the very instant this forum becomes no less than a copy of the rivet counters forum, where they argue the size, shape and count of rivets on a paticular hopper.
Nuts to that, this is a whole lot more fun.

So bring on the choclate cakes, uniheads, broom closets and yellow thingies, as much and as often as you can....

Ed

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Pile'em up, pile'em up!!! Are you guys losing sight of reality???
How about more on Elesco vs. Worthington or Hamilton???
Or even just sightings!!!
Probably 50% of Mookie's postings are sheer chat-chat blather and could be shipped to another site.
Mookie, if you had any more time (2.62 postings per day!!!) you would over-algae this forum. The fish would die.
I know I'm about to be flamed but I remain your humble servant Tom Cat.

hehehe sorry guys but a agree with railfix 110%