Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CP5415 What we#8217;ve got here is, a way to communicate. The internet has opened up the hobby we all enjoy. I believe this we can ALL agree on right! What we have to remember is that there is an amazing degree of differences of opinion when it comes down to modeling. WOW! There are the people that love to have everything exactly the way it was. I believe we lovingly call them #8220;rivet counters#8221;. We also seem to have people that want to model trains in varying degrees of realism. They want to model trains, but not everything, or anything, has to be exactly the way it was. I myself fall into that category. In this forum, we have people that are young, people that are old, & people in-between. This is where the #8216;problem#8217; begins. Does it really matter if someone starts a post that isn#8217;t railroad oriented? I can#8217;t remember seeing on this website where it said that all posts NEED to be railroad oriented. I#8217;ll admit that I#8217;ve posted recently in the Discontinuance of Stars topic. So what. I'm here to have fun & learn about this great hobby. There will always be people with vast amounts of knowledge, there will always be people greener than the grass always asking questions & there are the people in-between. In my opinion, what WE ALL NEED TO DO is drop the attitude. There is no reason to flame or berate anyone here as we are all here for the same purpose. The purpose to learn about a hobby that has peaked our curiosity & have fun in the process. Gordon [/quote] Gordon, I'm sure you mean well, but you are "preaching to the converted"....those who agree with your post, are likely already behaving in a manner you find acceptable.[8D] Then there are others who may not agree with you at all.[:0] Go figure ! Thing is, there will be people from BOTH camps who feel you may be overstepping yourself by lecturing them. Putting your collar on backwards this morning doesn't equate to a divinity degree.[:I][:D] Personally, I've been around several forums for several years, and I find this one is becoming more and more juvenile in nature, since trains.com reformatted it to a "faster, more popular style". It used to be slow and plodding, but it didn't permit long sigs, pictures, smilies, stars, & post counts, etc......BUT.... THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY it was essentially free from the "spam-threads" that eat it up now. I do continue to participate, but know that at least 75% of the total number of posts will be a waste of time for anyone serious about learning the intricacies of the hobby. A lot of modellers who used to participate in this forum, back under the 'old format', do not bother any more...they were GREAT communicators.....they were always helpful...and I miss them. They never bothered announcing they were leaving, either. BTW....this is not a "slam" against ALL beginners & young people...what makes a post or thread "juvenile" is never-ending fluff & nonsense, posted by any age member. Even most flamethrowing posts here are essentially juvenile...they lack the wit, subtlety, innuendo, and sarcasm, one often encounters on other forums. Most flamer posts here are more like watching zoo monkeys fling *** at each other, or listening to some grade three snot-nose threatening to hold his breath, 'till he turns blue...hardly entertainment, unless that's the level of debate one's own personal intelligence level is comfortable with. But, all of this is just a good old "IMHO".[;)] regards; Mike[:)]
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community