Atlas Forum

[jwmurrayjr]

I "discovered" this forum (Duh!) after the Atlas forum went down and I've enjoyed reading and posting here. But the Atlas forum has much more activity than any of the other 6 or 7 forums I belong to and I look forward to Atlas coming back up.

Every now and then some real "rube" will show up on Atlas but most of the folks are good natured (agree to disagree) and many are very talented modelers.

So now I have one more forum to keep track of. [:)]

[dharmon]

I've seen this questioned asked on just about each of the forums I belong to. When I read it, it almost makes it sound like a primary election...you must declare your affiliation to vote. I guess I don't look at it that way. I will go back and participate in Atlas if they let me, but I will also continue to participate here and on Trains, Trainboard and RailroadForums and I peruse a few I have not joined.

Each of the forums has it's own character and characters...[:D] At times I find my interest in one forum is greater than the others, and will gravitate there. And at times I tire of nonsense on one site or another and choose to scan through and leave. And sometimes I join in on the nonsense and become part of the problem.[}:)]

Anyway that's my 2/100ths of a buck.

Dan

[orsonroy]

I'll be posting on both, since they have different personalities. The MR forum is more of a beginner's Q&A forum, while the Atlas forum is the general chat & gossip room. There was a lot of modeling talent on the Atlas forum (especially the N scale guys!), and I'm hoping they return. It was always a load of fun opening the pictures that were posted there.

[BRAKIE]

No,I believe I will stay on the 4 forums I am now on..I will check the new forum but,will not take a active part..To be honest I was just about to quit when Atlas pulled the plug.There was just to much BS and smoke and mirrors bashing of products...I also expect it will go back to the way it was before the shut down for upgrades and cooling off and no doubt to be shut down again..I will of course buy Atlas fine line of products...[:D][tup]

[der5997]

locomotive3: Try dial up land line speeds of 24 kbps. Aliant Telecom, whose advertizing slogan is "There for you" ignores our neck of the woods because there aren't enough potential customers for them to bother putting in high speed internet.

Paul3: Have you been tot he coffe shop. I understand that there is more chat, less topic there. What I like about this forum is that one can get questions answered.
Will I go back to Atlas? Probably.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Paul3


"Provided it's the same, I'll be going back to Atlas more often then here. No offense to this forum, but if I see one more "What's your favorite (fill in the blank)" topic, I think I'll scream. [xx(]"


There seems to be too many on this forum with nothing much to add or who don't have any real questions, so they resort to such "favorite" questions. This has been turning me off for quite some time. Way too childish for me. Also way too many silly polls - what I'd like to see is a separate forum for polls only. Then those with plenty of time could spend it answering the polls. Maybe I should start a poll on this idea? [tdn]


"Then, when you throw in the slower loading times on my modem for all the ads for this place, it only reinforces why I like the Atlas Forum better than almost any other forum or group (r.m.r is still my favorite because it was the first for me, even if it has gone downhill, and you know I have to like the New Haven Forum better)."

I discovered a while ago if in my personal profile I choose not to see fancy time wasting signatures at the bottom of messages that the discussions are faster loading. Way too much time-wasting ego stuff here - large photos, animation, etc.! And I have high speed DSL, so I imagine those with dial ups have it worse!

I have yet to discover the Atlas forum, but intend to check it out when they are back on line.

Bob Boudreau
Canada [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bigboy4015

I will use both!

Have a bussines DSL-connection, so two forums are no problem.

I have DSL @ 1.250 MEG and still the connection speed on this forum is S L O W but when I beef it up to 1 + gig, I get some fast action and the pages just pop open.
Hardly a problem elsewhere.

A 56 k modem on this forum must be like climbing a 4% grade.

[Anonymous]

I will use both!

Have a bussines DSL-connection, so two forums are no problem.

[Paul3]

JimdeBree wrote:

QUOTE: When the Atlas forum returns will you shift your activity to that forum or remain with this forum?

Provided it's the same, I'll be going back to Atlas more often then here. No offense to this forum, but if I see one more "What's your favorite (fill in the blank)" topic, I think I'll scream. [xx(]

Then, when you throw in the slower loading times on my modem for all the ads for this place, it only reinforces why I like the Atlas Forum better than almost any other forum or group (r.m.r is still my favorite because it was the first for me, even if it has gone downhill, and you know I have to like the New Haven Forum better).

And finally, the most important thing: there are very few "dicussions" here that are of interest to me. What I mean by that is that there is not a lot of back-and-forth banter and conversation that I've seen in the past few months. Pretty much, one person starts a new thread, some people answer his question, and that's it, end of topic. Maybe it's because I'm quasi-new around here and I don't know the players or something... I dunno. But, you asked...

Geez, I'm even starting to miss those obnoxious N-scalers from the Atlas Forum! [:D]

Paul A. Cutler III
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Weather Or No Go New Haven
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[Anonymous]

I have not posted here too much, I will stay here, as well as Atlas.

[CBQ_Guy]

I spend too much time on this "confuser" as it is. It was getting really out of hand trying to include all the Forums which I've discovered in recent months, on top of all the Yahoo Group and other Lists I'm already on, too, so I decided I would only try and keep up with one forum, which I decided would be the Atlas Forum, for, uh, let's say "personal" reasons. (Hey, look at me, I'm a diplomat!) But then they shut it down for the summer...D'oh!

When it starts up again, though, I'll be going back but may pop in here on rare occasions
(yeah, I can hear a number of you cheering that decision!).

But you asked, so I told... [2c]

[Anonymous]

Well this forum is nice and quiet so I think I will stay here.

[Anonymous]

Since Atlas temporarily shut down their forums, I have noticed that many of the participants have migrated to this forum. When the Atlas forum returns will you shift your activity to that forum or remain with this forum?

I've gotten hooked on this forum myself.