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QUOTE: Originally posted by selector You guys are way smarter than I am. [:D][(-D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by alco_fan Originally posted by Tracklayer only a couple of hundred (if that) ever actually create topics or comment on topics. Why is that ?.../quote] Well, I post little because so many threads are irrelevant. Lately, more and more threads fall inot a few categories that I find uninteresting: - self-congratulatory ("I bought a $500 engine!"; "I sold my hand-painted train mug on eBay for $200") or self promotional ("come buy my dreck on eBay"). Or both simultaneously. - "The hobby is dying because of _______ "(fill in the blank: UP; Horizon Hobbies; no Blue Box kits; eBay; MR mag; Wal-Mart) For pity's sake, give it a break - Stupid polls / inane questions ("Who likes trains?"; "Did John Henry get a bad deal from management?"; "How often do you eat"). Often these are posted by people who create new IDs and then spend a few days littering the forum with these wastes of time. - eBay anything - Posts related to the forum itself, not model railroading ("Look, I just reached 75 posts!" Followed by a tedious round of congratulations from others boosting their own phony post counts. "Look, I posted _and_ made the first reply". "Look, my posts are at the top of all three forums at once".) This last category, I think, are the kind of posts that kill a forum. Once the traffic becomes all inside jokes, sniping, and self-conscious post count inflation, the thing starts to whither away -- ike what's happened on the Atlas forum. At one point over there, a guy had two IDs and started a huge argument. With himself. Anyway, I promised myself I wouldn't contribute to one of these "about the forum itself" threads but I couldn't resist the downward pull of the lowest common denominator, I guess. Jon Hi Jon. Sorry you're so unhappy with our forum. We're just a bunch of imperfect human beings around here that like to chat and joke around with each other, enjoy our hobby and try not to take life too seriously. Maybe you'd be happier some where else. You can always delete your membership, or contact Bergie and I'm sure he'd be glad to do it for you. Regards, Tracklayer Reply selector Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Vancouver Island, BC 23,330 posts Posted by selector on Monday, September 5, 2005 5:29 PM You guys are way smarter than I am. [:D][(-D] Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 5:13 PM I come here to learn not to talk Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:08 PM I am definately one of the silent members. Although I am In my late 60's, I am a newby to the hobby and I don't posess enough knowlege or expertise to contribute anything of much value. Also afraid any question I might have would seem foolish although I realize the only foolish question is the one not asked. However I visit the forum frequently, and am learning a bunch from all of you who do know what you are talking about and who post on a regular basis. I thank you all very much. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 11:18 AM Originally posted by Tracklayer only a couple of hundred (if that) ever actually create topics or comment on topics. Why is that ?.../quote] Well, I post little because so many threads are irrelevant. Lately, more and more threads fall inot a few categories that I find uninteresting: - self-congratulatory ("I bought a $500 engine!"; "I sold my hand-painted train mug on eBay for $200") or self promotional ("come buy my dreck on eBay"). Or both simultaneously. - "The hobby is dying because of _______ "(fill in the blank: UP; Horizon Hobbies; no Blue Box kits; eBay; MR mag; Wal-Mart) For pity's sake, give it a break - Stupid polls / inane questions ("Who likes trains?"; "Did John Henry get a bad deal from management?"; "How often do you eat"). Often these are posted by people who create new IDs and then spend a few days littering the forum with these wastes of time. - eBay anything - Posts related to the forum itself, not model railroading ("Look, I just reached 75 posts!" Followed by a tedious round of congratulations from others boosting their own phony post counts. "Look, I posted _and_ made the first reply". "Look, my posts are at the top of all three forums at once".) This last category, I think, are the kind of posts that kill a forum. Once the traffic becomes all inside jokes, sniping, and self-conscious post count inflation, the thing starts to whither away -- ike what's happened on the Atlas forum. At one point over there, a guy had two IDs and started a huge argument. With himself. Anyway, I promised myself I wouldn't contribute to one of these "about the forum itself" threads but I couldn't resist the downward pull of the lowest common denominator, I guess. Jon Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 11:12 AM I guess I'm one of the "middle of the road" members. I read the forum regularly, but post only occasionally. I generally don't post anything unless I feel I have something worthwhile to add to the discussion. I do sometimes just say hi to a new member, but otherwise I only add when I have something of value to contribute. More often than not, I am reading the wealth of information that others are donating to this forum. That way I have more time to read and less time to type. (My time is precious, you know). -Joe Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 10:16 AM I'm glued to the forums of MRR, 24/7. I use it as a knowledgebase rather than a community center, not that I condemn that, to each his own. Though, for my needs I find the forums a requirement to solve questions with design and implementation, most always having already been discussed, as opposed to the thousand or so requests for "who to buy from online" or "best dcc system" which appears to be a beaten dog, some don't get the search functions. my 2 cents Jeff W Reply Edit Train 284 Member sinceMay 2004 From: Redding, California 1,428 posts Posted by Train 284 on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:52 AM They might just become a member to see the exclusive videos and stuff, thats what I did at first until I found this forum! Matt Espee Forever! Modeling the Modoc Northern Railroad in HO scale Brakeman/Conductor/Fireman on the Yreka Western Railroad Member of Rouge Valley Model RR Club Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:41 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx I'm not quiet...I'm just a mime[:o)][:D] uspscsx.. uspcsx,,,, let us not do anything brash as to cause the mimes to not contribute from time to time and/or go away. Haven't you heard? That a mime is a terrible thing to waste. [(-D][swg][(-D][:o)][:D][(-D] Sorry,,,I just couldn't stop myself!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:59 AM Ive been around but lately real busy. first Im in school, second looking for work, third building a house and lastly taking care of my pregnant fiance. Yup, full load. I feel like a consist coming out of LA. No seriously, I had to put the rail on the ropes till the house gets done (ie...no office yet). Hopefully, we can get back in the swing of things sooner than later. Reply Edit Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:10 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by selector Well, Tracklayer, you have done a great job of ...er...(cough) flushing out the lurkers and mimes. Well done! To those of you, like jskerbaugh, with only two (count-'em!) posts, I appreciate your responses. Good to know your faces are illuminated by the campfire too...if we look over our shoulders. There have been times I've had to eat words when I made a fool of myself, here and elsewhere. The good thing about the folks on this forum is that they are generally genteel and kind when they tell me I'm full of it. Thank you selector. I knew they were out there, I just thought I'd ring the dinner bell and see who came to eat... [:p] Tracklayer Reply dgwinup Member sinceMay 2005 1,168 posts Posted by dgwinup on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:01 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx Don't worry, uspscsx, they might hear you, but you won't hear them! ROFLMAO And no, I'm not silent, I just try to be quiet most of the time. Since my small layout is about as done as it's going to get and I'm still trying to plan for a larger layout, I don't have immediate use of all the great suggestions made on this forum. But when I do, LOOK OUT!! I'll be posting so much, Bergie might shut me down for being a nuisance. LOL (Please, bergie, not that! No! Pleeeeease????) (Plus I'm a smarta**![}:)]) Darrell, smartly quiet...for now Darrell, quiet...for now Reply selector Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Vancouver Island, BC 23,330 posts Posted by selector on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:48 AM Well, Tracklayer, you have done a great job of ...er...(cough) flushing out the lurkers and mimes. Well done! To those of you, like jskerbaugh, with only two (count-'em!) posts, I appreciate your responses. Good to know your faces are illuminated by the campfire too...if we look over our shoulders. There have been times I've had to eat words when I made a fool of myself, here and elsewhere. The good thing about the folks on this forum is that they are generally genteel and kind when they tell me I'm full of it. Reply jskerbaugh Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Denver 7 posts Posted by jskerbaugh on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:24 AM Many of us who make up the "silent majority(?)" feel rather intimidated by the expertise found in this forum and follow the advice attributed to Mark Twain, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." (paraphased) We do, however, appreciate the generosity of those who share their experience with us. Often I am able to avoid time-consuming (and cash-consuming) errors by heeding the words of those more experienced than I. Thanks, Experts! jskerbaugh Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 10:00 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by nsfantodd QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx Thats pretty funny! It was over a year after I joined that I first posted. I used to visit every once in a while, just checking things out. Todd Templeton Todd! Good to hear from you! I know you live in 'Bama, but I didn't know if you were near Katrina's path. I saw your items on eBay, and I figured that you were back home(If you left) and that you hadn't lost everything. Well, there's another one off the checklist, now that we have found SilverSpike. uspscsx Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:27 PM You're up to 125 now! That's an extra 5 yards! Hehe, ehehe, ehehe, heh, ohhh, okay, I'll shut up now. I've run it too far into the ground. Back to the chamber[:)]. uspscsx Reply Edit Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:25 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Tracklayer, OH NO! You're STAR CHASING! 15 yard penalty, repeat 3rd down. Just kidding, I had to make fun of the old "OH MY, YOU'RE STAR-CHASING! posts. Hello uspscsx. Yeah. I was just having a little fun with what TA462 said in his reply about star chasers. Hope he didn't take it to heart. Tracklayer [:)] Reply Billba Member sinceJune 2003 From: Detroit area, Mi., U.S.A. 167 posts Posted by Billba on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:10 PM I was a guest for a couple of months, made a few post, then I went dormant for quite a while. I've recently started posting once in a while just to contribute a little something. I read a lot on these forums, particularly MR, and enjoy a lot of the information and opinions. Some of the folks on here are very good at expressing ways of doing things that I have never thought about, or have forgotten. There is some real talent on these forums. It is also great to see some of our younger neighbors contributing. Bill. Quote: "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers. Motto: "It's never to late to have another happy childhood" Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:05 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Tracklayer, OH NO! You're STAR CHASING! 15 yard penalty, repeat 3rd down. Just kidding, I had to make fun of the old "OH MY, YOU'RE STAR-CHASING! posts. Reply Edit novicerr Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Texas 251 posts Posted by novicerr on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:58 PM I have posted a couple of times, but feel I dont have enough expertise yet to add much. Will contribute when/if I think what I have to say will help. Only been modeling for a little over a year or so, but have moved to a new house, so havent had much time to work on layout. Besides, I have to redo it anyway LOL. But keep posting the info. I am learning many things. Thanks to all. And prayers to the hurricane victims/families Reply Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:51 PM See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Reply doctorwayne Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Canada, eh? 13,375 posts Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:47 PM I thought that it was Oscar Wilde who said "It is better to remain silent and appear a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt", but it has been pointed out that it was actually Mark Twain who said it. Which means I've amply illustrated the quotation. Even so, it's hard to resist pontificating on a subject if you feel that you have something to add, even if to someone more knowledgible that something is rubbish. Sometimes, that's all it takes to prod the more experienced among us to speak. Reply Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:46 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by TA462 On the other hand though there is a lot of members that have a lot of posts but don't really say anything. They just like watching their post count go up.[%-)] I'm one of these TA462. What of it ?... ([}:)]) Tracklayer Reply Sunset Limited Member sinceMay 2004 From: Texas 155 posts Posted by Sunset Limited on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:46 PM I would love throwing in a few topics daily, but with other parts of life and work and other things in between it's a little difficult. I noticed I'm losing that extra time I had with my hobby, but I'm trying to make up for it. So balancing all this can be a challenge. I really enjoy viewing topics that fall right in on what I'm interested or what I have a question about. I even wrote to a few members here that were great in helping me out through their experience and advise. I THANK YOU! [^] Reply TrainFreak409 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Dallas, GA 2,643 posts Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:36 PM I don't know...With only a 1408 posts, I think I'm pretty quiet.[;)] Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern Reply 123 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! Login Register Users Online There are no community member online Search the Community ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Model Railroader Newsletter See all Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox! Sign up
Originally posted by Tracklayer only a couple of hundred (if that) ever actually create topics or comment on topics. Why is that ?.../quote] Well, I post little because so many threads are irrelevant. Lately, more and more threads fall inot a few categories that I find uninteresting: - self-congratulatory ("I bought a $500 engine!"; "I sold my hand-painted train mug on eBay for $200") or self promotional ("come buy my dreck on eBay"). Or both simultaneously. - "The hobby is dying because of _______ "(fill in the blank: UP; Horizon Hobbies; no Blue Box kits; eBay; MR mag; Wal-Mart) For pity's sake, give it a break - Stupid polls / inane questions ("Who likes trains?"; "Did John Henry get a bad deal from management?"; "How often do you eat"). Often these are posted by people who create new IDs and then spend a few days littering the forum with these wastes of time. - eBay anything - Posts related to the forum itself, not model railroading ("Look, I just reached 75 posts!" Followed by a tedious round of congratulations from others boosting their own phony post counts. "Look, I posted _and_ made the first reply". "Look, my posts are at the top of all three forums at once".) This last category, I think, are the kind of posts that kill a forum. Once the traffic becomes all inside jokes, sniping, and self-conscious post count inflation, the thing starts to whither away -- ike what's happened on the Atlas forum. At one point over there, a guy had two IDs and started a huge argument. With himself. Anyway, I promised myself I wouldn't contribute to one of these "about the forum itself" threads but I couldn't resist the downward pull of the lowest common denominator, I guess. Jon
Originally posted by Tracklayer only a couple of hundred (if that) ever actually create topics or comment on topics. Why is that ?.../quote] Well, I post little because so many threads are irrelevant. Lately, more and more threads fall inot a few categories that I find uninteresting: - self-congratulatory ("I bought a $500 engine!"; "I sold my hand-painted train mug on eBay for $200") or self promotional ("come buy my dreck on eBay"). Or both simultaneously. - "The hobby is dying because of _______ "(fill in the blank: UP; Horizon Hobbies; no Blue Box kits; eBay; MR mag; Wal-Mart) For pity's sake, give it a break - Stupid polls / inane questions ("Who likes trains?"; "Did John Henry get a bad deal from management?"; "How often do you eat"). Often these are posted by people who create new IDs and then spend a few days littering the forum with these wastes of time. - eBay anything - Posts related to the forum itself, not model railroading ("Look, I just reached 75 posts!" Followed by a tedious round of congratulations from others boosting their own phony post counts. "Look, I posted _and_ made the first reply". "Look, my posts are at the top of all three forums at once".) This last category, I think, are the kind of posts that kill a forum. Once the traffic becomes all inside jokes, sniping, and self-conscious post count inflation, the thing starts to whither away -- ike what's happened on the Atlas forum. At one point over there, a guy had two IDs and started a huge argument. With himself. Anyway, I promised myself I wouldn't contribute to one of these "about the forum itself" threads but I couldn't resist the downward pull of the lowest common denominator, I guess. Jon Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 11:12 AM I guess I'm one of the "middle of the road" members. I read the forum regularly, but post only occasionally. I generally don't post anything unless I feel I have something worthwhile to add to the discussion. I do sometimes just say hi to a new member, but otherwise I only add when I have something of value to contribute. More often than not, I am reading the wealth of information that others are donating to this forum. That way I have more time to read and less time to type. (My time is precious, you know). -Joe Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 10:16 AM I'm glued to the forums of MRR, 24/7. I use it as a knowledgebase rather than a community center, not that I condemn that, to each his own. Though, for my needs I find the forums a requirement to solve questions with design and implementation, most always having already been discussed, as opposed to the thousand or so requests for "who to buy from online" or "best dcc system" which appears to be a beaten dog, some don't get the search functions. my 2 cents Jeff W Reply Edit Train 284 Member sinceMay 2004 From: Redding, California 1,428 posts Posted by Train 284 on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:52 AM They might just become a member to see the exclusive videos and stuff, thats what I did at first until I found this forum! Matt Espee Forever! Modeling the Modoc Northern Railroad in HO scale Brakeman/Conductor/Fireman on the Yreka Western Railroad Member of Rouge Valley Model RR Club Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 9:41 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx I'm not quiet...I'm just a mime[:o)][:D] uspscsx.. uspcsx,,,, let us not do anything brash as to cause the mimes to not contribute from time to time and/or go away. Haven't you heard? That a mime is a terrible thing to waste. [(-D][swg][(-D][:o)][:D][(-D] Sorry,,,I just couldn't stop myself!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:59 AM Ive been around but lately real busy. first Im in school, second looking for work, third building a house and lastly taking care of my pregnant fiance. Yup, full load. I feel like a consist coming out of LA. No seriously, I had to put the rail on the ropes till the house gets done (ie...no office yet). Hopefully, we can get back in the swing of things sooner than later. Reply Edit Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:10 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by selector Well, Tracklayer, you have done a great job of ...er...(cough) flushing out the lurkers and mimes. Well done! To those of you, like jskerbaugh, with only two (count-'em!) posts, I appreciate your responses. Good to know your faces are illuminated by the campfire too...if we look over our shoulders. There have been times I've had to eat words when I made a fool of myself, here and elsewhere. The good thing about the folks on this forum is that they are generally genteel and kind when they tell me I'm full of it. Thank you selector. I knew they were out there, I just thought I'd ring the dinner bell and see who came to eat... [:p] Tracklayer Reply dgwinup Member sinceMay 2005 1,168 posts Posted by dgwinup on Monday, September 5, 2005 1:01 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx Don't worry, uspscsx, they might hear you, but you won't hear them! ROFLMAO And no, I'm not silent, I just try to be quiet most of the time. Since my small layout is about as done as it's going to get and I'm still trying to plan for a larger layout, I don't have immediate use of all the great suggestions made on this forum. But when I do, LOOK OUT!! I'll be posting so much, Bergie might shut me down for being a nuisance. LOL (Please, bergie, not that! No! Pleeeeease????) (Plus I'm a smarta**![}:)]) Darrell, smartly quiet...for now Darrell, quiet...for now Reply selector Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Vancouver Island, BC 23,330 posts Posted by selector on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:48 AM Well, Tracklayer, you have done a great job of ...er...(cough) flushing out the lurkers and mimes. Well done! To those of you, like jskerbaugh, with only two (count-'em!) posts, I appreciate your responses. Good to know your faces are illuminated by the campfire too...if we look over our shoulders. There have been times I've had to eat words when I made a fool of myself, here and elsewhere. The good thing about the folks on this forum is that they are generally genteel and kind when they tell me I'm full of it. Reply jskerbaugh Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Denver 7 posts Posted by jskerbaugh on Monday, September 5, 2005 12:24 AM Many of us who make up the "silent majority(?)" feel rather intimidated by the expertise found in this forum and follow the advice attributed to Mark Twain, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." (paraphased) We do, however, appreciate the generosity of those who share their experience with us. Often I am able to avoid time-consuming (and cash-consuming) errors by heeding the words of those more experienced than I. Thanks, Experts! jskerbaugh Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 10:00 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by nsfantodd QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx Thats pretty funny! It was over a year after I joined that I first posted. I used to visit every once in a while, just checking things out. Todd Templeton Todd! Good to hear from you! I know you live in 'Bama, but I didn't know if you were near Katrina's path. I saw your items on eBay, and I figured that you were back home(If you left) and that you hadn't lost everything. Well, there's another one off the checklist, now that we have found SilverSpike. uspscsx Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:27 PM You're up to 125 now! That's an extra 5 yards! Hehe, ehehe, ehehe, heh, ohhh, okay, I'll shut up now. I've run it too far into the ground. Back to the chamber[:)]. uspscsx Reply Edit Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:25 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Tracklayer, OH NO! You're STAR CHASING! 15 yard penalty, repeat 3rd down. Just kidding, I had to make fun of the old "OH MY, YOU'RE STAR-CHASING! posts. Hello uspscsx. Yeah. I was just having a little fun with what TA462 said in his reply about star chasers. Hope he didn't take it to heart. Tracklayer [:)] Reply Billba Member sinceJune 2003 From: Detroit area, Mi., U.S.A. 167 posts Posted by Billba on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:10 PM I was a guest for a couple of months, made a few post, then I went dormant for quite a while. I've recently started posting once in a while just to contribute a little something. I read a lot on these forums, particularly MR, and enjoy a lot of the information and opinions. Some of the folks on here are very good at expressing ways of doing things that I have never thought about, or have forgotten. There is some real talent on these forums. It is also great to see some of our younger neighbors contributing. Bill. Quote: "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers. Motto: "It's never to late to have another happy childhood" Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:05 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Tracklayer, OH NO! You're STAR CHASING! 15 yard penalty, repeat 3rd down. Just kidding, I had to make fun of the old "OH MY, YOU'RE STAR-CHASING! posts. Reply Edit novicerr Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Texas 251 posts Posted by novicerr on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:58 PM I have posted a couple of times, but feel I dont have enough expertise yet to add much. Will contribute when/if I think what I have to say will help. Only been modeling for a little over a year or so, but have moved to a new house, so havent had much time to work on layout. Besides, I have to redo it anyway LOL. But keep posting the info. I am learning many things. Thanks to all. And prayers to the hurricane victims/families Reply Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:51 PM See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Reply doctorwayne Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Canada, eh? 13,375 posts Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:47 PM I thought that it was Oscar Wilde who said "It is better to remain silent and appear a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt", but it has been pointed out that it was actually Mark Twain who said it. Which means I've amply illustrated the quotation. Even so, it's hard to resist pontificating on a subject if you feel that you have something to add, even if to someone more knowledgible that something is rubbish. Sometimes, that's all it takes to prod the more experienced among us to speak. Reply Tracklayer Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Southeast Texas 2,392 posts Posted by Tracklayer on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:46 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by TA462 On the other hand though there is a lot of members that have a lot of posts but don't really say anything. They just like watching their post count go up.[%-)] I'm one of these TA462. What of it ?... ([}:)]) Tracklayer Reply Sunset Limited Member sinceMay 2004 From: Texas 155 posts Posted by Sunset Limited on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:46 PM I would love throwing in a few topics daily, but with other parts of life and work and other things in between it's a little difficult. I noticed I'm losing that extra time I had with my hobby, but I'm trying to make up for it. So balancing all this can be a challenge. I really enjoy viewing topics that fall right in on what I'm interested or what I have a question about. I even wrote to a few members here that were great in helping me out through their experience and advise. I THANK YOU! [^] Reply TrainFreak409 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Dallas, GA 2,643 posts Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:36 PM I don't know...With only a 1408 posts, I think I'm pretty quiet.[;)] Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern Reply 123 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! Login Register Users Online There are no community member online Search the Community ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Model Railroader Newsletter See all Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox! Sign up
QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx I'm not quiet...I'm just a mime[:o)][:D] uspscsx..
QUOTE: Originally posted by selector Well, Tracklayer, you have done a great job of ...er...(cough) flushing out the lurkers and mimes. Well done! To those of you, like jskerbaugh, with only two (count-'em!) posts, I appreciate your responses. Good to know your faces are illuminated by the campfire too...if we look over our shoulders. There have been times I've had to eat words when I made a fool of myself, here and elsewhere. The good thing about the folks on this forum is that they are generally genteel and kind when they tell me I'm full of it.
QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx
QUOTE: Originally posted by nsfantodd QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx No offense to the mimes out there. uspscsx Thats pretty funny! It was over a year after I joined that I first posted. I used to visit every once in a while, just checking things out. Todd Templeton
QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer Tracklayer, OH NO! You're STAR CHASING! 15 yard penalty, repeat 3rd down. Just kidding, I had to make fun of the old "OH MY, YOU'RE STAR-CHASING! posts.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer See guys, that wasn't so hard. It's good to hear from you. Stop by and speak your mind when ever you get time and have something to say. (That makes 124 for me TA462...) Tracklayer
QUOTE: Originally posted by TA462 On the other hand though there is a lot of members that have a lot of posts but don't really say anything. They just like watching their post count go up.[%-)]
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