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MikePA · 01-29-2006, 07:18 AM

TBN is all about discussing, and politely disagreeing at times, about all things tractor related. A web site doesn't get over 800,000 posts and 24,000 members by most people simply saying 'right on'.

I agree that number of posts, whether large or small, is not an indicator of experience or value of advice. However, posting a lot is not a vice and posting a little is not a virtue. Everyone's posts stand or fall on their own merit. Even new people can determine if someone has provided the facts to support what they post or mention personal experiences to go with their opinion. They can also determine when someone is simply trying to start a fight, which most TBNers simply ignore or notify a Moderator. Perhaps you get 'smacked down' because others simply disagree with you or are looking for evidence that people with a lot of posts are given more 'credence'. I've been a member since 2001 and can not recall seeing a thread where someone with a lot of posts is given more credence than someone with a few. I am not even sure how this would happen.

What makes TBN great are the members. Members who are willing to share their experiences, whether they have many or few. Members who are here to learn, here to teach and here to help others learn from their successes as well as their failures. With very, very few exceptions, TBNers are polite, knowledgeable people who come here to learn and stay around to teach.

01-29-2006, 07:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
MikePA Super Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,225	Re: General Forum Posting Guidelines TBN is all about discussing, and politely disagreeing at times, about all things tractor related. A web site doesn't get over 800,000 posts and 24,000 members by most people simply saying 'right on'. I agree that number of posts, whether large or small, is not an indicator of experience or value of advice. However, posting a lot is not a vice and posting a little is not a virtue. Everyone's posts stand or fall on their own merit. Even new people can determine if someone has provided the facts to support what they post or mention personal experiences to go with their opinion. They can also determine when someone is simply trying to start a fight, which most TBNers simply ignore or notify a Moderator. Perhaps you get 'smacked down' because others simply disagree with you or are looking for evidence that people with a lot of posts are given more 'credence'. I've been a member since 2001 and can not recall seeing a thread where someone with a lot of posts is given more credence than someone with a few. I am not even sure how this would happen. What makes TBN great are the members. Members who are willing to share their experiences, whether they have many or few. Members who are here to learn, here to teach and here to help others learn from their successes as well as their failures. With very, very few exceptions, TBNers are polite, knowledgeable people who come here to learn and stay around to teach.