Elite seems to be an accurate descriptor

[fishman]

Having been a member of this board for a long time, I've seen a lot of different folks come (and some go) at this site. I'm not a high-volume poster, mainly because I pick and chose where I help out or say my piece, and I don't have as much time as I would like to spend here. I will agree with you that high volume does not always equal good advice but it is one indicator. The same can be said of how long you've been a member. If a poster says something of interest and they are unfamilier to me, many times I'll check out their past posts to see the quality of their past responses.

In checking out your past responses, most have been quite helpful, and it appears that you have quite a bit of knowledge to offer. I wouldn't take offense if people don't listen or respond to your advice . . . it happens to me and most others all the time. Let it slide. Lots of others will benefit from you taking the time to post.

For the record, I DO think Bird had the most appropriate analogy and reasoned response. I for one, couldn't imagine moving in to a neighborhood, and then immediately walking down the street to a group of guys and telling them that they were "doing it all wrong". Sounds like a fast track to nowhere. My mental picture of TBN is one where a group of folks are standing around a coffeepot at the Co-op, talking about things that are mutually interesting.

Soooo, lighten up and stick around. Most folks come to TBN to relax, not to argue over every little thing. Get plenty of that out in the real world. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[RobertN]

Your comment about "box blade vs..." reminds me of something that would be good here. An articles section. Another forum about old tractors has a section for articles. Some folks write helpful hints. Some write an article about how they worked a box blade, or TnT ect.

That would be good here. For the commonly hashed out asked for the thousand time questions, it would be good to have an easy reference. Yes, there is the search function, but if you are new, how do you figure it out?

 

[cowboydoc]

<font color="red">An articles section. </font>


This was tryed awhile back but there was very little interest in it. The articles were put together in a professional format and sold for a very low cost.

 

[Soundguy]

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After reading this thread thru.. I think your first couple of repliers hit the nail on the head. One.. you opened up a very divided topic. There are just some things that are pretty much 50/50 divisions.. .. gear vs hst tranny... what oil to use.. etc. You just happened to find one real quick! Some of the older posters refer to this as a 'holy war'. Some of us that have been reading forums and subs since way back from usenet.. and when private email networks were up and the word 'internet' was not widely known.. etc.. etc.. might even call them 'flame wars'..

Generally.. most of us try to be pc.. but like to say what we feel.. and like Bob pointed out.. a few of us get taken to the back to be spanked... heck.. sometimes we get spanked out in the open too. Just one of those things

Don't feel bad.. The first time I had a post edited I turned red... I've been running email networks back before the internet was popular.. back when dial in bulletin boards were popular. And like I say.. I try to be PC.. and couldn't believe my post was pulled... I eventually got over it and made a decent situation out of it... just one of those things....

Soundguy