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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 6:04:34 GMT -8
Guys did it ever occur to you that the content of this forum is exactly what a majority of users want? As I have mentioned once before, people enjoy different aspects of this hobby. Like it or not speculating on Athearn's announcement is giving enjoyment to many folks. If it wasn't the thread wouldn't be 10 pages and growing. Maybe it should be renamed "the thread that ate the forum". Respectfully, BNSFFan The Athearn thread is a perfect example of what Donnell wants to be in Crew Lounge and not in the HO forum. His exact words posted earlier in this thread.
Hi Jim, I do hear you, and appreciate your concern. I also would like to promote the "modeling" aspect of model railroading specifically here on this forum. I do enjoy seeing layouts, but equally wouldn't mind seeing dioramas, structure building, rev and non-rev rolling stock builds, and obviously various locomotive builds. After all, it's pretty much what we do in this hobby.
There is one point you made that I am considering heavily, or at least some iteration of it, and that's the point of restricting all non-direct modeling related content to the crew lounge. This means if it is not showing a model that was scratch built, detailed, painted, or bought for display or use on your railroad, diorama, display case, club layout, etc., or if it is not a picture of a layout, your layout, a run session on club or private layout, or if it's not tips and tricks, prototype content, tool or technique, it will be removed from that particular board and placed in the crew lounge. That's what the lounge was created for. I don't mind product announcements, but all of the associated banter needs to be relegated to the lounge.
I like the poll started by Chris of Microscale because it directly promotes modeling. I've seen modeling challenges on other forums and think they may also be beneficial here. One idea that come to mind is a freight car detail and/or weathering challenge, where submissions can be voted on by forum members, and the first, second, and third place winners can win prizes like a premium freight car (1st), RTR or Kit (2nd), and a detail parts assortment (3rd), or something to that effect. The whole point would be to encourage participation and get people modeling and sharing!
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Maybe this forum should be renamed the "Model Railroad Gossip" for the Athearn thread is just wild speculation. Actually a thread like that might light the furnace in Crew Lounge and get the foot traffic it needs so people can ask questions and post comments that are not directly related to actual HO modeling and get an answer within this century. |
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Post by Gary P on Oct 22, 2013 8:38:19 GMT -8
I'll throw my 2 cents in, for all it's worth!
On another forum that I frequent on trucks, we have a section called "Anything goes", and it is the most popular of all sections. Sure, we have the suspension, engine, towing, lighting/electrical, rims/tires, performance mods, and other sections, but the "Anything goes" section gets the most traffic. Once in a while a topic may be better placed in one of the other sections, but not too often.
I think the addition of a more generic section like "anything goes" is not such a bad thing. However, if that's not present, I just find myself scanning the titles of the subjects in the other "non-HO" sections of the forum for something that might catch my interest, so it is not really a big deal. Just an option to have a "generic" section, if it pleases the mods.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2013 8:43:24 GMT -8
I'll throw my 2 cents in, for all it's worth! On another forum that I frequent on trucks, we have a section called "Anything goes", and it is the most popular of all sections. Sure, we have the suspension, engine, towing, lighting/electrical, rims/tires, performance mods, and other sections, but the "Anything goes" section gets the most traffic. Once in a while a topic may be better placed in one of the other sections, but not too often. I think the addition of a more generic section like "anything goes" is not such a bad thing. However, if that's not present, I just find myself scanning the titles of the subjects in the other "non-HO" sections of the forum for something that might catch my interest, so it is not really a big deal. Just an option to have a "generic" section, if it pleases the mods. I belong to a Chevy forum and "Chit-Chat" is the most popular section. The only thing you can no longer discuss in "Chit-Chat" is politics. We had some donny-brooks in the Chit-Chat during the 2004 Presidential election. Moderators actually quit because of the tension, pressure and work load to keep a lid on political topics! |
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Post by Gary P on Oct 22, 2013 8:48:32 GMT -8
I'll throw my 2 cents in, for all it's worth! On another forum that I frequent on trucks, we have a section called "Anything goes", and it is the most popular of all sections. Sure, we have the suspension, engine, towing, lighting/electrical, rims/tires, performance mods, and other sections, but the "Anything goes" section gets the most traffic. Once in a while a topic may be better placed in one of the other sections, but not too often. I think the addition of a more generic section like "anything goes" is not such a bad thing. However, if that's not present, I just find myself scanning the titles of the subjects in the other "non-HO" sections of the forum for something that might catch my interest, so it is not really a big deal. Just an option to have a "generic" section, if it pleases the mods. I belong to a Chevy forum and "Chit-Chat" is the most popular section. The only thing you can no longer discuss in "Chit-Chat" is politics. We had some donny-brooks in the Chit-Chat during the 2004 Presidential election. Moderators actually quit because of the tension, pressure and work load to keep a lid on political topics! Oh yeah, forgot to mention that. Politics and religion are not allowed. We initially did allow them, within reason, but as you can see, it can quickly get out of control. So, it's just easier to say "no politics or religion", but it's hard to police, so some of it gets by, as long as it's respectful.  |
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Post by bnsffan on Oct 22, 2013 11:03:13 GMT -8
This forum has a feature that I use when entering and then leaving the forum. Upon entering I select “Home” scroll to the bottom and then select “Recent Threads”. Then I am presented with a list of the threads that have been updated since I was last here. When I am ready to leave the forum, I once again select “Home” scroll to the bottom and then select “Mark All Board Read”.
Respectfully,
BNSFFan
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Post by Gary P on Oct 23, 2013 3:41:28 GMT -8
This forum has a feature that I use when entering and then leaving the forum. Upon entering I select “Home” scroll to the bottom and then select “Recent Threads”. Then I am presented with a list of the threads that have been updated since I was last here. When I am ready to leave the forum, I once again select “Home” scroll to the bottom and then select “Mark All Board Read”. Respectfully, BNSFFan Hey - THANKS! I never knew of that feature! That's pretty slick. Thanks for the tip!  |
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