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Post by steveturner on Oct 16, 2012 7:12:51 GMT -8
Wondering how many folks use the old Atlas forum for info and instruction?. I find it very helpfull and often wonder where some of those guys are now forum wise. Of course many of the old names are here. This forum is starting to get busy and informative . With the number of forum options out there i am certainly glad this one has taken off in a positive manner. Steve  |
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Post by mlehman on Oct 16, 2012 7:23:56 GMT -8
Steve,
I rarely go there specifically, but I often end up there, because it still ranks pretty well in Google searches. That still brings in page views for Atlas, plus possibly following links to onto the main Atlas site. Hopefully, that's good incentive for Atlas to continue maintaining the archive.
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Post by SantaFeJim on Oct 16, 2012 7:28:01 GMT -8
Steve -
I second your thoughts. It was a bit slow in the beginning but this forum is growing in membership and posts each day. As word get out I am confident that this place can only get better. So far, I have not seen any flame throwing and trolling. Let's hope that stays away forever.
Jim
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 16, 2012 8:03:40 GMT -8
I go to the old forum for research. I'm glad Atlas is keeping it up, though I still have the long term complaint/problem of occasional search timeouts.
Ed
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Post by johndmock on Oct 16, 2012 8:07:44 GMT -8
I would go there to look at photos of models that people did, and stuff like that. There are some exceptional model photos to be found--even of stuff that might have been but wasn't.
Some of the topics and conversations over there...I would prefer to forget ever happened, so I ignore them.
John
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Post by riogrande on Oct 16, 2012 10:23:15 GMT -8
In certain cases I've found posts or threads to be a good reference and have book marked them. There have been discussion about certain freight cars - prototypical matches or info on how to do things etc.
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Post by Brakie on Oct 16, 2012 11:19:48 GMT -8
Steve - I second your thoughts. It was a bit slow in the beginning but this forum is growing in membership and posts each day. As word get out I am confident that this place can only get better. So far, I have not seen any flame throwing and trolling. Let's hope that stays away forever. Jim Guys,I fully believe this forum will become one of the better forums as far as getting prototype and advanced modeling information... |
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Post by nw611 on Oct 16, 2012 13:08:15 GMT -8
I still miss Jon Grant (Sweethome Alabama) and Tom Johnson (L&IN) posting photos of their work. Ciao. Raffaele
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Post by SantaFeJim on Oct 16, 2012 14:17:41 GMT -8
I still miss Jon Grant (Sweethome Alabama) and Tom Johnson (L&IN) posting photos of their work. Ciao. Raffaele True, they put up some great pictures. But my all-time favorite was InRail. He posted stunning photo's that looked so real you felt that you could step into them.  |
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Post by cf7 on Oct 16, 2012 15:30:04 GMT -8
I still miss Jon Grant (Sweethome Alabama) and Tom Johnson (L&IN) posting photos of their work. Ciao. Raffaele True, they put up some great pictures. But my all-time favorite was InRail. He posted stunning photo's that looked so real you felt that you could step into them. Tom Johnson = INRAIL. Same person! |
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Post by steveturner on Oct 16, 2012 16:22:05 GMT -8
Some great tallent here now! maybe some more may drift this way.Hopefully we might have photo fun day too! Not sure if we do now?. Steve
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Post by atsfan on Oct 16, 2012 16:41:59 GMT -8
One could email some people and invite them here.
Many may not know it exists.
Just a thought if you know their email addresses......
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Post by spookyac47 on Oct 16, 2012 18:43:02 GMT -8
I would go there to look at photos of models that people did, and stuff like that. There are some exceptional model photos to be found--even of stuff that might have been but wasn't. Some of the topics and conversations over there...I would prefer to forget ever happened, so I ignore them. John If you have a thread on the Atlas forum that is particularly interesting, you might do a capture and make either a Powerpoint file or MS Word file with all the parts of the thread pasted in and saved. There is no guarantee that the archived forum will be there forever.  |
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Post by umtrrauthor on Oct 17, 2012 12:43:42 GMT -8
Steve, I rarely go there specifically, but I often end up there, because it still ranks pretty well in Google searches. That still brings in page views for Atlas, plus possibly following links to onto the main Atlas site. Hopefully, that's good incentive for Atlas to continue maintaining the archive. I've noticed the same thing and wind up following a link back into the old forum occassionally. |
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Post by el3637 on Oct 17, 2012 17:19:06 GMT -8
Atlas was around long enough to rank pretty high in google. A lot of times if I google for a photo of something, I'll get a link to Atlas. In fact just today, I had the amusing thought about MTH's slogan and thought "HO Model Trains That Cost More". I wondered if anyone else had ever thought of that phrasing, so I googled it. Seems someone else did think of it two years ago... me  I found a post in Atlas where I coined the phrase, apparently. One thing about my brain is that it tends to keep going to the same place even if I forget I've been there before. That feeling I get when I go through my books and find two copies of the Alco Company Photos book...one still in the shrink wrap. Andy |
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