I'm new and your 50-post rule sucks! Please change it for my convenience.

[Rookie]

Back to our regularly scheduled thread.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

His/her posts were hard to read anyway. It was only a matter of time before the grammar nazis ran him/her off.

 

[jeremy]

OH for crying out loud! No one's one liners are any better than anyone else's.

That is awfully hurtful of you to say...

I think I have had several pretty good one liners...

 

[Roadie]

That is awfully hurtful of you to say...

I think I have had several pretty good one liners...

Well your first problem is... Your post is a TWO liner...

 

[jeremy]

Well your first problem is... Your post is a TWO liner...

Damn it...

 

[jeremy]

Was that better?!

 

[Rookie]

No, potty mouth.

 

[jeremy]

No, potty mouth.

That was actually after I ran it through my vocabulary censors...
Just got through spending 2 weeks as a SSG...

 

[Rookie]

I wondered where you were

 

[jeremy]

I wondered where you were

Ahhhh....

You missed me...

 

[Roadie]

Damn it...

*reported*

 

[jeremy]

*reported*

Probably not the first time for that either...

 

[Roadie]

Probably not the first time for that either...

That he has been reported, or that I reported someone?

 

[jeremy]

That he has been reported, or that I reported someone?

 

[jeremy]

Does this count as a one liner...

 

[dt420]

I am new to this site, and was wondering what is the reason for the 50 post rule? I don't mind the rule, this seems like a pretty nice site, but I don't feel like reading all 160pages of this thread to find out if the reason was in there or not.

I have been on here for a couple months now, but actually just created an account yesterday because I saw something I wanted to buy. Luckily for me that person put his phone number with his post.

 

[jeremy]

Hmmm...

Am I the only one that smells that smell?!

 

[Roadie]

I am new to this site, and was wondering what is the reason for the 50 post rule? I don't mind the rule, this seems like a pretty nice site, but I don't feel like reading all 160pages of this thread to find out if the reason was in there or not.

I have been on here for a couple months now, but actually just created an account yesterday because I saw something I wanted to buy. Luckily for me that person put his phone number with his post.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...discussion/16185-ingunowners_faqs_sticky.html

Why do I have to have 50 "quality" posts to be able to send a PM to a member or to post in the Classifieds section of the forum? What is a "quality" post anyway?
This is really two separate questions, but they frequently get asked together, so it's a little easier to answer them together.

For the first question: the short answer is "to reduce spam." We created this forum to be a community of firearms enthusiasts in the state of Indiana. It is first and foremost a place where like-minded people can get together and chat about a topic that is relevant to them and that they are passionate about - firearms (of all types). We added the Classifieds section as a perk to our contributing members so that individuals could buy, sell or trade items (not necessarily firearms related) within the Indiana firearms community.

We do not intend for the Classifieds section to become another "Craigslist" or "eBay" for guns. We're also not interested in boosting our membership numbers with people who are here to grab a deal out of the Classifieds and then vanish forever (something that happens all too frequently). We require 50 "quality" posts because many of our members do not like to do business, especially in regards to firearms, with people they do not know. Posting in other places in the forums can give members an idea of what kind of person you are (in general). You do not have to necessarily post about firearms. You can spend all of your time posting on the silly threads in the Break Room. The idea is to show us a little bit of your personality. You don't have to give us your life history. A small blood sample will suffice.

As far as "quality" of your posts goes, we just want to see something more than a "one-liner" in response to a thread. In some contexts, a "one-liner" is appropriate. For example, if the topic is "What do you carry?" a response of "G19, 3:00" is entirely acceptable. However, 50 "Thanks for the info!" posts may not be construed positively when you yourself are brand new to the forum and then you subsequently head straight to the Classifieds section. In other words, we would like to see a post that actually contributes to the thread and not something that just takes up space.

You will find that once you get past the initial water-testing phase, INGO actually has a very welcoming community around here. In fact, one of our members created a whole thread giving a proper welcome for our new members: https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_...r_newbies.html. Be sure to check it out!

In short, the idea is to encourage you to participate and contribute to making INGO a great site.

Please remember that INGO is a discussion forum with a classifieds section, not a classifieds with a forum. Our members like it that way and we intend to keep it that way.

 

[gunman41mag]

I'm here to have F U N

 

[dt420]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...discussion/16185-ingunowners_faqs_sticky.html

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Sorry to keep asking questions, but is there a quick way to view threads you posted in? In other forums they have a section on the side showing your posts, so far I can only find my posts by clicking on my name, and then going to info, or something like that.