PART 3: I'm new an your 50-post rule sucks! Please change it for my convenience, and what is all this crap about pineapple on pizza.

[TJ Kackowski]

I have a contrarian streak, so I will add this.

Someone new joins the group and starts doing a lot of posts. Yes, it could be they just want access to the classified section, but, on the other hand, maybe they are just enjoying the forum and diving in.

Do you really want to be the grumpy old dude yelling, "GET OFF MY LAWN!"?

I'm inclined to think like you, but sometimes the numbers just don't work out for this sort of thinking.

For example, in the latest case (@Kanon) with 1-2 minutes between posts, it just doesn't leave enough time to read the thread before responding. I suppose that all the reading could have been done ahead of time, then responses composed before actually posting the reply, but does that sound realistic?

I'm hoping that the warning that KiA issued is heeded and this new member will stick around for a long time.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Do you really want to be the grumpy old dude yelling, "GET OFF MY LAWN!"?

Jobs already taken, sorry about your luck

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Just not sure yet. This guy looks like he could go either way. Like some of the rest of you, I too was once accused of being a runner, when I was really just very happy to have found a group of folks that I felt at home with.

 

[rbhargan]

Yeah

Well. I can respect that.

 

[rbhargan]

Just not sure yet. This guy looks like he could go either way. Like some of the rest of you, I too was once accused of being a runner, when I was really just very happy to have found a group of folks that I felt at home with.

9,000 posts later ... do they let you get into the classifieds?

 

[manifest destiny]

Fiddy posts is easy enough. It's the 'quality' qualifyer where the INGO Man gets ya. The INGO Man always tryin' to keep a good runner down. In all seriousness, I wonder if most runners are looking to sell or buy....

 

[2tonic]

I have a contrarian streak, so I will add this.

Someone new joins the group and starts doing a lot of posts. Yes, it could be they just want access to the classified section, but, on the other hand, maybe they are just enjoying the forum and diving in.

Do you really want to be the grumpy old dude yelling, "GET OFF MY LAWN!"?

You're not wrong, but let me ask you a question.
When you enter a room, full of equals having a discussion, do you listen to what is being discussed, said, agreed with, or dissented? Do you gauge the temperature and tenor of the conversation, so that you can enter and engage positively.
Or do you immediately start spouting your opinions and criticisms, perhaps even hurling invective or curses without regard for the sensitivity, or maturity of the participants or subject matter?

Sometimes it's in the how one engages others, more so than the when, why, or if.
Many newbs read a dead thread title and post without even scanning the thread for the real direction of the conversation, or what it veered into, much less any regard for the timeliness or relevance of their post. They're usually the ones racing for a post count for a new shiny.
It's how you get a thread with fifty answers, all exactly the same.

Maybe it's the boomer in me, but unless I'm the boss of a group of people, and my job is to take charge of them and direct them, then I listen quietly to what is being said, and try to gauge, to the best of my ability, the value and need of my contribution. This is after a decade of membership here.......am I being unreasonable in expecting the same from new members? Or maybe the new way of communicating is to only respond to the OP, ignoring the input of others, and just proving me dated.

JMTC.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

9,000 posts later ... do they let you get into the classifieds?

Well, I mean, I'm WORKING on 50 quality posts, so soon, I hope!

 

[Expat]

lol, sometimes I wonder what the draw is.
sort of like the gun show I was at Friday. $1000 guns discounted to $1200…

 

[Mgderf]

$1000 guns discounted to $1200…

Seems like there's a lot of those available lately.

 

[Midwestjimbo]

You're not wrong, but let me ask you a question.
When you enter a room, full of equals having a discussion, do you listen to what is being discussed, said, agreed with, or dissented? Do you gauge the temperature and tenor of the conversation, so that you can enter and engage positively.
Or do you immediately start spouting your opinions and criticisms, perhaps even hurling invective or curses without regard for the sensitivity, or maturity of the participants or subject matter?

Sometimes it's in the how one engages others, more so than the when, why, or if.
Many newbs read a dead thread title and post without even scanning the thread for the real direction of the conversation, or what it veered into, much less any regard for the timeliness or relevance of their post. They're usually the ones racing for a post count for a new shiny.
It's how you get a thread with fifty answers, all exactly the same.

Maybe it's the boomer in me, but unless I'm the boss of a group of people, and my job is to take charge of them and direct them, then I listen quietly to what is being said, and try to gauge, to the best of my ability, the value and need of my contribution. This is after a decade of membership here.......am I being unreasonable in expecting the same from new members? Or maybe the new way of communicating is to only respond to the OP, ignoring the input of others, and just proving me dated.

JMTC.

This.
Although, I think I take it to an extreme. I read, for information, for entertainment, sometimes to frustration (usually the political stuff) and just when I think I have a comment to add, someone else posts it. Well, at least I know it would have been a good post.

 

[Cameramonkey]

lol, sometimes I wonder what the draw is.
sort of like the gun show I was at Friday. $1000 guns discounted to $1200…

Yeah. A lot of that down here too.

 

[Nugget]

The bottom line is, the right time to get your 50 posts is BEFORE you spot something in the classies that you can't live without. I lurked here without signing up for a really long time. Then i saw something I wanted, resigned myself to knowing it would be gone before I got to 50, signed up, started posting, and figured I'd be ready for the next one.

 

[BigMoose]

The bottom line is, the right time to get your 50 posts is BEFORE you spot something in the classies that you can't live without. I lurked here without signing up for a really long time. Then i saw something I wanted, resigned myself to knowing it would be gone before I got to 50, signed up, started posting, and figured I'd be ready for the next one.

You also get to have stimulating and educational materials posted.. on why Pineapple on Pizza is best.

Now I feel like ordering one of those Hawaiian pizzas that replace the marinara with BBQ

 

[Hawkeye]

The bottom line is, the right time to get your 50 posts is BEFORE you spot something in the classies that you can't live without. I lurked here without signing up for a really long time. Then i saw something I wanted, resigned myself to knowing it would be gone before I got to 50, signed up, started posting, and figured I'd be ready for the next one.

I've been waiting a long time for my 50
Quality Posts award to come through. I've given up hope and stopped looking at the classifieds.

 

[bobzilla]

You also get to have stimulating and educational materials posted.. on why Pineapple on Pizza is best.

Now I feel like ordering one of those Hawaiian pizzas that replace the marinara with BBQ

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Bbq chicken pizza is good. Especially for us sensitive to tomatoes and tomato paste.

 

[Kdf101]

I tried pineapple on pizza………….and I liked it. I will wait for my punishment, while eating another slice.

 

[bobzilla]

I tried pineapple on pizza………….and I liked it. I will wait for my punishment, while eating another slice.

If I’m not buying I’ll eat anything.

 

[BigMoose]

I tried pineapple on pizza………….and I liked it. I will wait for my punishment, while eating another slice.

Worry not...

Its like the whole Ranch or Blue Cheese with wings argument..
Or if Boneless Wings count as "Wings"

All these people forget it goes in the same pit in your stomach anyway.

 

[W3s]

Long time lurker here, recently saw something I wanted to buy, then realized I cant message anymore. Found out you need the 50 quality posts, but its hard to find topics that I'm knowledgeable in.
Question- I see people with 1000's of posts, claiming they still cant comment in classifieds... is this just sarcasm?