nickgrillo
EF5
As a chaser on the road, I would rather have a post calling me a ####%$$, d***!!# idiot then sift through 20 pages of garbage (shoot, posted by a moderator or two themselves) on 1-bar wi-fi connection. Hey, that's just me though!
The Future of Stormtrack
- Thread starter Mikel Shively
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Mikel Shively
EF3
I know I share those sentiments exactly. However, alot of the people on this forum do not chase, therefore, it wouldn't matter to them.
Robert Dewey
EF5
Just out of curiosity, are we not allowed to mention Bill Braski - or is that a "bad word" around these parts?
Jason Foster
Another opinion
If veterans are leaving it's likely due to their evolution of their needs and desires of the chasing hobby. As I to get older and more busy with my schedule I find less and less time to do things. I never posted anything here. I re-registered everytime I needed to when the forum changed, but not until I was stuck at home recovering from surgery did I have the time to spend on here.
There is a little bit of "been there, done that" when it comes to chat rooms, and forum boards such as this one. It's kind of like the Chaser conference. Don't seem many of the old-timers there anymore. Because the content is fairly the same, and it's in the same location. I'm going back after a two year absence mostly as a reward for getting past my kidney issues, and getting the "chasing bug" back.
Yes, some leave because they get tired of seeing some of the uninformed members posting lots of questions or opinions that are mislead. But this board is a good place for those misinformed to get better informed. And the board needs experienced (and patient) chasers to help the newbies out. I especially like the Education Group for this reason.
Lastly, as I tell anyone who's been a member of a group that I was leader for. If you don't like something, feel free to venture out and start something on your own. It may in fact satisfy a need that is currently being met. Perhaps join a more exclusive group that is closed to open membership and is "invite only". There's always a lot of talk, but not much in the way of action.
I for one enjoy the forum and think it's run fairly well. I don't like everything, but then again, I'm not going to say much because I'm only spending a little bit of time here unlike the owners and moderators.
I will mention that I think the main page (stormtrack.org) could use some updating....but I'm not complaining about it.....in fact I've been meaning to ask if there's something I can do to help.
If veterans are leaving it's likely due to their evolution of their needs and desires of the chasing hobby. As I to get older and more busy with my schedule I find less and less time to do things. I never posted anything here. I re-registered everytime I needed to when the forum changed, but not until I was stuck at home recovering from surgery did I have the time to spend on here.
There is a little bit of "been there, done that" when it comes to chat rooms, and forum boards such as this one. It's kind of like the Chaser conference. Don't seem many of the old-timers there anymore. Because the content is fairly the same, and it's in the same location. I'm going back after a two year absence mostly as a reward for getting past my kidney issues, and getting the "chasing bug" back.
Yes, some leave because they get tired of seeing some of the uninformed members posting lots of questions or opinions that are mislead. But this board is a good place for those misinformed to get better informed. And the board needs experienced (and patient) chasers to help the newbies out. I especially like the Education Group for this reason.
Lastly, as I tell anyone who's been a member of a group that I was leader for. If you don't like something, feel free to venture out and start something on your own. It may in fact satisfy a need that is currently being met. Perhaps join a more exclusive group that is closed to open membership and is "invite only". There's always a lot of talk, but not much in the way of action.
I for one enjoy the forum and think it's run fairly well. I don't like everything, but then again, I'm not going to say much because I'm only spending a little bit of time here unlike the owners and moderators.
I will mention that I think the main page (stormtrack.org) could use some updating....but I'm not complaining about it.....in fact I've been meaning to ask if there's something I can do to help.
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