has anyone else noticed lately, the amount of new members posting their questions (usually their 1st or 2nd posting) in the New Member section?


don't get me wrong, we were all "new" @ one point, and we all didn't know the rules in the beginning, but i mean, come on, it seems like they're taking the easy way into the forum. especially since it does say in the 1st 3 threads, everything you need to know.


and while i'm on this , what's with all of the members getting spanked lately (ie; banned or having a time-out)? seems like the basics of the forum have been thrown to the side of the road lately.


ok, i'm done for tonight. not sure what seemed to have finally pissed me off tonight, but i just needed to vent.

so sorry if any of you noobs have read this, but if some of the simplest threads were read (ie; da rules) then this forum would run a little smoother.


but that's just my opinion.

 

I agree. Even if you don't know the rules a lot of it is common sense, like posting the same question in multiple sections, especially if the section isn't related to the question.

 

Just another reason why I'm sitting here at 2:30 on the morning of my birthday (plus, I have no life) .

 

Happy birthday rriddle3! How old are ya (if you dont mind saying)?

 

X2 on the happy birthday rriddle3!!!

 

Yea, Happy Birthday Rich.

About the postings . . . When you log on it is immediately obvious there are various sections. If you take the time to read the headings you then go to the relevent section don't you? Or is it just me? LOL

 

On web forum pages, for some reason, people are least likely to read a sticky post. I was discussing that with a few friends who run fishing forums. They said most new members don't read the sticky posts for at least a few days.

At this site people are usually coming here because they had a problem with their Blazer and this site usually shows up on Google searches. That is how I found it. Many of these folks seem to ask their question and thats about it. I stick around because I know I will have many more Blazer questions. This place is a pretty valuable resource. There is also a kinship that is found here. A lot of people may be new to forums and don't realize that behind a username is a real being.

 

59. Everything still works, and if you can read it, then your eyes are still good.

 

well, like everyone else said, a Happy (belated) Birthday brother.

and it's not that you don't have a life, it's that you just cram a ton more into it, by being on the forum.



i can still read it (i'm only 21 years behind you ).

funny how we never think most people are as old as they are on this forum.


@ least i never really did.