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SchwartzStock Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1018 Location: SchwarzWald Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2010	New Thread - Off Topic Apr 10^th, 2024 at 3:46am	Print Post
	Hey mods, how about a new thread "Off Topic" for anything that does not fit in "General Discussions"?

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LRF Oldtimer Offline Posts: 547 Location: MN Joined: May 8^th, 2010	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #1 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 6:02am	Print Post
	Could you give a couple examples?


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SchwartzStock Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1018 Location: SchwarzWald Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2010	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #2 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 7:27am	Print Post
	Cooking, fishing...

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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1231 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 7:35am	Print Post
	Had one for years. It was hard for some folks to follow rules. Turned in to playground squabble that cast a poor light. I do miss some of it, but am glad it is gone. We are a more polite forum without it.

	Life Member ASSRA, OGCA & TSGC I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters........ Frank Lloyd Wright
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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1062 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #4 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 8:02am	Print Post
	oughtsix wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 7:35am: Had one for years. It was hard for some folks to follow rules. Turned in to playground squabble that cast a poor light. I do miss some of it, but am glad it is gone. We are a more polite forum without it. Agree. It could be entertaining, but somehow got out of hand.... I think we have been better without it....... CHRIS


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LRF Oldtimer Offline Posts: 547 Location: MN Joined: May 8^th, 2010	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 8:58am	Print Post
	rgchristensen wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 8:02am: oughtsix wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 7:35am: Had one for years. It was hard for some folks to follow rules. Turned in to playground squabble that cast a poor light. I do miss some of it, but am glad it is gone. We are a more polite forum without it. Agree. It could be entertaining, but somehow got out of hand.... I think we have been better without it....... CHRIS I also agree.


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1035 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 9:42am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 9:05am: I used it to post pictures of my rock habit. Isn’t that where you set your record?


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #7 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 10:01am	Print Post
	One of the things I like the best about this forum is it doesn't have an Off Topic area. I like that we talk guns and not what we had for dinner, or other off topic stuff. Lots of other forums to join and discuss cooking or any number of other non gun topics.

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4046 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #8 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 10:12am	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 10:01am: One of the things I like the best about this forum is it doesn't have an Off Topic area. I like that we talk guns and not what we had for dinner, or other off topic stuff. Lots of other forums to join and discuss cooking or any number of other non gun topics. It'll inevitably devolve to politics, and we know where that went.

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ledball Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1008 Location: syracuse, ohio Joined: Nov 20^th, 2009	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #9 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 11:41am	Print Post
	We are better without it. Ledball


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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1303 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #10 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 11:57am	Print Post
	I agree the forum is better off without it. I would also like to thank the Moderators for keeping it civil here. Another forum I visit almost daily has great information, but nearly every thread, at some point, moves to political and/or member abuse, with no correction from the Moderators. Bob

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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2493 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #11 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 12:17pm	Print Post
	When I decided to get back into photography after the advent of digital SLRs, I frequently a forum that was segmented in an equipment section by brand. I was amazed by how nasty some posters could be in their criticism of certain brands and models. I don’t think there was much moderation and it showed. Unfortunately the $2500 camera I bought back then is obsolete and not worth much. The lens has some value but the body is not worth shipping charges.

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SchwartzStock Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1018 Location: SchwarzWald Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2010	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #12 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	My experience with off-topic threads is very limited. The Vintage Mustang Forum has several threads that are focused on cooking, knives, travel etc. that have not devolved into politics. The mods seem to have a tight rein on it. I have seen a couple of warnings, conversations locked, and users banned over the past three years but very rare. Actually, I think warnings to oldtimers to be nice to the new guys are more frequent than anything else. Once in a while there have been posters blocked but for the most part the forum as a whole also enjoys those threads. The Cobra forum (Ford Cobra) on the other hand is so shut down I got banned as a spammer when I first tried to join. The problem was they did not have an introduction thread. I searched and found a thread that seems liked where to do a first post. I posted but the previous poster was banned and somehow a mod decided I was the same person and banned me. I tried to make contact with the mods but nothing worked, tried using different emails... Of course the owner(s) of this forum are free to do what they will, just thought there was room for a little "Ablenkung" (distraction)

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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1035 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #13 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 12:26pm	Print Post
	bpjack wrote on Apr 10^th, 2024 at 12:17pm: When I decided to get back into photography after the advent of digital SLRs, I frequently a forum that was segmented in an equipment section by brand. I was amazed by how nasty some posters could be in their criticism of certain brands and models. I don’t think there was much moderation and it showed. Unfortunately the $2500 camera I bought back then is obsolete and not worth much. The lens has some value but the body is not worth shipping charges. Depending on the camera and if it has a screen, it might make a dandy spotting scope that you wouldn’t have to change positions to see the target.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2493 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: New Thread - Off Topic Reply #14 - Apr 10^th, 2024 at 1:59pm	Print Post
	On a small sensor digital camera, a 500mm lens is only about 16X. My Canon 20D body only has a small screen and would be unacceptable for spotting holes at 200 yds.

	ASSRA # 11318 Plethora? You say I have a plethora?.
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