Re: This message board should be renamed to O/T Ta

Posted by Billy NY on September 21, 2005 at 09:59:21 from (64.12.117.7):

In Reply to: This message board should be renamed to O/T Talk! posted by Dan on September 21, 2005 at 07:39:05:

I think since this board has been running under this current format ( how many years ? ) the 3 top categories Tractor Talk, Tool Talk and Implement Alley, seem to be where many things are discussed, some boards have the brand name you are looking for, O/T, others don't and it really makes no difference, as this being an internet community in a manner of speaking, people will bring up all kinds of subjects to discuss no matter what label is on the can. I've seen posts like yours many times throughout the years, trying to narrow down a particular category and it never really seems necessary, 99% of the participants on these boards are extremely polite, highly considerate and usually within the subject matter, when they are not, you do see the O/T in the subject line most times, acknowleging that the person who started the thread is aware of that, and is letting you know. It is simple to not read something of no interest, and no matter what way a particular category is influenced by it's label, you can never please everyone, so leaving it open really eliminates the problem, forget the label, it's a formality. This is similar to prohibiting non-members on some boards which has been discussed many times and it always seems that by doing so it would isolate many people who have great things to offer, registering is fine, some boards do it, but nothing like leaving the door open and hanging up the welcome sign ! Hey this is mainstream agricultural America, weekend warrior farmer, part time equipment user, urban tractor restorer, common tinkerer, ( me LOL )country living, midweek escape for some, junk collector, salvage person, tractor jockey, Joe Dirt ( auto trader !- great movie )..... + how many other kinds of people ( no offense re: above descriptions ) getting together to enjoy what I've always thought was an excellent discussion board for anyone even remotely interested in the broad subjects covered here. It's not a bad point but I honestly think that sometimes one can open one of these categories on any given day, scroll down, see a whole bunch of posts, none of much interest, but then come back another time and will spend an evening reading. Did you ever notice that say when your internet service was down or the PC offline or you are just too damn busy to be able to sit and participate, when you do come back, there is an abundance of good reading ? Not sure what else to say, some people will make your point just in an attempt to start trouble or create a large conflict, but I'm sure that is not the case here, I've seen a few that were almost comical, makes you wonder how often they get out of the house ! LOL ! Actually, it makes no difference to me, in my humble opinion, it's just nice to know there are boards like these around, a lot of good is done by them, and a lot of people have become good friends because of it.

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