Why are our HOMETOWN thread been kidnappped???

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why are our HOMETOWN thread been kidnappped???

Posted: 7/31/2005 5:46:11 PM EDT

There are a few threads taken out, snatched, kidnapped.

Why?

If we wish to share something amongst us, why is it taken???

Posted: 7/31/2005 5:48:06 PM EDT

[#1]

Orders from the top. This is not General Discussion Jr. If a thread is more appropriate for that forum, that is where it goes.

Posted: 7/31/2005 6:00:28 PM EDT

[#2]

Unfair!

Those guys are a bunch of nutcases. They take every post and twist it into some mindless...

Um, never mind.

Posted: 7/31/2005 6:03:49 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Orders from the top.

This is not General Discussion Jr. If a thread is more appropriate for that forum, that is where it goes.

Ya vol.

Posted: 7/31/2005 6:43:44 PM EDT

[#4]

Posted: 7/31/2005 7:04:14 PM EDT

[#5]

It is the same guideline that has always been in effect from the start of the Hometown Forums.

Posted: 7/31/2005 8:02:43 PM EDT

[#6]

All you threads are belong to us

Where might we members find these hometown rules?

Posted: 7/31/2005 8:46:38 PM EDT

[#7]

I was wondering how the 10th planet thread starting having post from other states. I thought the damn Active Topics got turned on again. Then I noticed it said "General Discussion" and I was like, WTF? I know this wasn't in GD before?!

So it sounds like the HTFs will become ghost towns for the most part. The majority of the stuff discussed here is not necessarily 100% related to the state itself. Right now, 11 of the 25 links on the first page could easily be considered GD and not HTF. Sure, they deal with someone from WA, but they could be anything.

It seems the HTFs have suffered from their success. I scan the GD, but I give up after the 2nd page. There is just too much crap happening to fast in there. No way to keep up. Some of the topics I like, but mostly I'd rather hang out in here and talk to you jokers!

Even if it is the same stuff being discussed in GD.

Here is another observation. How about all the firearms related questions in GD? Shouldn't they also be kicked around to their proper forums? Shouldn't all the "9mm vs 45 ACP" be moved to the ammo discussion under the Handguns forum? Shouldn't all the Q's about AKs be moved to the AK forums?

Welcome to dulls-ville, population declining every day....

Posted: 7/31/2005 8:50:10 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Welcome to dulls-ville, population declining every day....

I just paid for another year........

Posted: 7/31/2005 9:21:26 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Here is another observation. How about all the firearms related questions in GD? Shouldn't they also be kicked around to their proper forums? Shouldn't all the "9mm vs 45 ACP" be moved to the ammo discussion under the Handguns forum? Shouldn't all the Q's about AKs be moved to the AK forums?

Look closer, that is being done.

It works for me.

Now had astronomers in WA, say over at WSU been out in the corn field one night drinking 30 packs of Rainer looked up and found that planet then it would have been a WA topic. Right?

Posted: 7/31/2005 9:23:02 PM EDT

[#10]

Orders from the top. This is not General Discussion Jr. If a thread is more appropriate for that forum, that is where it goes.

JAFO= Just Another Friggin Officer

Hmmmmmm. Lt Calley? Is that you?!?!??!?

C'Mon man.....if it's started by a WA team member, in the WA forum....doesn't that imply the poster wants to obtain a REGIONAL point of view??????

Huh? How's that for shithouse lawyerin'?

Posted: 7/31/2005 10:16:51 PM EDT

[#11]

Talking about weird stuff... I cannot e-mail people anylonger. And I cannot subscribe to new threads anylonger. Any changes in policy?

Posted: 7/31/2005 11:19:51 PM EDT

[#12]

K, so I cut down posting to anywhere except my forum and here, no it looks like posting here is out of the question.

Posted: 8/1/2005 6:10:28 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
K, so I cut down posting to anywhere except my forum and here, no it looks like posting here is out of the question.

Tweak, do you have another forum?

Posted: 8/1/2005 6:23:17 AM EDT

[#14]

it's easy to figure out which forum I Mod

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Posted: 8/1/2005 7:14:06 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
C'Mon man.....if it's started by a WA team member, in the WA forum....doesn't that imply the poster wants to obtain a REGIONAL point of view??????

I agree. If I post something in GD it's because I want it there. Generally any technical questions go in the tech forums but sometimes I want a LOCAL opinion for a reason and I'll post it in HTF. There shouldn't be anything wrong with that.

Next thing you know we'll have to take everything to chat

Posted: 8/1/2005 8:19:56 AM EDT

[#16]

Keeping GD topics out of the hometown has been the direction since I've been a moderator here. Nothing has changed. I have moved many threads to a forum where they were more appropriate. The only difference is that now the post is automatically revised to show a link to the forum the thread has been moved to.

I will suggest Staff write up some rules to post specifically for the Hometown forums since it seems some would like to see it in writing. It is up to them if they do it. I can only pass on the suggestion.

I do seem to recall that when Ed Sr and 1GR wanted the hometown forums, someone else did not, for fear it would just create mini-GD's for everyone to go to. At least I believe it was those who wanted these forums created.

Posted: 8/1/2005 9:12:12 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

I do seem to recall that when Ed Sr and 1GR wanted the hometown forums, someone else did not, for fear it would just create mini-GD's for everyone to go to. At least I believe it was those who wanted these forums created.

The reasons for the HTF's to exist, are primarily to get people from a state to organize socially as well as politically and discuss topics that specifically pertain to their sub-population of members.

This does not mean you cannot talk about other things here,but if technical,then put it in the corresponding forum.The same goes for GD topics,EE,etc.

It is like a newpaper.

Local news in one page,national,international,social,etc in their respective and appropriate places.

Posted: 8/1/2005 9:51:57 AM EDT

[#18]

A little organization never hurt anybody.

There are things I want to share with the locals, because I know them, and I know their interests. I want them to see it, as opposed to throwing out into GD and hoping they catch it.

As a suggestion, it doesn't seem unreasonable to post it in GD or the appropriate tech forum and drop a note in the HTF to bring it to Team WA's attention. If that's not OK, I'll learn to live with it.

I've seen people post in GD and get flamed for a thread that the general population doesn't understand or doesn't care about. I know some members just don't read GD.

Then there are Olympic Arms threads. Guaranteed to bring massive flames when posted in any forum except maybe WA, where it only brings large flames, LOL.

Posted: 8/1/2005 10:08:21 AM EDT

[#19]

I mostly stay out of GD because there is too much BS to try to weed out. I much rather see what the locals are up to. If someone wants to talk/share about something from their personal life here in WA then I don't think it would be cool to move it to GD. Even though it could have been posted in GD. My $0.02.....

Posted: 8/1/2005 10:59:11 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
There are things I want to share with the locals, because I know them, and I know their interests. I want them to see it, as opposed to throwing out into GD and hoping they catch it.

Then there are Olympic Arms threads. Guaranteed to bring massive flames when posted in any forum except maybe WA, where it only brings large flames, LOL.

I leave that discretion up to your mod.If it is something serious like divorce,illness,etc and you want to keep it out of GD,I am sure JAFO will leave it here.
The name of a 10th planet I do not think would qualify though

And yes,by all means,leave the Olympic threads here as much as possible.Disguise the thread as "Who wants to take a tour of OA?",or something similar if you have to,but try to keep it out of the flammable fora.

Posted: 8/1/2005 11:15:41 AM EDT

[#21]

Posted: 8/1/2005 11:19:16 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
chilirat.com/post_images/work_hard/dont_work_too_hard.gif

How in the hell did you get a video of me at work!?

Posted: 8/1/2005 12:50:51 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Quoted:
There are things I want to share with the locals, because I know them, and I know their interests. I want them to see it, as opposed to throwing out into GD and hoping they catch it.

Then there are Olympic Arms threads. Guaranteed to bring massive flames when posted in any forum except maybe WA, where it only brings large flames, LOL.

I leave that discretion up to your mod.If it is something serious like divorce,illness,etc and you want to keep it out of GD,I am sure JAFO will leave it here.
The name of a 10th planet I do not think would qualify though

And yes,by all means,leave the Olympic threads here as much as possible.Disguise the thread as "Who wants to take a tour of OA?",or something similar if you have to,but try to keep it out of the flammable fora.

Posted: 8/1/2005 8:11:58 PM EDT

[#24]

If someone mentiones their state in a GD post, does it get the boot to the appropriate HTF?

[Arsineo Hall] something that makes you go, hhhmmmmmm. [/Arsineo Hall]

Posted: 8/1/2005 8:19:38 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
If someone mentiones their state in a GD post, does it get the boot to the appropriate HTF?

[Arsineo Hall] something that makes you go, hhhmmmmmm. [/Arsineo Hall]

Oh no...I've gone Crosseyed

Posted: 8/1/2005 8:37:07 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Quoted:
There are things I want to share with the locals, because I know them, and I know their interests. I want them to see it, as opposed to throwing out into GD and hoping they catch it.

Then there are Olympic Arms threads. Guaranteed to bring massive flames when posted in any forum except maybe WA, where it only brings large flames, LOL.

I leave that discretion up to your mod.If it is something serious like divorce,illness,etc and you want to keep it out of GD,I am sure JAFO will leave it here.
The name of a 10th planet I do not think would qualify though

And yes,by all means,leave the Olympic threads here as much as possible.Disguise the thread as "Who wants to take a tour of OA?",or something similar if you have to,but try to keep it out of the flammable fora.

Perhaps a NERD forum?

Posted: 8/1/2005 8:51:57 PM EDT

[#27]

Too much moderation is a bad thing too.

I enjoy posting in the hometown forum because I've shared beers and lunch with many of the guys here at LCR and GF shoots. I enjoy their company, opinions and discussions. For me..it allows me to add some context because I know what some of them would say in real life. Some of us are meeting a few times a month to shoot, shoot the shit, etc.

All I ask is that this forum NOT be castrated because of moderator power tripping.

Posted: 8/1/2005 9:31:47 PM EDT

[#28]

All Olympic Arms threads in the WA HTF......

This is gonna be great!!!

I wonder when they'll start moving them in?

Posted: 8/1/2005 9:50:12 PM EDT

[#29]

I miss my PCR99.

Posted: 8/1/2005 11:10:59 PM EDT

[#30]

It's not kidnapping, it's sending them to concentration camp. Like it, you will !

We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder "censorship," we call it "concern for commercial viability."
* David Mamet

Posted: 8/1/2005 11:51:07 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Perhaps a NERD forum?

Take your pick

Computers

Gaming

Airsoft

Posted: 8/2/2005 4:25:58 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
Too much moderation is a bad thing too.

All I ask is that this forum NOT be castrated because of moderator power tripping.

I happen to know your moderator personally -and sorry to say- I also know the Staff member in charge of "this here" entire HTF

(it was his idea to create such a place)

.Neither of them are bad people on power trips.

JAFO is a quiet,nice and friendly person,definitely on no power trip.He "ain't" going to castrate no HTF.I don't think he would want to touch "the things" that come off when you castrate something!.Right Jimbo?

Posted: 8/2/2005 6:32:44 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
I miss my PCR99.

I'd sell you my PCR-00, but then my ARF name would be ridiculous.

Posted: 8/2/2005 7:25:43 AM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:

JAFO is a quiet,nice and friendly person,definitely on no power trip.He "ain't" going to castrate no HTF.I don't think he would want to touch "the things" that come off when you castrate something!.Right Jimbo?

JAFO is good people. He's the kind of guy who goes to bat for his friends.

All the WA people I have met are first rate in my book. I've seen just about everybody get raked over the coals either in the HTF or at the events, or both. Getting into each others shit is part of the fun, but a rather annoying part of it, at times.

I know some people don't like each other as well as they might, but this ain't anyplace to have a thin skin.

In my case, I've tried to let everybody know I have PTSD and I know I get intense sometimes. I hope that everyone can bear with me, but I understand it when they want to take a break from me. I'm just another person, no better, and sometimes a little worse than most.

There is one moderator who knows how to deal with people. When I drop into his forum and create a disturbance, he edits my posts. The last one he changed to "IM me for Hot Gay Sex". That's cheating, but he knows how to win an argument. LMAO!

Good luck moderating the forum, JAFO...better you than me!

Posted: 8/2/2005 7:43:43 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
He "ain't" going to castrate no HTF.I don't think he would want to touch "the things" that come off when you castrate something!.Right Jimbo?

I do not want to touch anything, hear about it, or see it.

So you've been to the Gunner Land Ranch, have ya?

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