Why would I donate to THR?

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Sorry to add my unnecessary 2 cents (as it's all been pretty much said), but as a Newb, I appreciate the high level of moderation at THR -- I've read several other boards, and hate to have to pick through the trash to get to the valuable posts. This seems to be quite the opposite. Moderation has it's downside, but just like laws in a civil society, it's necessary to keep a quality board.
 
WHAT A BUNCH OF CLOWNS. And to think the point I was trying to make was that Mods here were arbitrary and capricious.

Well, Laaa teee frickin' daaaaaa.....

Who'd a thunk it....What a collection of self-serving a$$sholes. Trying to distort something to make themselves look different or better. Distorting the truth of the matter in order to make look like I was starting a thread to be a S**t
T stirrer.....You ought to be ashamed of yourselves.
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ha ha ha this made me laugh.

if it is so terrible here, what make you keep on coming back?

This board is quite anal in its constrictions on members comments, ancillary remarks, and off-topic comments.

That is the way it is.

Again, that you do not perceive it at such does not alter the reality that it is so.
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this also makes me laugh. Such things as 'anal' are like hot and cold, it isn't a measurement, it is a comparison based on experience.

Is this board more restrictive than some? Yes. But is it that they are good and we are anal? Or that we are good and they are out of control?

Yes, lots of threads get locked. Here's why.

1. Tight mission statement (pro right to keep and bear arms information, and actual firearms talk) which is enforced
2. Experience from years here, the mods know when a thread has run it's course and is starting to derail, or simply been done enough to have no further gain, etc.
 
Here's my nomination for the single sentence that best captures the spirit of this discussion:

arflattop said:
Moderation has it's downside, but just like laws in a civil society, it's necessary to keep a quality board.
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Well said.
 
In addition to THR, I am also a member of Glock Talk and Arfcom. Both of those are fine forums with a wealth of information, but it's like walking into a frat house for information.

Sure, some of the fraternity brothers may be sober, some may even be 4.0 students with a lot to contribute with the ability to carry on an adult conversation. Others may be incredibly drunk while others may think they're still the 8th grade and fart=funny.

I enjoy the occasional juvenile remark, but it gets real old, real quick, when the better part of every thread has them. SIIHPAPP was funny the first time. Not so much the 30th time. (mods, delete that line if it is too off-color.)

Oleg has chosen to not run a frat house. THR has one of the highest signal-to-noise ratios of any firearm site on the net. I've learned a lot here, since the membership includes newbies, oldies, hunters, cops, soliders, marines, gunsmiths, teenagers, college students, mall ninjas, engineers, black rifle guys, collectors, wheelgunners, shotgunners, and pretty much everything else.
 
Well, at the risk of beating this thing to death, Id like to state the following. I've just became a senior member. I like the tone and caliber of this site, very much. The members here have saved myself, like a previous poster, many hundreds of dollars.
My rekindling of a sport that I had to abandon for a number of years is due, in great part, to this forum.
I too am probably considered by some as a bit straight laced, or narrow minded, or an old fuddy duddy. So be it. My wife and I have raised 5 children who sometimes challenged our views but as there are now six grandchildren around they now embrace those views.
Age maturity and wisdon are hard won. I for one congratulate the moderators of this forum, and thank them and the other members for their fine contributions. Now I will put away my soapbox and slip quietly to my reloading bench. thanks all and Happy New Year from snowy Northern Maine.
 
Oleg : Steve, I am going to start a new Forum since TFL is closing; do you have any Southern Advice to offer?

Steve : Yeah, just remember what brung ya, and for Admins, Staff and Mods the rule is:

Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey and More Money.

Oleg: So what if we have trouble makers?

Steve: Got a deal for that too: Fight, Fornicate or go for yer Gun.

Been working so far, no need to change what works...

Just send the damn check, or ride out of town.
 
Its amazing self proclaimed intelligentsia whine and protest when they do not necessarily get to go into others houses to protest without constraint but likely you would not be welcome to speak contrary or rudely in their home or business.

I agree with the old saying old "don't let the door hit ya..."

And I have been "corrected" here before and I like quite a few others here am adult enough to understand and appreciate the multiple chances I have gotten...
 
I'm not looking for an argument, far from it. This is more in terms of an explanation.
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Well then why are you giving your explanation to the members? We don't moderate you. If you really weren't looking for an argument you would have just private messaged the site admin(s).

See like if I were an admin, I would permanently ban your just based on how arrogant you come off as. But you know, I'm not a mod so, I guess your safe.
 
I know I'm late, but I just want the mods to know that I think they're doing a great job. One of the things I like about THR is the amount of work the mods do keeping things on topic... I think the OP's comments are without validity.
 
well im not going to read every single post on all 4 pages because frankly its waaaaay too dramatic for me. i'm just going to post my own opinion.

I've been griped at once for not going high road, i wasnt banned and my thread was NOT locked i was just asked if i could edit it, which i willingly did. Since then i have realized (thanks to being on other forums) why the rules on here are the way they are, and i not only obey these rules but i embrace them. I find them very good to have, especially when the subject of firearms can be taken extremely out of context by the anti's. all thats needed is one anti reading a thread where 50 cowboys are discussing how they would break the law to get away with something, or threatening eachother to start a huge issue. The main rule when using a weapon should also be used when discussing a weapon, keep your maturity and wits about you at all times, and always remember thinking is a good option :)
 
Every day of my advancing age just FORCES me to add to the list of people who can just please notice the mistletoe attached to my coattail.Lewis Wetzel made that list.
 
Y'all can stop beating the dead horse, I think the guy likely got banned a couple of pages ago.


Probably a troll anyway.
 
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Oleg: So what if we have trouble makers?

Steve: Got a deal for that too: Fight, Fornicate or go for yer Gun.
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Now let's not be too hasty about asking the moderators to close this thread. Doesn't anyone else want to hear more about that second option in Steve's reply? :)

I just had a horrible thought. Is it possible that the moderators will let this thread continue forever to demonstrate why they lock other threads?
 
The Old Fuff can't take this wild stuff. :what: :what:

What might come next??? Where are our faithful moderators when one is needed???

Oh, the horror of it all.... :D :D :D :D :D
 
Bit of background for the OP:

For years, we'd all see an occasional post, or thread, asking how one could donate money to help cover THR's operating costs. The answer to that question used to be, "You can't. Sorry."

The thread from which I suppose that this thread was split answers the same, recurring question with, "Now you can. Here's how."

Too bad about all of the ruffled feathers.

sm, it's good to see you back.
 
Look a bandwagon!!!!

Seriously, having been on the internet since the rec.guns days, the "tactics list" and having seen how bad it can get, I really appreciate this forum. Without moderation the combination of the internet, firearms, stupidity, and heat will turn every exchange into simple dumbassery. Locking threads is not banning users. Keep up the good work, mods.
 
Robert Hairless wrote :
Now let's not be too hasty about asking the moderators to close this thread. Doesn't anyone else want to hear more about that second option in Steve's reply?
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This may come as a surprise to folks, but any chance of me gaining sainthood went out the window by the time I was age 3. *grin*

Life is Life and nobody said one always had to sugar coat what needs saying or doing, even being civil and polite, one sometimes just has to ..well ...
Some folks are more thick headed than others...

i.e.
Private In house Forums for a Corporation and I of all folks am one on Staff ....yeah, surprised the hell out of me too.

So these are Professional Folks and in a Professional Setting.
One guy makes six figures and is a big deal.
Great.
Respect and Professional Courtesy is what is expected on this Forum.
Just be civil and polite, and we had a sub-forum for dirty jokes and other tacky things.
I mean folks wanted to vent and all and it was allowed.

This guy is attacking folks.

Fight : so I PM him and remind him of Protocols ( yeah me using words like "protocols" - scary huh?)

Fornicate : He keeps up so ...err..."screw it" and I lock him out.
"You locked out a Big Guy with clout, that makes six figures...." the Big Bosses asked me.
"Yep, sure did. I have respect for the guy , still he had to put on his britches one leg at a time just like I do".

They backed me up - and this guy - actually - apologized.
[He does not apologize to folks...still he did...nobody had had ever went toe to toe with him...I ain't got good sense...]

Gun: Well he really pulled a good one. My gut got to wondering as it does and come to find out some things were "not right".

I pulled the trigger on him on the forum...
He ain't doing what he used to, investigations were quite interesting.

Don't look at me, I was volunteered to do that Staff bit - just folks teach folks how to treat them and this one fellow just needed the Three F's Applied is all.

You should see what how I handle a kid' forum. Long Distance Learning with "forum" or "chat room".
You ain't lived until you deal with kids from age 3 to age 7.
I had more fun and learned a lot with them kids ( parents and teachers).

Older bunch we did "rock, paper scissors" and young ones we did "gummy sharks".

Humm, maybe we need to try gummy sharks on THR? LOL

Yes boys and girls, one got real gummy sharks for participation and doing assignments, and one gave up real gummy sharks for not doing work or acting up.

Do they make Gummy Guns?...I gots an idea...*Grin*

Donate : I do stuff my way for THR and not all of Staff "really" knows what the hell I do.
Heck even I sometimes don't.



The Reality is, Forums of some type have always existed throughout history , before I was born.
Forums will continue in some fashion long after I am dead.
I ain't that big of a deal.

So-
One is left to access themselves, THR, any Fora, and if they want to participate, donate and if so, how to do so.

This ain't rocket science ya know...*wink*
 
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Fornicate : He keeps up so ...err..."screw it" and I lock him out.
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Oh darn.Just when it looks like we're getting to the good stuff it turns out we aren't. Now I don't care if this thread is closed. :)
 
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