what i like about this site.

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In addition to the above sentiments, I like the fact that it’s fairly easy to post photos, you know, those things that are worth a thousand words! Written instructions and descriptions have their limits. Nothing like a photo or diagram to avoid confusion.

...to say nothing about the expertise and beauty of gun porn...

:)
 
LiveLife said:
NoTechTyranny is the off topic forum of THR - https://notechtyranny.com

All the things you were afraid to post on THR, you can post there. Yeah, really.

And the same personalities. :D

Have fun!
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I went and read over there when I couldn’t sleep this morning. It’s not very active! I was hoping for a bustling hub of contentiousness.

thanks for the tip and the link!
 
many other sites have personalities that take over and rip and tear. its no fun their because every thing you post is dumb and they are always right. dont find that here. i like to share knowledge as almost 80 years old i have some to share. i also like to learn, never too old to learn. cant wait until my s and w 617 sets in, im going to burn a brick or 2 right away. i will find out if its good or not.
 
LiveLife said:
NoTechTyranny is the off topic forum of THR - https://notechtyranny.com

All the things you were afraid to post on THR, you can post there. Yeah, really.

And the same personalities. :D

Have fun!

OK, back on topic.

Yes, I too came from other gun forums and I am amazed at things I have learned on THR ... There are some truly knowledgeable members with some amazing life experiences.
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Thank you so much for the link.

That makes me posting things here a little easier.
 
One thing I like about this site is I feel the moderators here tend do an great job.
I for one appreciate their efforts.
 
The wealth of knowledge on this forum is great. Always learning stuff here
 
This is easily the best gun website in existence.

I also was unaware if the NoTechTyranny site. I am now registered. Hopefully that wss not a mistake!

I will say that I understand why THR has no political threads. I also will say that the brief "Has the world gone crazy?" thread was immensely therapeutic. I live on the west coast and was beginning to wonder if I was the only person in the country who was mystified by the current goings-on.
 
Ironicaintit said:
I do appreciate the style of this forum, for sure.

however, I do sometimes wish there was an off topic section. Some of the personalities on here, you can just tell they’re itching to reference something, but it’s verboten.

And it’s these same guys I’d want to have those discussions with.
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That would be good. There are some wise people here who have some great insight on some things a lot more valuable than "9mm vs. 45 ACP?" Once in a while that type of thread surfaces, I enjoy them while they last and often find them very interesting. Unfortunately they sometimes get shut down because they are considered off topic, but here's an example that I thought was great.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/gun-collections-left-in-passing.869577/
I suppose it survived because it was tied more directly to guns.

Here's one that didn't survive, but was pretty interesting while it lasted.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/if-i-dont-go-south.869904/

It'd be good to have a forum here like The Community Forum on RFC.
 
Catman42 said:
no polictics that i know of and no religion. just guys and gals who want to learn about guns and how to make them shoot better. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AND THAT IS A RELIEF TO SOME ONE WHO HAS BEEN ON OTHER SITES THAT IF YOUR NOT IN THEIR BOX YOU ARE NOTHING.thanks again to this site for just letting us teach and also learn for
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On the one hand, yes. On the other, THR's long-ago attempts at more freewheeling discussion made it livelier, and more three dimensional. The politeness and specificity of topics you appreciate come at the cost of relatively heavy-handed moderation. It's fine for Derek to run the site as he sees fit, but I suspect it's not so great if sustainable user growth were the goal.
 
What first attracted me to THR was that it had the right blend of not tolerating a bunch of bloodthirsty racist gun store commando chatter, while allowing interesting conversation.

Unfortunately, since that time it has slipped into a sort of coded/euphemistic bloodthirsty that is at times actively pushed by moderators, plus actively bad moderation in some areas. Some of the moderators are great, some of them actively abuse their powers to make themselves feel better to the detriment of legitimate on-topic conversation. I guess that happened when the whole Oleg thing went down.

The notechtyrany site, from what I’ve seen, seems to go in the direction of tolerating open racism, so I’m not sure I’m too keen on posting there.
 
Ed Ames said:
The notechtyrany site, from what I’ve seen, seems to go in the direction of tolerating open racism, so I’m not sure I’m too keen on posting there.
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Not trying to be contrarian or give you grief here, but I’m curious what you saw that made you think that.
i haven’t joined (yet), so I have no stake in it, but in my lurking there I didn’t notice any racism.
Could you link to an example? Thanks
 
I think the this forum is weaker, not stronger, because of the ban on anything smacking of politics. Like it or not, everything to do with guns is political. A sizable part of the American population supports political activities intended to end or limit the rights we possess under the 2nd Amendment. Those that think that because they are not involved in criminal or violent activities that the politics of gun rights and gun control does not affect them are just deluding themselves. Hunters that are not part of the fight, not members of the NRA, will be sorely disappointed when the anti-gunners come after them for their bolt action rifles and their pump or break open shotguns because to the anti-gunner, all guns are evil and all gun owners are evil people. THR can be civil and rationale even if political discussion was permitted, in my opinion. But then again, I was banned from the Smith and Wesson forum because I stated the obvious, i.e., that the Democrats were anti gun.
 
The forums are moderate well. The content restrictions are reasonable and enforced properly. There is no incivility. There are many very knowledgeable participants. Briefly stated: it is what a forum should be.
 
Ironicaintit said:
Not trying to be contrarian or give you grief here, but I’m curious what you saw that made you think that.
i haven’t joined (yet), so I have no stake in it, but in my lurking there I didn’t notice any racism.
Could you link to an example? Thanks
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For example there was a post discussing covid and masks where a poster described their decision criteria for when to wear them and it was just racial prejudice.
 
Now this may upset some of you but we've let this thread go on a bit.
So I will comment that:
1. There is a free market of gun fora and other social media outlets that will let you express your political, racial, sexual and religious opinons.
2. For the General gun subforum: "Meet fellow forum members, find a common ground. Introduce new people to responsible firearm ownership. Posts must be related to firearms."

Thus, I'm closing this. If you have a problem with a moderator action, report the post, we all will read the report and see if you were mistreated or have no grounds for complaint.
 
P5 Guy said:
I find it hard to understand how firearms laws can be discussed without bringing in politics.
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Politics that are relevant to a specific issue, bill, law or what have you are allowed so long as it doesn't devolve into mindless platitudes and feces throwing. Which it always does. There are some members that are just not capable of conducting themselves as an adult in the conversation.

After years of doing this I can guarantee that the best threads are always killed by two or three people who refuse to stay focused and see THR as their personal soap box from which to preach any moronic idea they wish. Not all Democrats are trying to take away our guns, not all Republicans are our friends. California and Colorado are not spelled with a K. That's the kind of juvenile thinking that gets an otherwise good post or thread deleted or closed. We are better than that, or we should be. In a ideal world we would be able to discuss politics is a broader sense. In an ideal world adults would act like such.

THR is a privately owned forum and as such can place limits on the conduct and speech of it's members. Everyone here agreed to the code of conduct when they signed up. If that code no longer acceptable or you have no intention in complying with it, then I would suggest THR is not the place for you.
 
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