A suggestion or fiVe
I'm at work, and extremely busy, so I'll be brief.
I checked in earlier and learned about the bifurcation to Le Deux.
(I already think of it as "Re Deux", as in "redux", but that's another topic ...)
At first, I was shocked by the end of the other one (until I read Brian's post, and the link to this new one ...
I had only seen the lock on the thread in the table of contents).
However, seeing that it was Brian who made the shift, and trusting his judgment as a mod and a member of THR (knowing he's not prone to brash, irrational, unjust decisions), seeing that he not only offered up a spiffy title for the new cyberturf, but posted about his gun in it, not reading any warnings about too OT, or anything, the shock faded
quickly, replaced by a
mild concern or two, both of which have now dissipated (speaking only for myself).
[Added by edit: just read Brian's explanation, posted while I was writing this one. Sounds reasonable to me.]
Is the transition "good" or "bad", desirable or undesirable? Yes. Both, perhaps.
But, IMO, the "bad" will be a bit of momentary inconvenience, but no tragedy. I suspect it'll be "good". It may even encourage new folks in since it's not so intimidating for a read. We can always refer them to the archives for history ... [I'd suggest that we be extra diligent for a while, though, guiding new members as necessary as to the etiquette guidelines because they won't necessarily see how things worked out smoothly in the old house.]
So, a few suggestions,
off the top of my head: (remember: crazy busy, haven't thought through this carefully):
- Let's immediately carry the [strike]good[/strike] great vibe from the old cyberhouse to this new one. I don't remember any significant bickering in the other one; let's set the same goal for ourselves in the new digs, especially up front here in the entry way.
- I'd suggest that we start a thread in "technical help" to pursue discussions about whether size matters (<ahem> of a thread) in a technical way, or whether it's more of an aesthetic thing. I hope we can avoid too many tangents in this one about those kind of software etc technical questions.
- One topic I'd like to ask in that thread is, could the old one be temporarily stickied so that a few of us can more easily find it to retrieve some articles that we left over there when the move was done while we slept? [Anybody seen my Bianchi speed strip? It's loaded with Speer GD 135s in JT-mode (2+3).]
- As a challenge, each of us - especially those of us who've been in here for a while - could spend some time over the next few months re-reading the old thread, make a list of favorite posts, and post the list here (as another version of fiVe's 642-wiki/blog thing). The truly academic 642 heads will categorize them (ammo, repair, shooting tips, holster, best humor in da' house , etc, yada, etc .)
- Let's remember that this "club" (thread) is about the gun, first and foremost. BUT, the camaraderie - the personal touches, that let us know the people who are here, that keep it informative, interesting and even fun - is what keeps a lot of us posting. After all, if there were no people, there would be no gun.
I've got a few other thoughts about the concept of "club (thread)", too, for either here or another thread (perhaps in GGD), but ... crazy busy right now. Back to work.
Long live 642 ReDeux.
Long live 642 owners.
Best,
Nem A. Tocyst
Esq. & 642-head
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