A Melancholy Lament
02-07-2016, 05:48 AM
#23
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: The "empire" state-NY
Posts: 583
As I sit here puffing on my pipe and sipping fifteen year old single malt while perusing the forum I find myself in a melancholy mood.
I miss the days when the forum was much less contentious. The days when there were a lot of range reports posted with target pictures. The days when members posted an experience with some gun or load and it was discussed in a friendly and respectful manner. The days when opinions could be sought and recommendations made without someone's input being ridiculed or engendering rancorous replies.
I find myself enjoying the forum less than I once did. Where I once read every thread start to finish, I now find myself scanning some threads and reading only the comments of members I have come to respect. I find myself totally bypassing all comments from chronic flamers and nitpicking wordsmiths. That strikes me as a sad thing.
Perhaps this downward trend will turn itself around. Maybe when the more congenial weather of Spring arrives more of us will be shooting and posting our results. Maybe we'll discuss the gun/load/results in a lighter mood. I sure hope so.
I miss the days when the forum was much less contentious. The days when there were a lot of range reports posted with target pictures. The days when members posted an experience with some gun or load and it was discussed in a friendly and respectful manner. The days when opinions could be sought and recommendations made without someone's input being ridiculed or engendering rancorous replies.
I find myself enjoying the forum less than I once did. Where I once read every thread start to finish, I now find myself scanning some threads and reading only the comments of members I have come to respect. I find myself totally bypassing all comments from chronic flamers and nitpicking wordsmiths. That strikes me as a sad thing.
Perhaps this downward trend will turn itself around. Maybe when the more congenial weather of Spring arrives more of us will be shooting and posting our results. Maybe we'll discuss the gun/load/results in a lighter mood. I sure hope so.
I shoot a lot, lurk occasionally, and post less.
I'll daresay this forum needs "new blood" with new ideas/questions/experiences/opinions, but it'd be run off quickly, I imagine...
02-08-2016, 06:34 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
Posts: 1,628
02-08-2016, 07:27 AM
#26
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
02-08-2016, 08:32 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
Posts: 1,628
