Stupid Questions

[DCortez]

Originally Posted by randmplumbingllc

I know that it was all in fun, but this was the OP's FIRST post ! All I am sayin is to let newbee's get their feet wet before you drown them.

I hear ya, no sense in running people off.

You'll have to excuse some of the guys here, they saw that cow with it's head stuck under the fence, thought no one was looking, and couldn't help themselves!

[TexasRedneck]

Originally Posted by DCortez

You'll have to excuse some of the guys here, they saw that cow with it's head stuck under the fence, thought no one was looking, and couldn't help themselves!

Y'know, every time ah see yer avatar, ah think the same thing.....

[DCortez]

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

Y'know, every time ah see yer avatar, ah think the same thing.....

That cat cracks me up too, for a lot of reasons.


BTW, Grats on post #1,000

[TexasRedneck]

Originally Posted by DCortez

That cat cracks me up too, for a lot of reasons.

BTW, Grats on post #1,000

Dang - didn't even notice it was the 1k...thanks!

I always wonder just what happened to that cat....

[Texas42]

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

I stayed outta that one...but for a reason - I smelled a HUGE troll. With a "macho" tag like his, the very nature of his question (and the vagueness thereof) told me he was WANTING to stir stuff up - and when he did, he didn't like what he read. It's like some of the threads that get tossed out here from time to time, where the OP says "discuss". Screw that - I'm not someone's lab rat. Don't toss stuff into the middle of the room just for the sake of "discussion"....

I just thought he liked Hornady stuff. . . . though that doesn't seem to be the case.

PS- congrats on joining the over 1000 club (don't tell anyone about the secret designer jackets.............doh)

[TexasRedneck]

Originally Posted by Texas42

PS- congrats on joining the over 1000 club (don't tell anyone about the secret designer jackets.............doh)

Don't worry - mum's the word.

Can I get the engraving on the Wilson changed around a bit, though?

[TrailDust]

Originally Posted by Acetone

A suggestion maybe:

Newer members, say under 25 posts, have to have new threads approved by moderators before they are posted? Save everybody some face.

From a moderator's perspective, that's just not practical. A better route might be verifying that the new member has, in fact, read the forum rules. That might help some.

[M. Sage]

Originally Posted by txinvestigator

I think it is funny when someone decides to chastise someone who he feels should not have chastised someone.

Makes me think of that pot/kettle story.

Ahh, good times....

In this case he's right. Jumping on people for asking "stupid questions" drives new members away from a website and new people away from gun ownership in general.

[Texas1911]

From my experience with newbies and the gun world, and dealing with alot of people that just come in with absolutely no experience what-so-ever I can infer this:

1.) He might have been completely new.
2.) It's hard to have specificity when you know nothing about the topic at hand.
3.) Many people think the caliber question is valid, and don't understand the can of worms it brings.
4.) I need to do more to provide basic info for people so that we can refer them to it rather than slamming the door.

It's often easy for any of us to take things for granted. Guns are one of those things that people often get into with absolutely no understanding, and with a mind full of Hollywood imagery and "my friend told me ...".

I'm going to create a few more newbie's guides and expand the ones we have already. That way when those threads pop up we can refer them to the info and take care of the situation on both ends.

Thanks for making the thread Randm, it's kinda confirmed what I had suspected. I don't want to coddle retards, but at the same time, I don't want to push away people that have valid questions either.

[randmplumbingllc]

Originally Posted by Texas1911

From my experience with newbies and the gun world, and dealing with alot of people that just come in with absolutely no experience what-so-ever I can infer this:

1.) He might have been completely new.
2.) It's hard to have specificity when you know nothing about the topic at hand.
3.) Many people think the caliber question is valid, and don't understand the can of worms it brings.
4.) I need to do more to provide basic info for people so that we can refer them to it rather than slamming the door.

It's often easy for any of us to take things for granted. Guns are one of those things that people often get into with absolutely no understanding, and with a mind full of Hollywood imagery and "my friend told me ...".

I'm going to create a few more newbie's guides and expand the ones we have already. That way when those threads pop up we can refer them to the info and take care of the situation on both ends.

Thanks for making the thread Randm, it's kinda confirmed what I had suspected. I don't want to coddle retards, but at the same time, I don't want to push away people that have valid questions either.

Your welcome. I, like you, just want this site to have a good rep and prosper. I think this is a great site you have here.

Now, if I could find a HK91 and a HK93 for a fair price here in Texas ! Sheesh, some people think they are made of gold. That is for another thread (rant).