I went back and re read that whole thing and first, it doesn't appear to me the OP had a real QUESTION, but rather thought that what he posed would stir a lively debate and create a long thread and help him become part of the group.(nothing wrong with that per se) And I say that because that topic has been beat to death on every gun forum, at every gun shop, at the barber shop...you name it, anywhere guns an ammo are discussed. . You would have to be living under a rock, or be an absolute newbee to the gun world not to have seen long discussions that subject that generally go no where except everyone agreeing that their caliber of choice is acceptable.
Should the OP have been coddled a little because he['s new... yeah maybe, but he also could have come back with some sort of light-hearted banter to diffuse the situation.
Thanks Navy!
I have a post back a ways that I deleted and left the comment "no comment"
You said what I was trying to say without coming off as a asshat - Thank you!
I suspect that the OP was young and may have not yet learned the skills to diffuse a situation such as this one.
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.
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.....
That cat cracks me up too, for a lot of reasons.
BTW, Grats on post #1,000
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"....
PS- congrats on joining the over 1000 club (don't tell anyone about the secret designer jackets.............doh)
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.
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....
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.