Lookin for YOUR opinion on Postin like a fool!

I dont care how you do it Freddy,
I think the count is a stupid thing also.
Also I would like to give a idea too. How about people like myself and others with multi builds and what not make it one location and one space per person like a build thread but house all the builds in one location per person sorta like Tamiya Cowboy did in scale with all his builds in one spot.

Greg

[Tamiya Cowboy]

"POST *****" is someone who just posts to get a post count. Now over here we had a problem with a few members you would go into a section and see 15 threads that they posted in in a row and they were one or two word comments like "Nice" or "Sweet" or "WOW" just to raise there count so they could use the buy sell trade. Now over on scale your post count will build you a truck the more posts you make the better the truck is we were going to do that with semis but we backed out of the idea as we thought it just helped cause the problem. We want guys to comment but really say something and mean it..

Now Greg doing one thread for all builds.. I have done that in the past for 5 years on many boards and it really does not work well.. I normally have 2 to 3 builds going at one time as I get board on one and if they are all in the same thread it is very hard to up date and guys dont know what you are updating and when it really is sort of a mess the one way that way would work well is if a builder would have a section to there self but that too would be a mess in its self with the number of great builders out there the fourm would not be a community it would be a bunch of small community's in one large one.

Builders like you Greg that do many builds I dont call that 'POST WHORING" I just call that building and that is great your not just trying to run your numbers up you are just doing your thing building for the love of it and that is what it is all about..


TC..

Originally Posted by Tamiya Cowboy

"POST *****" is someone who just posts to get a post count. Now over here we had a problem with a few members you would go into a section and see 15 threads that they posted in in a row and they were one or two word comments like "Nice" or "Sweet" or "WOW" just to raise there count so they could use the buy sell trade. Now over on scale your post count will build you a truck the more posts you make the better the truck is we were going to do that with semis but we backed out of the idea as we thought it just helped cause the problem. We want guys to comment but really say something and mean it..

Now Greg doing one thread for all builds.. I have done that in the past for 5 years on many boards and it really does not work well.. I normally have 2 to 3 builds going at one time as I get board on one and if they are all in the same thread it is very hard to up date and guys dont know what you are updating and when it really is sort of a mess the one way that way would work well is if a builder would have a section to there self but that too would be a mess in its self with the number of great builders out there the fourm would not be a community it would be a bunch of small community's in one large one.

Builders like you Greg that do many builds I dont call that 'POST WHORING" I just call that building and that is great your not just trying to run your numbers up you are just doing your thing building for the love of it and that is what it is all about..


TC..

Well said,
I agree with you 100 % but I didn't relize the problem in doing it that way it looked so cool the way you could find all your build in one spot.


Greg

[SonoranWraith]

One way to let people find your builds is put links to your build threads in your signature. I see this on lots of forums. If you like that poster, you can visit their threads.

[Dreamweaver]

Originally Posted by SonoranWraith

One way to let people find your builds is put links to your build threads in your signature. I see this on lots of forums. If you like that poster, you can visit their threads.

That's what I did!! Wow great minds think alike.

Right under my truck pic in my signature it says "View My Build Here" I think it works anyway.

-Mike

[SonoranWraith]

Originally Posted by Dreamweaver

That's what I did!! Wow great minds think alike.

Right under my truck pic in my signature it says "View My Build Here" I think it works anyway.

-Mike

Yup! Once you have several, or if you name your builds like some guys, you can use that alias for the link.

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Personally, I don't care how it's handled. I frequent a few boards that use minimum character counts and have no problem with it. Sometimes I end up posting a "plus 1" to second an idea and then just add "eighteen characters" to fill the requirement. I understand some simple one or two word respsonses that are still appropriate.

Just an idea to add - over on a local RC board for my area, you are able to veiw, but not start threads in the BST section until the admins approve you. That way, anyone can post any number of one word repsonses and it has no effect if they are just signed up for another place to try and sell thier stuff. Of course, being a local one or 2 state regional / club sort of forum there's not so much traffic as this board gets, so it might not be a realistic option here.

[texken]

Well, (from Northwest) I agree I'm not a Truck Builder,(yet) just making a Crane, but I have received a lot of input, and help.
But I have started to find going thou a long list to get to the last two words(nice job) did not give me any new input.
So I now start with the last # say 1 to 12, I start with 12, and see new input first, then go to #11, if seen before I am up to date, missing all the (good Jobs input).

Thank you to:
FreddyGearDrive
Administrator

Nice Job LOL just had to say that.

TEXKEN

[scalelover]

Kind of late with my input here but too me either way works. Constructive comments come in many ways including simple comments.

One idea I was thinking of, on Facebook and some other places they simply have a tab you can click to say " I like this" if that feature was added it may hinder some of the quick responses. Going this route would have just a tab at the top of the thread that would say "X" amount of people like this. Very simple very clean and it does not take up a lot of space. And not count it toward the post count.

Just my 2 cents on a fix for the issue. This way there is no minimum and it may help with the posts.

--Dan

[CrimsonCorsair]

New to the boards - so I thought I would give you my input as well. I have been snooping around for some time before I actually joined. Part of the reason I joined, even though I do not have an RC truck yet - was to get access to the signatures and sections that I did not have access to as a non-member. THEN I read this post. I was truly in a pickle. I could have commented on every build running and had access fast as can be - or, I could comment where appropriate and wait until I had enough posts. I can tell you the wait for the signatures was difficult but not too bad. However, I am still short of seeing the sale stuff, and that is something I am very interested in as I am collecting the parts I want for my build. So, does the system work? I think it works just like every other system out there - there are those who will follow the rules, and there are those that will try and find a way around them. Trying to change the rules to keep out the latter will only result in more restrictions on the former. Kind of like the 'When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns'.

There is my opinion - and one more post to the 30 I need.

[glorydays24]

OK guys, I know i'm new here, and i've done the same
without even thinking about it. But I don't believe in
shortcuts, and i'm willing to go by the rules. Yes there
are some items I would like to get from B/T/S, but I will
go with the flow.

Big John

[fhhhstix]

I wish new members would take the time to read the stickies!!!!

Travis

[Snowman]

There have been a lot of "nice build" type post count bumping posts, seems like it's just done to get into the bst. Maybe we could encourage new members to at least contribute by starting a thread on what they plan to build if they have no trucks yet.
It's frustrating to see a load of old threads brought back up making you think there are updates to the build when all it is is a post saying "nice work" or whatever.

[gun]

for what its worth maybe we should do away with the post count on b/s/t/ and it would put a stop to this problem or it would create a new one ! it kinda sad that most of us are adults and still act like children and we even have to have this sticky on the board !!!!!
I for one don't like to get on the board and click on hi way trucks and see that one person commented on every thread.
JUST GROW UP PEOPLE !!!!!!!!! STOP BEING FOLLOWERS AND START BEING LEADERS.
if you know someone who is just trying to get their count up call them up and tell them to stop being a jack ***.
Ok i am off the soap box now so lets stop wasting time with things like this and build something bad azzzzzz

[fhhhstix]

You are right Shane it would be great if members would show respect for the forum but we have a problem they also do not read. I brought up this thread having hopes a new member would read it and understand what they were doing was not apriciated but he didn't and now he is going to force us to make changes that will affect a lot of the members and yes I know some will not think it is fair, but it will be fair for all.

Travis

[ihbuilder]

The problem is ,there are people who read BUT they choose to ignore and/or break the rules , And people who just flat out don't read anything that says RULES becouse they THINK they know what they are then you get the type who are so excited to see all the building going on that they can't help themselves which is OK but try to to say alittle more or comment on different threads/builds you like at different times . Besides when you post on 10+- threads at once are you realy reading them

[Ken Orme]

I joined this group in June this year as I am building a 1/16 scale front end loader on a very strict budget. My strict budget is called "SS" The loader is a freelance design and scratch built. I have taken photos as I go along, for my records and I would like to post them here. My problem is the photos are 1.8mb in size and to post them they must be 19.5 or smaller. I have tried 3 different programs and not one of them will do what I need.

I would like read the "buy and sell" posts but I think this is only the 22nd for me. I have a long way to go. As far as the number of posts being listed I think some of the people do not have a life.

Ken

[Lil Giants]

Originally Posted by Ken Orme

I joined this group in June this year as I am building a 1/16 scale front end loader on a very strict budget. My strict budget is called "SS" The loader is a freelance design and scratch built. I have taken photos as I go along, for my records and I would like to post them here. My problem is the photos are 1.8mb in size and to post them they must be 19.5 or smaller. I have tried 3 different programs and not one of them will do what I need.

I would like read the "buy and sell" posts but I think this is only the 22nd for me. I have a long way to go. As far as the number of posts being listed I think some of the people do not have a life.

Ken

If you tried loading your photos to photobucket.com, you can click "edit photo" on each picture and resize the picture to the desired viewing size, such as 800x600 pixels, which is what most ppl are posting with.

I believe, although it has been a long time since I messed with my own settings on photobucket, that you can preset the size of your photos that will always be loaded to your photobucket account no matter what size they are coming from your camera/computer.

Check it out, let us know if you still have a problem & we'll try to work it out for you. I for one would like to see your scratchbuilt loader.

[gun]

Travis you have a hard job ! I have a saying I use at work a lot ( someone has to be in charge or nothing will get done !!! Its to bad we all have to suffer because of a few but some of use are big boys and can take what we get because of the others !

[BRICKNICK]

I honestly could care less about my post count, I post a few times a day due to my interest in the hobby, lack of pace at work and nothing more. Most of my comments are stupidly simple I.e."nice job". I don't claim to be a world renown writer. Sometimes simple messages say it best, I.e."Nice truck, love the color". How else would you say that? If i see a build I really like I tell that person, so if some people feel that a person shouldn't incourage a fellow builder or compliment their work, why are you here posting it and showing it? I don't get it.....