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Post by TassieTiger » 31 Jul 2019, 3:41 pm

Seem to be a large no of 1 off questions of late and then the person asking never returns...
I understand this helps contribute to forum no’s and statistical data - but have the mods ever thought of putting a gateway question into the membership activation to rule out the true wankers?
On a bike forum I visit - you couldn’t post in any threads until a word count was recorded in the tell us about you thread - worked week and meant 95% of members who could be bothered passing this “gate” went on to be real world contributors...

Just a suggestion.
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Post by Blr243 » 31 Jul 2019, 4:02 pm

I see what you mean. I’m ok with one off questions because sometimes we need answers that we just can’t seem to get with googling .....and the type that need answers are not necessarily the type to spend random time on a forum as we do...... but they should definitely take the time to express their thanks and appreciation of the time it takes for replies. That’s just basic manners
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Post by TassieTiger » 31 Jul 2019, 4:15 pm

My conspiracy cap says that least some of the incidents I refer too, are - detractors, testing the waters...advice...etc - for responses that would be likely used elsewhere.

No issues with one off questions but when nearly every answer involves a request of - type of shooting, currently owned forearms, etc - why not force an introduction ? Then if ppl are legit - they can say in their mandatory introduction- just here to get a Q answers...
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Post by Sergeant Hartman » 31 Jul 2019, 4:35 pm

Hi, I want to get a 80cal bazooka, can you olde ppl please tell me if I can get a 30 round drum magazine for it. Also can someone please tell me why the people at firearm registry didn't send me my license I just sent the paperwork yesterday... they are so inconsiderate.

Is that the type of questions you asking about tassie?
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Post by TassieTiger » 31 Jul 2019, 5:00 pm

Ziad wrote:Hi, I want to get a 80cal bazooka, can you olde ppl please tell me if I can get a 30 round drum magazine for it. Also can someone please tell me why the people at firearm registry didn't send me my license I just sent the paperwork yesterday... they are so inconsiderate.

Is that the type of questions you asking about tassie?


That’s it!!!!!!
And the ones like - “I’m hunting next week - can I shoot towards ppl if they are more than xxx away?”
“I’m new to the scene - where can I buy illegal weapons?”
“I’ve just moved to Vic, tell me your deer hunting places...?”
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Post by Oldbloke » 31 Jul 2019, 5:08 pm

TassieTiger wrote:“I’ve just moved to Vic, tell me your deer hunting places...?”


Sheesh, Id like a quid for every time that has been asked.
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Post by bladeracer » 31 Jul 2019, 5:55 pm

I do see some advantages to mandatory introduction before posting, but I'm not a fan of it.
When I stumble upon a forum it's usually because I'm scraping the barrel trying to find the answer to a problem, so that's what's on my mind at that time, not messing about writing an intro, and then waiting to be able to ask my question. And if it turns out to be not the forum for me, why would I want an introduction planted on it if I'm unlikely to ever return? I prefer to get a feel for the forum before offering up personal information.
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Post by TassieTiger » 31 Jul 2019, 6:03 pm

bladeracer wrote:I do see some advantages to mandatory introduction before posting, but I'm not a fan of it.
When I stumble upon a forum it's usually because I'm scraping the barrel trying to find the answer to a problem, so that's what's on my mind at that time, not messing about writing an intro, and then waiting to be able to ask my question. And if it turns out to be not the forum for me, why would I want an introduction planted on it if I'm unlikely to ever return? I prefer to get a feel for the forum before offering up personal information.


Would you join a forum without reading detail, without getting the gist of the members first? I certainly wouldn’t but - hey, I must have missed a few of Stixs posts as I still joined lol jk!

Maybe I’m missing the point of forums in general...
The two issues for me with drifters;
Some are no doubt anti gun brigade looking for evidence/info to twist.
And I think some common courtesy is warranted where senior members take the time to answer questions - only to never see South African joe blow ever again...

There is another motorcycle forum I visit that seeks $2-$5 a year - to literally keep drifters out and it works remarkably well. Those members that do hang help grow the community because they feel more Involved with each other. But hey - I respect everyone’s opinion. Suggestions come and go.
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Post by on_one_wheel » 31 Jul 2019, 6:10 pm

How many guns can I stockpile ?

How much ammunition can I amass ?

I have a lenghty criminal record, what loopholes can I jump through to acquire my gun license?

Once I've got my license, can I buy ammo for my mates illegal .45 auto

Where's the box to tick where I can select conceal carry.

We've almost seen it all here, antis fishing for loopholes, looking for sketchy FA owners to spill the beans on what shady stuff we can get away with.... possibly even FAR testing the waters here and there.

Still, the best ever answer to BS questions has to go to Big fella, you bloody legend. :clap:
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Post by bigrich » 31 Jul 2019, 6:35 pm

Oldbloke wrote:
TassieTiger wrote:“I’ve just moved to Vic, tell me your deer hunting places...?”


Sheesh, Id like a quid for every time that has been asked.


good hunting spots are like good fishing spots, they are secret ! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by bladeracer » 31 Jul 2019, 7:10 pm

TassieTiger wrote:Would you join a forum without reading detail, without getting the gist of the members first? I certainly wouldn’t but - hey, I must have missed a few of Stixs posts as I still joined lol jk!

Maybe I’m missing the point of forums in general...
The two issues for me with drifters;
Some are no doubt anti gun brigade looking for evidence/info to twist.
And I think some common courtesy is warranted where senior members take the time to answer questions - only to never see South African joe blow ever again...

There is another motorcycle forum I visit that seeks $2-$5 a year - to literally keep drifters out and it works remarkably well. Those members that do hang help grow the community because they feel more Involved with each other. But hey - I respect everyone’s opinion. Suggestions come and go.
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Yes, I don't mind signing up to forums if it's required to see what it's about, I signed up to lots of shooting forums when I was getting back into shooting, before I settled here.
Forums have a huge advantage over FB and other social media. The ability to find information that was posted years earlier. On FB it's difficult to find something I read just a few hours earlier due to the filtering that comes with it. If you've already seen something, FB can sometimes guess that you don't want to see it come up again. I have no problem responding to questions regardless of the intent of the asker, as long as the information is online where others can find it when they're searching.

But I think some modern people struggle with forums, having grown up with social media instead.

I am technically still a moderator at Fireblades.org (since 2003), but bikes are in my past now unfortunately, so I rarely go there.
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Post by TassieTiger » 31 Jul 2019, 9:25 pm

Yes, I don't mind signing up to forums if it's required to see what it's about, I signed up to lots of shooting forums when I was getting back into shooting, before I settled here.
Forums have a huge advantage over FB and other social media. The ability to find information that was posted years earlier. On FB it's difficult to find something I read just a few hours earlier due to the filtering that comes with it. If you've already seen something, FB can sometimes guess that you don't want to see it come up again. I have no problem responding to questions regardless of the intent of the asker, as long as the information is online where others can find it when they're searching.

But I think some modern people struggle with forums, having grown up with social media instead.

I am technically still a moderator at Fireblades.org (since 2003), but bikes are in my past now unfortunately, so I rarely go there.[/quote]
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Just a note on FB - I’m not a member and never will be. A good friend of mine had his firearms confiscated - I can only go on his word and he says it was because of photos and videos he posted on FB that were not consistent with his licence conditions...I don’t know if that is fa t or if he did something idiotic without my knowledge but I’d be careful regardless...ie - if you have target shooting as ownership reason and then you put a video on fb of shooting targets in the Bush...theoretically your breaching conditions....
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Post by bladeracer » 31 Jul 2019, 10:32 pm

TassieTiger wrote:Just a note on FB - I’m not a member and never will be. A good friend of mine had his firearms confiscated - I can only go on his word and he says it was because of photos and videos he posted on FB that were not consistent with his licence conditions...I don’t know if that is fa t or if he did something idiotic without my knowledge but I’d be careful regardless...ie - if you have target shooting as ownership reason and then you put a video on fb of shooting targets in the Bush...theoretically your breaching conditions....


I don't think you can blame FB for that, anything you post online _anywhere_ is public knowledge, posting illegal stuff online is just plain stupid. There was a moron on FB a couple weeks back posted photos to a FB group of his under-12 kid holding a shotgun, along with the statement that "he's too young to legally shoot". Some people define their own level of stupid. Basically, don't do illegal stuff, and if you do, don't tell anybody.
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Post by mickb » 01 Aug 2019, 9:09 am

bladeracer wrote:
Yes, I don't mind signing up to forums if it's required to see what it's about, I signed up to lots of shooting forums when I was getting back into shooting, before I settled here.
Forums have a huge advantage over FB and other social media. The ability to find information that was posted years earlier. On FB it's difficult to find something I read just a few hours earlier due to the filtering that comes with it. If you've already seen something, FB can sometimes guess that you don't want to see it come up again. I have no problem responding to questions regardless of the intent of the asker, as long as the information is online where others can find it when they're searching.

But I think some modern people struggle with forums, having grown up with social media instead.

I am technically still a moderator at Fireblades.org (since 2003), but bikes are in my past now unfortunately, so I rarely go there.


Im with Bladeracer on this. I use forums rather than facebook, for the referencing aspect. I also use forums as one-off posts if I need info quickly. I also don't mind helping new guys with answers, happy to do a lecture post- When I am sitting at the computer I am only rotting my brain for an hour or two anyway so I don't mind using it as exercise to blow out cobwebs on memories or things I did in the day. If the guy fails to reply I haven't lost time or money.

Interestingly when the internet started the first forums were formed by experts or hardcore enthusiasts seeking each other out. The type of people who had spent a while researching their hobby, usually had snail mail contacts, club memberships internationally etc and grasped the internet with both hands. It was pure subject matter, like being on a frontier, and anyone logging on was welcomed. Then the average bloke turned up after a few years in his droves, and forums became more like 'towns'. You got experts, regular folks, trolls, guys who just wanted to shoot the bull and also the peasants with pitchforks checking out any new guy in town. :lol:
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Post by Aster » 01 Aug 2019, 11:06 am

Hey Tassie,

I understand your points.

As a general philosophy, I would say that creating barriers to entry is never a desirable thing.

I'd sure a 'gateway' post does filter a few fly-by-night signups, I'd say with near certainty though that it would also be deterring some users who, in time, could go on to be valuable contributors. It cuts both way.

The catch-22 in attempting to quality-screen potential members is that you can't know if someone will make a second post, unless you let them make a first, obviously.

Inevitabley there are going to be some short-lived memberships, but I don't have a problem with genuine one-off questions. Even if the OP never comes back, the information is there for future members, so does good.

No system is perfect, but I'd rather let a few questionable ones through that have to be removed later, than miss out on the corresponding loss of quality signups by more aggressive filtering.

As always, if something looks suspect use the reporting functionality to let us know and we'll make a call.
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Post by bladeracer » 01 Aug 2019, 11:18 am

mickb wrote:Interestingly when the internet started the first forums were formed by experts or hardcore enthusiasts seeking each other out. The type of people who had spent a while researching their hobby, usually had snail mail contacts, club memberships internationally etc and grasped the internet with both hands. It was pure subject matter, like being on a frontier, and anyone logging on was welcomed. Then the average bloke turned up after a few years in his droves, and forums became more like 'towns'. You got experts, regular folks, trolls, guys who just wanted to shoot the bull and also the peasants with pitchforks checking out any new guy in town. :lol:


I love the analogy :-)
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Post by landyvlad » 01 Aug 2019, 11:55 am

Moderating a forum as it grows huge can be a nightmare.. I was mod on a major vehicle forum for many years.
A forum of >25,000 members (>5,000 active daily) and 2.4 million posts, takes a whole team of (volunteer) moderators to keep on top of.
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Post by on_one_wheel » 01 Aug 2019, 12:29 pm

mickb wrote: also the peasants with pitchforks checking out any new guy in town. :lol:


Who are you calling me a peasant... peasants can't afford pitchforks!
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Post by TassieTiger » 01 Aug 2019, 12:34 pm

Aster wrote:Hey Tassie,

I understand your points.

As a general philosophy, I would say that creating barriers to entry is never a desirable thing.

I'd sure a 'gateway' post does filter a few fly-by-night signups, I'd say with near certainty though that it would also be deterring some users who, in time, could go on to be valuable contributors. It cuts both way.

The catch-22 in attempting to quality-screen potential members is that you can't know if someone will make a second post, unless you let them make a first, obviously.

Inevitabley there are going to be some short-lived memberships, but I don't have a problem with genuine one-off questions. Even if the OP never comes back, the information is there for future members, so does good.

No system is perfect, but I'd rather let a few questionable ones through that have to be removed later, than miss out on the corresponding loss of quality signups by more aggressive filtering.

As always, if something looks suspect use the reporting functionality to let us know and we'll make a call.


Thanks for the reply Aster - fair point. I’m not to big to have my opinion changed and I think you and others have done that :drinks:
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Post by Aster » 01 Aug 2019, 1:35 pm

No worries, mate.

Always happy to bounce ideas around for improving the forum.
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Post by Sergeant Hartman » 01 Aug 2019, 4:57 pm

Agreed moderators are unloved and thankless job. They get hated from users that they might delete or edit posts of... but its more brutal to get hated on by other moderators and what happens behind the scenes.

Was a mod on a forum... the admin and 1 of the mods were very prude... a few of the mods including I wanted an area...for older members to talk s**t as we had fulfilled any quest for knowledge...but the idea was quickly killed. I stuck around until i had a couple arguments with one other mod, but some of the other mods just quit and left. Tbh in hindsight it was the start of the demise of the forum.
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Post by mickb » 01 Aug 2019, 5:54 pm

I liked the bigger gun forums like accurate reloading where there was no moderation beyond stopping spambots, ads and obviously illegal talk. It was a free for all when it came to subjects, flame wars and all. The culture of the place evolved to deal with complete fools by member consensus, it proved a strong enough culture can maintain its status quo with minimal arbitration. I always consider this a parallel to societies. People always want to apply more laws to fix problems, instead of looking at what is wrong with the culture.
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Post by bigrich » 01 Aug 2019, 6:43 pm

mickb wrote:I liked the bigger gun forums like accurate reloading where there was no moderation beyond stopping spambots, ads and obviously illegal talk. It was a free for all when it came to subjects, flame wars and all. The culture of the place evolved to deal with complete fools by member consensus, it proved a strong enough culture can maintain its status quo with minimal arbitration. I always consider this a parallel to societies. People always want to apply more laws to fix problems, instead of looking at what is wrong with the culture.


your on the money with that post mick, it's politically correct to idiot proof everything with more rules than to call it how ya see it and maybe give some goose a slap up the side of the head when they need it . :D

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Post by TassieTiger » 02 Aug 2019, 12:38 am

In 2001when forums we’re getting started - I joined a group to help me build a...your not going to believe it but anyways - a gas turbine jet engine.
I made a flame tube, a oil reticulate cooling system, flame holder, compressor housings, and borrowed a turbo charger from a broken cat dozer... I got so far before hitting a wall - when I found my first forum group...there were other half wits out there !!!!

So, inside a few days of asking the right questions, I had an Amberley air baseF1-11 technician at my house helping me build my gas jet engine lol.

He bought around a jet kart as a demo - we had to door knock 20 houses to tell them wat we were doing - as the thing was so loud. He cranked it in my back yard and hit the after burner...my plast coated chain link was 50m away and started dripping and I had a 3ft wide scorch mark in my lawn for months. I have pics somewhere...
The cops were still called with ppl complaining a 737 was either crashing or had crashed near by.
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Post by bigrich » 02 Aug 2019, 6:53 am

TassieTiger wrote:In 2001when forums we’re getting started - I joined a group to help me build a...your not going to believe it but anyways - a gas turbine jet engine.
I made a flame tube, a oil reticulate cooling system, flame holder, compressor housings, and borrowed a turbo charger from a broken cat dozer... I got so far before hitting a wall - when I found my first forum group...there were other half wits out there !!!!

So, inside a few days of asking the right questions, I had an Amberley air baseF1-11 technician at my house helping me build my gas jet engine lol.

He bought around a jet kart as a demo - we had to door knock 20 houses to tell them wat we were doing - as the thing was so loud. He cranked it in my back yard and hit the after burner...my plast coated chain link was 50m away and started dripping and I had a 3ft wide scorch mark in my lawn for months. I have pics somewhere...
The cops were still called with ppl complaining a 737 was either crashing or had crashed near by.
Ahhh forums...lol.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: a jet kart ? i wonder what you guys could do with a lawn mower :P jet powered chainsaw maybe :lol:
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i'm showing my age here , but you remember the jet powered ford louisville drag truck "waltzing matilda" :P any of you younger guys reading this ,do a google on it and see a forgotten piece of OZ history :thumbsup:

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Post by bigrich » 02 Aug 2019, 7:07 am

apparently taz , waltzing matilda now lives in your neck of the woods and has been used to cart bee hives around :wtf: and is undergoing restoration to it's former glory :clap: might be a opportunity for ya ta get involved taz :P

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Post by TassieTiger » 02 Aug 2019, 7:47 am

Haha -I think iVe seen it around on the back of other trucks getting parts...and remember the” bandag bullet” quad turbo, twin supercharged monster that would wheelstand and is probably responsible for 50% of climate change as it would fry tyres in a minute and spew million gallons of unburnt diesel lol.
I recall old mate from Amberley was concerned about my turbo selection for my jet and calculated that at full flame, the the compressor blades would be doing 270,000 rpm - a little over their design lol
His kart reached 160kph at qld raceway before he bottled out - and that was without the after burner...not overly fast but the noise was orgasmic
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Post by bigrich » 02 Aug 2019, 8:29 am

I’ve seen the bandag bullet a few times at willowbank drags and the kalbar skid comp west if brissy. It’s quite a show I’ll tell ya . Two Detroit diesel v8’s bolted together with two super chargers and four turbos. Orgasmic
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Post by bigfellascott » 04 Aug 2019, 3:48 am

Oldbloke wrote:
TassieTiger wrote:“I’ve just moved to Vic, tell me your deer hunting places...?”


Sheesh, Id like a quid for every time that has been asked.


I just tell em I hunt in the bush for my Deer. :D
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