One off weird questions - member nos

[on_one_wheel]

also the peasants with pitchforks checking out any new guy in town.

Who are you calling me a peasant... peasants can't afford pitchforks!

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[TassieTiger]

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

[Aster]

No worries, mate.

Always happy to bounce ideas around for improving the forum.

[Sergeant Hartman]

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.

[mickb]

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.

[bigrich]

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 .

[TassieTiger]

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.

[bigrich]

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.

a jet kart ? i wonder what you guys could do with a lawn mower jet powered chainsaw maybe
keep up the good work taz , luv it

i'm showing my age here , but you remember the jet powered ford louisville drag truck "waltzing matilda" any of you younger guys reading this ,do a google on it and see a forgotten piece of OZ history

[bigrich]

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

[TassieTiger]

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

[bigrich]

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

[bigfellascott]

“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.