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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Safari View Post
    The thing is, they left it off the forum long enough that a ton of those members went off to other forums and never came back. That left the original board a cricket-chirping experience from then on.
    Low activity with high SNR is far better than high activity with low SNR. If removal of a GD section caused people to leave, then good, they probably didn't contribute much by way of actual information to begin with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALCOAR View Post

    ...Secondly, a continually fresh crop of arrogant, ignorant, and overall childish new members join these forums every year, and ultimately 5yrs ago or more, the true SMEs finally had enough of trolls and idiots shitposting, and diluting the quality of their treads.
    Nailed it. Although it’s not just exclusive to new members. Plenty of “trolls and idiots shitposting” with 10k+ posts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    Its better to bump an old thread, it shows the poster actually looked for information on their own and are posting to seek clarification or updates on an old topic. Rather than post 1 line facebookesq "What is M4Cs opinion on X"
    One problem with old threads, and I'll use BCG's for example is that there are several threads on BCG's with no real conclusion. No to mention you have to read through several pages of banter that none of which answers your specific question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by prepare View Post
    One problem with old threads, and I'll use BCG's for example is that there are several threads on BCG's with no real conclusion. No to mention you have to read through several pages of banter that none of which answers your specific question.
    And there lies the problem. People are no longer willing to do the work to find information, they just want it handed to them on a silver platter. Nor do I think reading "banter" is entirely pointless, good information is usually hashed out through discussion and debate. Just last night I went back through several multi-page old threads about the LMT E-carrier because I forgot exactly how it works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grizzlyblake View Post
    A neat thread would be "Tell Me About Your Gun" with photos. The poster would have to walk through each aftermarket piece and explain why that part was chosen and how it works for that particular shooter in the field. Accompanying photos of shooting location (terrain, etc.) would be cool, and of course only guns that have been shot a bunch would be allowed.
    As a new-ish guy and a desk-dweller, I think this would be a really cool read. Get more into the theory and process of "how and why," not just "you're not serious if you're not running a 6920 with X, Y and Z add-ons."

    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Too many threads get locked because the subjects have been discussed before. I don't think a new thread on a subject is bad. I sense that some people get tired of the heavy handed moderation and don't bother. I see no problem letting an old topic be re-hashed in a new thread. Experience and knowledge change.
    Or maybe merge the new thread with the existing and suggest "read the entire thread then come back with any questions you still have"?
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    I think it's hard to be new shooting now days. I remember when I first started shooting rifles and taking a class with Pat Rogers and him explaining the staying in your lane theory. Find a place you like where you can learn like M4C or Lightfighter and shut up and only comment about things you know about. In the beginning you don't know anything so you read and you take classes and practice.

    I think a lot of new users are impatient, dont understand staying in your lane, and when they ask a stupid question they fight back instead of taking the lesson. We probably need to do a better job of explaining why things are the way they are.

    What were are left with is a bunch of new shooters that get most of their information off instagram and facebook. Have you been in a facebook gun group. Holy crap are there some clueless people. I mean some of that info is going to get people killed.

    I know it hurts but IMO we need to help new users out and understand that they are in a knowledge desert and lead them along. I think some of that is giving props to others on the board that know what they are talking about and explaining why. I also think some of it is in explaining use cases - if you only pull you AR from under your bed once a year to to shoot 100 rounds with your friends then a PSA rifle may work for you. If you use a gun for a living, your going to need a higher standard. I know it gets redundant but that info helps a lot in getting new shooters to grow. We want them to learn how to shoot and to take classes. Its good for the forum, the industry, and the country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondback View Post
    As a new-ish guy and a desk-dweller, I think this would be a really cool read. Get more into the theory and process of "how and why," not just "you're not serious if you're not running a 6920 with X, Y and Z add-ons."


    Or maybe merge the new thread with the existing and suggest "read the entire thread then come back with any questions you still have"?
    We do merge threads.

    Editing and pruning threads is a lot of work. And the juice needs to be worth the squeeze.

    If someone has a thread they want to be reopened, they can always ask. But, however, comma, the vast reason threads get locked here is because of conspicuous motarditry. A mod can hand out infractions, or just simply close a thread. You know how many active mods we have here, right? So a lot of times, it's just simpler to close a thread, let temper's cool, then consider reopening it.

    And there are a fair number of phone calls and text messages that happen. We actually do converse about things that happen here, and not just smite trolls.

    Although I must admit, banning trolls and scammers makes my Grinch heart grow three sizes......

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Editing and pruning threads is a lot of work. And the juice needs to be worth the squeeze.

    If someone has a thread they want to be reopened, they can always ask. But, however, comma, the vast reason threads get locked here is because of conspicuous motarditry. A mod can hand out infractions, or just simply close a thread. You know how many active mods we have here, right? So a lot of times, it's just simpler to close a thread, let temper's cool, then consider reopening it.

    And there are a fair number of phone calls and text messages that happen. We actually do converse about things that happen here, and not just smite trolls.

    Although I must admit, banning trolls and scammers makes my Grinch heart grow three sizes......
    As a former mod elsewhere (I used to be the Research Director for the historical-data section of a wargaming-miniatures forum), I totally get you--both on the long hours of thankless hard work, and on the satisfaction of every now and again stomping some loser troll into a puddle of goo. (And trust me, you haven't seen stupid and obnoxious until you've seen Gamer Trolls, like the kind who whine about "overpowered USN carrier air cheese" just because a correctly historically-built Task Force 58 delivers a no less historically-correct curbstomping against all comers and "it's not FAIR that Germany doesn't get to have effective aircraft carriers!" Yeah, well take it up with your beloved Funny-Mustache F---face, Kraut Fanboy...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wake27 View Post
    He had some fantastic posts. Doc Roberts too.


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    I'm glad you mentioned Doc Roberts. I learned the vast majority of my knowledge of terminal ballistics from his posts, and opinions on the matter. He shared Fackler's opinions, and results too IIrc. I can't think of two more qualified SMEs on that topic than those two. Moreover, the ammo loaded in the guns, and mags are based on his recommendations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    And there lies the problem. People are no longer willing to do the work to find information, they just want it handed to them on a silver platter. Nor do I think reading "banter" is entirely pointless, good information is usually hashed out through discussion and debate. Just last night I went back through several multi-page old threads about the LMT E-carrier because I forgot exactly how it works.
    Mark made some great points, but I follow your strategy for exactly why you said. Not only do you learn lots more about the subject your searching for, from a wider range of authors, you gain peripheral information many times congruent to your subject matter.

    I'm not really sure what the answer is for this question that is facing tech forums. I've read similar threads on other tech forums I visit that are totally unrelated to guns. Almost across the board I've found with the forums I visit, the general discussion sub forums are the only thing left thriving of the overall larger forum, and serve as catch all forums for all threads...tech/non tech.

    To me it's devastating....it's hard to express how helpful a good tech forum with experts that populate it are. A common sense man with a good tech forum can do a lot of stuff.
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