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> It just seems like we are getting a lot of strange niche posters here...

Sure, there are threads of special interest to certain people, that's part of the point, and it makes FR a more interesting place to visit.

Now, I'm not giving anybody a hard time, so please take this in the light spirit in which it is offered.

dayglored - Since Jun 11, 2005
earlJam - Since Nov 20, 2008

You will note that neither of us has been on FR for even half as long as it's been around.

And note that although I have been here more than twice as long as you, I would not presume to tell JimRob how to run his site, e.g. what was appropriate for thread material, or how to organize it. In fact, no matter how long I'm here, it'll never be long enough to tell JimRob how to run his site. I'm pleased to be a guest in his living room, am thankful for it, and contribute to its continuation.

I leave it to Jim and the AdminMods (hmmm, sounds like a rock band) to determine what's appropriate for FR. I don't always agree, but it's his site, not mine.

That said, since nobody's holding a gun to your head to read every thread, here's a piece of easy-to-follow advice, that I follow in similar circumstances:

Skip over the threads that don't interest you.

OTOH, if somebody -IS- holding a gun to your head to read every thread, please notify the AdminMods. I think that is against site policy...

Cheers! and have a great evening. :)

“Jim and the AdminMods (hmmm, sounds like a rock band)”

Now there’s an epic idea if I ever heard one. I’m sure we’ve got more than enough musical talent around here to put a band together.

Even better... Jim & the AdminMods, featuring VikingKitty!

dayglored - Since Jun 11, 2005

earlJam - Since Nov 20, 2008

Yeah. That is a type of trump card around here, although I never understood that argument.

I am not necessarily saying you are trying to claim some kind of conservative moral high ground based on sign up date, but lots of people do.

Skip over the threads that don't interest you.

Thanks dayglored, and /bingo.

I've actually teased Willie Green about his train fixation (this happened a while before he got banned, he was off FR for some months, maybe it was a year?) and found out he had (at that time) no sense of humor about it at all. :') and [blush]

Grammar police make me a little ill.

I would say I don't like thread hijackers, but since I do that pretty much on a daily basis, I've grown to love them. ;') Well, some of the time.

I used to joke about blog-pimping, and have been known to add something to the keywords regarding that, but there's a small subculture on FR that have taken on the role of pimp-hasslers, and that to me is yet another total waste of bandwidth. So, to quote you once again in closing:

Skip over the threads that don't interest you.