wtnhunt Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Something else I noticed, ALOT of people's birthdays going to the wayside. There was a time when NOONE"S was missed.... CLRJ, you are correct, we don't have to come here, but there is also a saying that goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it..", well seems to me and others that SOMETHING is wrong, so we WANT to fix it, if possible Scott asked for opinions, hope you gave him yours Jason. On the birthdays, possible some don't show up. One of those glitches that occurred with one of the changes, had a member whine about their birthday not being mentioned and they had it set to be hidden in their settings. Not hardly everyone heres fault to not recognize when it is not public knowledge and don't think that is a sign that someone does not like that member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) You can fix that. True, I can... If I was here on a day to day basis, which, I'm not..... Just look through think this thread, Mathews Man XT had his missed, now I don't know if his was set to hidden or not, but still.... And William, sad to say I failed at that.... as much as I wanted to, I just never did think to when I was on my email, and can't from home.... Please see post above about cussing, as it is STILL there........ That's EXACTLY what I am talking about........... Edited January 30, 2011 by Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Come on...We just had a thread like this a week ago..:hammer1:. Enough is enough....I'm sure there are people wanting to join at this minute, looking at this thread with people bickering...Everyone here, regardless of status, is a representative of Realtree. Step up and be an example to others. Do this through PMs...not here. I'm not saying people don't have legit reasons, but PM a mod or Scott with your concerns rather than starting world war 3 in here again.... (this was posted with regards to everyone on these forums as a general statement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 True, I can... If I was here on a day to day basis, which, I'm not..... Not many of us can be...some folks take this site TOO serious. There are way more important things in real life that makes (at least for me) alot of the things that happen on these forums "childish"...some folks need to grow up. As for threads threatening to leave...if your really unhappy...you can just leave. No need to post a thread telling everyone your leaving to see how many ppl say "please dont leave"...you may be unhappy with the results of that little test! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 True, I can... If I was here on a day to day basis, which, I'm not..... Just look through think this thread, Mathews Man XT had his missed, now I don't know if his was set to hidden or not, but still.... And William, sad to say I failed at that.... as much as I wanted to, I just never did think to when I was on my email, and can't from home.... Please see post above about cussing, as it is STILL there........ That's EXACTLY what I am talking about........... I looked through the thread trying to find out what "cussing" there is. I do not see any. Maybe I need new eye wear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I looked through the thread trying to find out what "cussing" there is. I do not see any. Maybe I need new eye wear? I don't see it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 LMAO :clap: I believe Gator is talking about this. While I am far from being a non-cussing person. Stuff like this when I first joined was not allowed. Something I liked when I first joined. It was nice to be apart of a group of people who didn't swear every time they typed something! I've been staying out of these discussions but I'm gonna throw in my 2 cent. You may not think it's my place since I'm a "minor" but oh well, I'm a member just like everyone else and I am therefore entitled to an opinion. Whether or not you believe this place has changed or not, that happens. Things change, grow up & get used to it. Put ya big boy/girl undies on and accept it. Did I wanna wreck my truck & break my neck? Heck no! But you know, life changes, crap happens, suck it up! Nothing stays the same, it's life. If you don't like the way it is, leave. Nobody says you have to stay! It's your mouse that clicks onto these forums, not anyone else. I've never seen grown men whine, gripe, complain, & cry so much in my life! If you discover that you don't like being somewhere, it's your prerogative to stay or go. You are your OWN person, nobody owns you. Delete if you find innappropriate, I don't care. You are right, to a point. But I have every right to voice my complaints as well. There are a bunch of people that either don't come in here anymore, or very little! Why, they don't like they way the forums are being run. POINT IS, THIS PLACE IS NOT THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT IS ONCE WAS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 LMBO :clap: That better?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 POINT IS, THIS PLACE IS NOT THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT IS ONCE WAS! No need to yell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) No need to yell. Give me a break!!! Now who needs there big boy pants on! LOL!!! :D The idiot who ever said using caps is yelling while typing is just that! An idiot!!! I used to use all caps while typing. I hated lower case, doesn't mean that I was yelling at no one!!! ;) Personally, Turkeygirl has a point here. This thread needs to be deleted. Non-members do not need to read this. This is why there should be a spot on the forums where this kind of conversation needs to be out of the publics eye. Edited January 30, 2011 by LifeNRA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Give me a break!!! Now who needs there big boy pants on! LOL!!! :D The idiot who ever said using caps is yelling while typing is just that! An idiot!!! I used to use all caps while typing. I hated lower case, doesn't mean that I was yelling at no one!!! ;) I understand & agree. Was just seeing if picking with you was gonna run ya off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I understand & agree. Was just seeing if picking with you was gonna run ya off. Run me off!!! LMBO!!!! I don't think so!!! :chat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Run John off .. now that's just too funny .. :boxing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I looked through the thread trying to find out what "cussing" there is. I do not see any. Maybe I need new eye wear? I don't see it either. I believe the word Gator was referring to has been edited. I don't think it was the abbreviation that Chris typed but an actual curse word in one of the top 5 replies in this thread. Bottom line is this peoples.....THIS SITE (within each aspect) IS NOT GOING TO PLEASE US ALL.....it is evident that some think it is going down hill and others are fine with the way it is. Will it ever go back to the way it was in "yesteryear"? I doubt it. Filter out what you don't like and post in the places you do. There are those who are appointed to run this site (within Realtree itself) if you feel they aren't doing a good job, they have a boss too, go higher on the ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 .........grow up & get used to it. Put ya big boy/girl undies on and accept it. Quite possibly the statement of the year. Seems there are far too many folks who are waaaaaaay too invested in things that bear no real relevence on anything. The Forums are such a situation. Don't get me wrong.............this is a great place for folks to come together and type their thoughts, opinions and experiences. But what is this place once the machine is powered down??? Really. How much emotion really needs to be generated over discussions had on an internet forum??? Brings me back to the days of the OTPG/SCOPE fluff when a handful of members got their panties completely knotted over a, completely, tounge-in-cheek spoof which, all but a few folks understood was in great fun. Prima facia evidence that you cannot count on all hides being of the same thickness, all senses of humor being equally reasonable, and all folks wearing big boy/girl undies. I'd sure hate to see the Forums go the way of the nation....................that being dictated by the feelings of the least common offended denominator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I really enjoy this forum. One of the first I ever joined and the one I check the most. I got reprimanded once and deservedly so! Maybe I had a couple too many and typed something I still regret saying. I have apologized to the other parties and it has all been put behind us. My stupid mistake. If we all would use the preview post after we write a post and ask ourselves if we would like to read that, it might settle down alot of problems with each other. I am here because I truly love the sports Realtree promotes and the folks who participate in them. This is a great forum with many great people belonging to it. Long live this forum and its members. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Change is not preventable no stoppable. No one is perfect, we only try to do our best...lives change...the forums change...the health of people change, but that doesn't mean it isn't still and can be a good site. Scott is trying to do his best, so are the moderators...but we all have lives outside of the "forum world." I think for some God, families and jobs come first...or so I thought. None of us can deny the forums haven't change but look at the last couple weeks..all this argueing drives members out and drives us apart as a "family". The last thing, and I would hope most on here would agree, would to see this place shut down for good. There is a reason Scott made a post for you all to send suggestions and input on the forums...but he has a job and family as well besides managing here. It's time to start "building up" instead of "breaking down" and have more faith in each other, and be more encouraging. The forums were alot smaller several years ago, it's a bigegr place now, many more members. But one thing for sure, we wouldn't have Realtree forums if it was not for all you members who are here to share in a common thing - love of the outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Realtree Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 As much as some in here would like to think that these forums are going down hill or has reached the bottom, they haven't. For every negative email I got in the feedback there were plenty of emails/folks that actually do still enjoy them, get good information, and come in here to check and read posts everyday. The difference in those folks and the others (which was mentioned in this thread) is that they are able to do so and not let comments or posts that might go against what they believe or how they live their lives cause them to reply and start a major debate. They or either reading and ignoring them or just skipping over them all together. In the beginning it was easy to control discussion boards. They were and at the time the only "Social Media." With the onset of new platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and others, discussion boards have had to take a back seat to more sophisticated and much liberal forms of virtual discussion groups. Every article I have read on the subject and every social media "expert" I have heard speak about it says the same thing and that is new social media has become an extention of everyones web traffic and presence. Across the board and in every category, discussion boards are sitting level or have declined in participation. I know there are still a good bit of people registering with us every day. They might not jump right in and post, but they are still coming. As those other platforms have allowed folks to speak more freely and basically put their thoughts and beliefs out front and "In your face," it has gotten folks to thinking that discussion boards are now ran in the same manner (many have run like that from the beginning). So what you have now (that you didn't 5-10 years ago), are choices. The folks that don't think a message board format is fair or is too strict, tend to drift toward other platforms (or other boards) that are not. New media is conditioning them to think differently and they have options and avenues to go where they need to in order to speak out more freely. Personally, I don't have a problem with that. And I do prefer quality over quantity. If we have 400 folks in here that enjoy the boards because we don't allow what they can enjoy somewhere else, I would much rather see our boards at 400 than at 1000 and everyone constantly challenging the rules. It's as simple as that. I am trying to spend more time in here to help. Hopefully, we are getting some issues straightened out. I will say that unlike some bans, thread deletions, thread moves, etc. that have happened and became a topic for public debate will not happen on my watch. I have told the mods (and some users the same thing). Going that route usually takes an issue that was dealt with to a whole other level and it sucks in others that would have never been involved. You can PM me or the mods about an issue, but do not expect an explanation, apology or a debate about it in another post on the boards. If there was a mistake, or something happened that I might not agree with, then I'll try to fix it. If I don't agree with a user (or a mod), it won't (and never has been) personal. I am always trying to do what I think is best for the overall community. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 ding ding ding, we have a winner. Well said Scott. Hopefully people will read your most important line in your post. The one state that you have a choice. Make your choice and do whatever you feel is best for you. Leave if you dont like it, stay if you do, if you dont want to leave but feel this place needs something, well, here's an idea, put in some effort and try and make a change yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I still sure enjoy reading/posting here, else I'd leave. Lot's of great folks that post in here, only met a few so far, would like to meet more later. My state forums move WAY faster than this place, but it is a matter of quality over quantity most of the time. Besides social media, I suspect the posting has changed since the widespread availability of high speed access. I sure didn't have it in 2000. Folks had to be pretty interested in posting to sit there with dial up. Now it's just a click-away time passer at work during the slower times. Sad to see a long time user leave because of a few dumb threads and no turkey contest prizes, but to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) I'd like to say this, If I could. To many forums and other sites on the Internet these days are too willing to throw caution to the wind and jump on the nearest "Liberal" Bandwagon going by. It doesn't have to be so. A lot of folks look at Internet discussion boards as a place they can let their hair down and let it all hang out (so-to-speak), and it shouldn't be like that. I (and I say "I' because this is the way "I' see it) view discussion boards, the same way as I view being in a crowd of people in a big gathering place. I walk around, sometimes stop and talk one on one to someone, but for the most part get involved in discussions, whether they be funny, serious or just talking about hunting. As I'm talking, I look around, and see a young lady standing 3 feet away, a 15 year old lad about the same distance, and many others within ear-shot of our conversation. As I'm talking, I almost slip out a few curse words, and a few dirty jokes, but bite my tongue, because I know who my audience is. It takes a "Real man" to bite his tongue during a conversation around women and children. And if a child or even another adult curses and swears, it takes a "Real Man" to correct him/her, and tell him/her to please watch their mouth. . If everyone could view the forums in this way, it would make it a much nicer place to come to. WHY?..you ask Well if you just said "why", then you're obviously not a "real" man. Edited January 31, 2011 by buckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Well if you just said "why", then you're obviously not a "real" man. I'm sure everyone has their own opinions of what a "real" man is. For instance, mine involves owning up to my own mistakes, being faithful to my wife, being a good role model for my children and not portraying myself as something better than what I really am. Questioning someone's opinion of what they believe should be a "real man" doesn't automatically disqualify them from being a "real man" in my book. Now, if I was wanting to push some buttons in order to get another member, or group of members upset, then maybe that would be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'd like to say this, If I could. To many forums and other sites on the Internet these days are too willing to throw caution to the wind and jump on the nearest "Liberal" Bandwagon going by. It doesn't have to be so. A lot of folks look at Internet discussion boards as a place they can let their hair down and let it all hang out (so-to-speak), and it shouldn't be like that. I (and I say "I' because this is the way "I' see it) view discussion boards, the same way as I view being in a crowd of people in a big gathering place. I walk around, sometimes stop and talk one on one to someone, but for the most part get involved in discussions, whether they be funny, serious or just talking about hunting. As I'm talking, I look around, and see a young lady standing 3 feet away, a 15 year old lad about the same distance, and many others within ear-shot of our conversation. As I'm talking, I almost slip out a few curse words, and a few dirty jokes, but bite my tongue, because I know who my audience is. It takes a "Real man" to bite his tongue during a conversation around women and children. And if a child or even another adult curses and swears, it takes a "Real Man" to correct him/her, and tell him/her to please watch their mouth. . If everyone could view the forums in this way, it would make it a much nicer place to come to. WHY?..you ask Well if you just said "why", then you're obviously not a "real" man. IMO, this is your definition of a "real" man. Different people have different standards of right & wrong. Just because you believe you're right doesn't mean John Doe down the street thinks the same way. Personally, I have no beef with you Steve, but you or your standards are NOT the measuring stick of what a "real" man is. It is my Heavenly father's responsibility to judge me. Not you, Jim Bob, Billy Jo, or anyone else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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