There is a saying “You only get out what you put in”
I suspect that I already have a fair idea on the responses as the “Lurkers” I’m targeting won’t reply.[:D]
Anyhow let’s have a “crack’, what do you get out of this forum???
Remember there is no “right” answer and therefore no prizes or second place.
Cheers, the Bear.[:)]
EDIT.
I get answers to my questions.
When I can, I provide answers to others with their questions.
Rich
P.S. Don’t ya love Ja Bear with these thought provoking threads?
Yeah, what he said. But wait! There’s more!
I get ideas. I get inspiration, particularly from WPF and Show Me. And, I get companionship over in the Diner. Back in days of olde, in the early days of the Internet, some pundit spoke of the development of “Virtual Communities.” I didn’t quite understand what he was predicting, and I’m not sure he did, either, but now I know.
Lurkers won’t reply?
I get out of this forum…
Great pics, lots of inspiration,knowledge,history and oh yea LAUGHS[swg].
Wish I had the talent of just a few of you guy’s. The more I LURK the better I get.
Keep up the good work!
Jerry
Inspiration to try things I wound not otherwise have considered possible at my experience level. Encouragement from others. Confidence I won’t get stuck without some advice on what direction to take on an issue; reduces blind trial and error (guesswork) experimentation. Also satisfaction when I can share something that will help another (as I have been helped).
Knowledge.
Inspiration.
A little insecurity that so many others’ skills are so superior to mine.
JaBear,
“You only get out what you put in”
I base My Life on that statement. So when it comes to the forums or really most anything for that matter, it becomes second nature.
Sort of like ‘’ Do onto other’s as you would have them do onto you’'.
But I will freely admit, I do bite my tongue, or at least try to, a lot of times. I try to remember, they say ‘‘patience, is a virtue’’.
Take Care!
Frank
Consolation in knowing I am not the only person spending piles of money and countless hours of my life on something that won’t put food on the table, just a smile on my face. Thats enough…
Bear,
Great topic.
For me, the forum still holds the cachet of that special something I felt when I’d crack open that fresh edition of MR when it arrived on store shelves more than 4 decades ago. Learning from others here is important, but so is being able to give back what I can. This builds a community of interest that we all share, whatever our prototype, era, or particular skill set. It shows that we all can participate, no matter our level of expertise, finding enjoyment as we develop our own expression of this art.
The pictures of the work of others have made me a better modeler. I was doing “good enough” work until I started looking at the stuff we see here every day. That raised the bar, and made me push myself harder. My own layout now has to meet higher standards to be “good enough.”
I enjoy reading about the unavailability of Atlas track and people’s fondness for Athearn blue-box kits. Can’t get enough of either topic! [:P]
some great modeling, tips and hints, and the hot topics.
As someone who lives across " the pond" in UK I suppose you could call me a “lurcker” because although I go onto the forum I don’t actually contribute. This is because I am using the forum to advance my knowledge of a system that I find interesting and hope eventually to have a layout to operate. In answer to your question I use the forum to garner as much information as I can. I look at all the pictures to gather a feel for a railroad system that I have only seen briefly in fleeting visits. I hope that I will be soon able to contribute but until then I will still be logging in. Like your modelling JaBear.
you can learn from both listening and explaining to others
Lotsa stuff: opportunities to learn and see new things, to enjoy the work and thoughts of others, and to share the knowledge that I’ve gained from almost 60 years in this hobby.
I’d guess that the majority of “lurkers” are here to gain knowledge and to see what others are doing. Perhaps they’re not yet confident enough of their skills or knowledge to join in or even to ask questions, but in time they’ll realise that all of us started from a similar position. [swg]
Wayne
A place to lurk, to learn, and to laugh!
Gidday Jerrys HO and cambus267 I hope neither of you will be offended, but you both of you don’t fit my definition of a “Lurker”, being someone, who may not even be a registered forum member, who merely “looks” in. Now this in itself isn’t necessarily a bad thing, after all “Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread”, (I’m certainly no angel and a Foolish Bear would be an ignoble sight), but being of an optimistic nature I do believe most people would have some positive contribution to make, and by doing so may even feel better about themselves. Truth be known I “lurk” from time to tme on other forums.
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Milepost 266.2 I suspect that the forum moderators may take the opposite view, but as far as I’m concerned you ca
It does seem like the majority of posts come from the same core of people. So, I suppose that makes the rest of us, lurkers [alien]. So as a rare poster, I’ll chime in. What I get out of this forum is the same as I get from other forums: information and conversation. I mostly like to see what everyone else is doing and how they do it, especially the build threads. Its interesting that build threads are popular on automotive forums, and even MRR magazine features building things, but there are not that many self contained build threads here.
Since I like to see how people do things I decided to share my own work and started my own thread. I try to write like a MRR magazine article because I enjoy that (and who wouldnt want to be in MRR magazine). Even though sort of self publishing here, I feel I am contributing something to the forum although at an intermediate level. My thread gives me a chance to share, and some motivation to keep moving foward.
It’s a chance to talk about my favorite hobby.
Enjoy
Paul