Top Ten Topics most likely to cause train wars.

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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#10 What is your favorite train?

#9 Look what I found on eBay

#8 Don’t Feed the Trolls

#7 What’s the Best Layout software?

#6 Do you like EZ track?

#5 Is Model Railroading art?

#4 What’s your favorite scale?

#3 John Allen is the Best Modeler Ever

#2 eBay Sucks

#1 Any post that criticized work or photos by Jeffery

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#12. What’s the best DCC system.

#11. Grafitti.

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My little teakettle can pull a gazillion cars, what’s WRONG with your 3000 dollar blingage loaded big boy?

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DCC sound is too bloated, far too many bells and whistles…

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“Why does my doppler work on the whistle, but not the chuff?”

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You forgot “Is this hobby dying/too expensive?” and “I got my MR yesterday [and you didn’t]”

Dave Nelson

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[i] You forgot “Is this hobby dying/too expensive?” and “I got my MR yesterday [and you didn’t]”

Dave Nelson[/i]

Dave, Dave, Dave.

You’re forgetting:

  1. Ready-to-run is killing the hobby

  2. Craftsmanship is dead

  3. The 1950’s were the “Golden Age”

Andre

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How about these:

#10 - Which DCC system is best?

#9 - Reality vs. Fantasy modeling

#8 - Grafitti - the devil’s work or just part of modeling modern equipment.

#7 - What do you mean Tyco or Like-like is junk?

#6 - Any layout design contest by Spacemouse (Sorry, but its true)

#5 - Tell me what road you model and why.

#4 - This is my first attempt at (insert weathering, scenery, trees, painting etc.) what do you think.

#3 - Is Bachmann EZ DCC a good starter set?

#2 - What advice can you give me, any advice at all

#1 - Any post containing Jeffrey’s work with people saying they’re inspired by it and how he should post more.

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andrechapelon,My grandson is cuter than your Gandaughter,NOT,but I’m gonna be a grand dad in June for the first time. That little girl in your signature is just drop dead cute. If I may say so. I been wantin to get that off my chest since you posted her.[:D]

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Thats odd…my “what road and why” topic seemed to be well recieved. I assume they havent always gone so well in the past?

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Did somebody order the heavy artillery?

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Thanks. She IS cute.

OTOH, she’s got cousins.

Kai (a year younger)

Alyssa (3 years older with little brother Parker)

And Parker

Andre

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(I say this as a user-mod who sees posts in several forums here at Kalmbach, so some of my suggestions won’t seem to ring a bell perhaps.)

Soldering vs. joiners

Amtrak (anything…)

How do I solder?

If the sky is falling, where will my steamer’s smoke go?

CSX (anything…)

UP (anything…)

Open Access

WPF

How do I clean track?

Is the CSX track cleaning car any good? I just got one.

Is this old brass engine any good? I just got it.

Ebay (anything…)

[:-,]

[:-^]

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And then there’s that old favorite:

Who is a true model railroader?

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Paul

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Here’s one that almost started one for me: Steam Engines are less superior than Diesels because they are 1) old technology 2) Too Dirty and 3) all around inferior. Them fightin words, almost. Respect history man!

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Andre, how are we supposed to start a good fight with photos like those? [;)]

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Gee…that almost sounds like THIS forum! [;)]

Rotor

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Yo mama!

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(I say this as a user-mod who sees posts in several forums here at Kalmbach, so some of my suggestions won’t seem to ring a bell perhaps.)

Soldering vs. joiners - Soldering makes a more solid joint.

Amtrak (anything…) - Amtrak sucks

How do I solder? - One generally uses a soldering iron, gun, or torch plus flux and solder

If the sky is falling, where will my steamer’s smoke go? - The fjords

CSX (anything…) - What kind of dumb name is CSX? What moron would do that?

UP (anything…) - See AMTRAK

Open Access - To what?

WPF - Who Plays the Flute?

How do I clean track? - You wouldn’t have to if you kept it in the package.

Is the CSX track cleaning car any good? I just got one. - That’s your problem, not ours

Is this old brass engine any good? I just got it. - Tip for next time: Research first, buy later.

Ebay (anything…) - Who cares?

See how easy it is?

Andre

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The topics most likely to cause dissention are those that are hot buttons to someone’s ‘expertise.’ (Mine? Several of the above, and a few not listed.)

The ACTION most likely to cause dissention is posting in advance of (or in blissful ignorance of) the facts, then defending that position by questioning the other posters’ qualifications while insistently restating the position in total disregard of all contrary testimony.

Hopefully, we all come here to share what we know and learn about things we don’t know. The problem is, some folks ‘know’ things that just ain’t so.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)