Why: "A Nice Little Place to Run Up the Post Count."

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Trains Magazine is America’s Railfan Publication. It sponsers this forum, thanks. I don’t understand, with so many railfan happenings, why a thread would be needed, and created just to increase a posters star count?

Within the railfanning arena, there is so much news, why is there a thread on increasing a persons posting record, if there is no value in the posting? This is just crap.

Some railfan posts 100 real follow-ups to threads, and another post 1000 me tooos.

It isn’t about the number of posts, its about the quality of the post…

Jim - Lawton, NV MP 236

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That thread was started because some of us actually care what the other posters think…unlike you, who seem to think that if a post or thread isnt something the great Jim wants to read, then it is crap.

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Well, you should know about crap…so far, every post of yours I have read has been some pretty solid crap…

You sound like one of those 50 year plus adolescents…you whine and cry about everything, and insult people till you get what you want…sorta like most teenagers.

You are a insulting, rude bore, with a narrow, mean mind…but, after looking at your bio photo, a rather broad backside, consistent with someone who not only sits on it most of the time…but speaks from it too…

Thank god you found a job you are well suited for, please run back to the mueseum and continue to take out the trash, I understand that janitorial service is a fast growing industry, and really needs people with entry level skills like yours.

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Some Lone-Star state guy said this:

“That thread was started because some of us actually care what the other posters think…unlike you, who seem to think that if a post or thread isnt something the great Jim wants to read, then it is crap.”

Well gosh, you got me here…I absolutely post to every thread on this forum, giving it a plus or minus rating. Yep, your right, I’ve taken control of the TRAINS FORUM.

Got a great joke told to me by an Oklahoman, as follows:

What is the difference between an Oklahoma cowboy and a Texas cowboy; Give up?

The Oklahoma cowboy wears the BS on the outside of his boots!

“Well, you should know about crap…so far, every post of yours I have read has been some pretty solid crap…”

Yep, I certainly have put out the crap, I almost feel like a Texan!

“You sound like one of those 50 year plus adolescents…you whine and cry about everything, and insult people till you get what you want…sorta like most teenagers.”

On my real job, which is operating heavy equipment, as a UNION MEMBER, I passed up 35 minutes of breaks, no drinking here, I don’t like wine!

“You are a insulting, rude bore, with a narrow, mean mind…but, after looking at your bio photo, a rather broad backside, consistent with someone who not only sits on it most of the time…but speaks from it too…”

Yes, it took some living to get to both the broad***and insulting, rude, boring, narrow minded, mean fellow that I am! Yes, I have nothing to offer!

“Thank god you found a job you are well suited for, please run back to the mueseum and continue to take out the trash, I understand that janitorial service is a fast growing industry, and really needs people with entry level skills like yours.”

Most folks want to be in operation of the trains, well me too, BUT, I also enjoy service, and if janitorial services are needed…I can do

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Is it hot in here, or is it just the flames?

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Nope, its not hot, just an old man commenting on some stuff!

Jim

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There is a very old saying that goes something like…“Keeping up with the Jones’s”, well we are all trying to outdo each other in “star” count, so there is really no difference here.

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eolafan,

Yes, there is a difference. Within this thread; “A Nice Little Place to Run Up the Post Count,” the point is to score points for another star.

My point is that a person can rack-up points towards Trains “STAR SYSTEM” by passing along news that helps everyone better understand railroading!

Jim.

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The point of thread was exactly that. If a member is posting to rack up stars, for whatever bizarre reason, have them post the "me too’s and CNN headlines there, vice disrupting other forums. However our latest starchaser has little regard or consideration of others.

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I agree with dharmon in that some folks on this forum seemingly respond to any and all threads with little or no useful information simply as a way to rack up post count in order to get yet another star.

WHY RUN UP THE POST COUNT?: To get another star.

WHY GET ANOTHER STAR?: To make yourself look good to your fellow posters, OR to simply get ego satisfaction.

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I don’t know but it translates into wasting my time. Disrespectfull in my opinion. Nothing on these forums irritates me more than opening a topic only to find nothing has ben added but usless posts.

[2c]

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Amen! [:-^] (Tee Hee Hee - Couldn’t resist…)

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And yet, here we are, posting away on this useless thread.

At least most of this silliness is confined to a couple of threads, and not polluting the other ones.

Interesting to me, is that in this forum we have some threads that seem to be at about a 12 year old level, and we have other threads (like the one on dynamic braking, and about concrete ties) that are so very interesting, informative, and show high levels of intelligence.

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LOL! I couldn’t agree more…

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With all that needs to be said on this subject having been said, this will be my very last post on this subject…HOPE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPIRIT OF THE MOMENT.

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There’s something to be said for having a “lightning rod” thread, not just for OT postings of interest to members, but to get the more-or-less-totally-worthless posts flowing nicely to an appropriate electron sink.

Reminds me of a different kind of “null device” provided for e-mail reflectors back in the days before massive spam… had an innocuous name – “zinc.anode@xxxx.org” (don’t remember what the xxxx was, but might have been ieee). People who knew what it meant would understand what it did… the unwary could plug away to their heart’s content and ‘do no harm’.

Remember the line from ‘Desiderata’ (not ‘Deteriorata’ ;-}): “even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story…” It may be important to give them a playpen – HERE, for starters – for their ‘storytelling’ that satisfies their egoboo or whatever without compromising bandwidth for the more serious among us…

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ME TOO!!!

Hey, I’m getting close to 100 posts, what’d you expect me to do.

Shrek

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I expect you to post into the 100 post level! GO, GO, and GO.

Jim

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Wow, didnt realise smoking was allowed in this forum. (some serious flamin)

Well, if someone wants to post B.S. not much you can do about it. Except, just scroll down.
Two reasons I come here is to learn and be entertain. The education part is pretty self explaining. This forum is full of info both prototype and modeling (which is were I usually lurk) info. But the entertaining factor is good too. A good write up on a trip, or a great “Shoulda been there story”. But also sometimes people make a dork of themselves and that cracks me up too. KInda like watchign Jerry Springer. Watchin these messed up folks is sad waste of time, but, upside, it makes you feel better about your family when you realise that they arent that bad after all.

John k

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Keeping the fun in dysfunctional

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I never met a Texen that didn’t have an ego 20 times the norm. I see GW Bush has contained both health care and fuel cost to the nation. He has also made life for the blue collars better! Wrong…

GW BUSH has one agenda, making the rich richer, thats what they do in Texas.
BTW - GW Bush, thanks for driving my electric bill through the roof, gosh you were not embarresed at all when your Buddies sold kiliwatts back and forth, then sent the inflated watt through the wires to Nevada.

GW BUSH never met a programe that helped the working class that he didn’t want to CUT. GW Bush likes to help the rich by stealing bucks from the poor.

This guy never worked a day in his live. He is the silver spoon in the month, if Harry Truman was around, he’d kick this silver spooner out!

Jim