Mysterious lurkers on the SS forum

[Budweiser]

I'm not really crazy about the layout, or color scheme of the forum if you will. And really hate not having a quick reply feature... Other than that I find a lot of info on here for different ideas/learning purposes so don't find a need to comment that much, and not a whole lot of interesting topics are sparked to comment on..... But mainly not having the quick reply feature. Just my opinion.

 

[Joel_BC]

If someone [board ot otherwise] asks for info that i dob't want togive out. I flat out LIE! I dont think my email address is given out if I answer a PM with a PM [how about that JOEL? I recently answered your PM about this thread with a PM do you knoe my email? ````````````gd

No. No email info is transferred along with any PM. So I don't have your email address, ~gd.

 

[~gd]

I'm not really crazy about the layout, or color scheme of the forum if you will. And really hate not having a quick reply feature... Other than that I find a lot of info on here for different ideas/learning purposes so don't find a need to comment that much, and not a whole lot of interesting topics are sparked to comment on..... But mainly not having the quick reply feature. Just my opinion.

i'LL BITE just what is a quick reply feature. I see something like this and I reply what could be faster?

 

[moolie]

I'm not really crazy about the layout, or color scheme of the forum if you will. And really hate not having a quick reply feature... Other than that I find a lot of info on here for different ideas/learning purposes so don't find a need to comment that much, and not a whole lot of interesting topics are sparked to comment on..... But mainly not having the quick reply feature. Just my opinion.

i'LL BITE just what is a quick reply feature. I see something like this and I reply what could be faster?

Some forums have a reply box already there under the last post, you just type in it and click "submit", rather than having to click "reply" to get a box to type in first.

 

[so lucky]

Well, that's just it: some forums seem to be friendlier to newbies speaking up. Some are positively unfriendly. Some forums have a lot of good info, but the tone is so absolute, a person would have to be numb or really brave to risk being ridiculed by asking a "stupid question."

So Lucky, I know you to be a pretty frequent poster here. How did you feel about this forum when you first came here? Did you feel it was inviting, friendly? Or...??

Joel, I found most of the members to be moderately friendly. Not necessarily inviting, but I didn't get snubbed. A few of those are gone now, and a couple of the rather outspoken members are gone (outspoken in an antagonistic way). But if my first few posts had been ridiculed or raised a general kerfuffle, I would not have posted again.
But, again, the forum is full of information that I wanted to read, so I would have kept reading the old threads, whether I ever posted again or not.


Oh, and I guess I misspoke about the e-mails of PM-ers being available. It may have been on another forum. Sorry to have cause confusion.

 

[Joel_BC]

Well, that's just it: some forums seem to be friendlier to newbies speaking up. Some are positively unfriendly. Some forums have a lot of good info, but the tone is so absolute, a person would have to be numb or really brave to risk being ridiculed by asking a "stupid question."

So Lucky, I know you to be a pretty frequent poster here. How did you feel about this forum when you first came here? Did you feel it was inviting, friendly? Or...??

Joel, I found most of the members to be moderately friendly. Not necessarily inviting, but I didn't get snubbed. A few of those are gone now, and a couple of the rather outspoken members are gone (outspoken in an antagonistic way). But if my first few posts had been ridiculed or raised a general kerfuffle, I would not have posted again.
But, again, the forum is full of information that I wanted to read, so I would have kept reading the old threads, whether I ever posted again or not.

Hmm... "moderately friendly. Not necessarily inviting." Well, could be worse. heh, heh

I had a look at your posting history, and I think you started posting something like nine or ten months before I did. So I don't know what the group, in general, was like when you first got on here.

I felt the group was friendly when I came here.

 

[so lucky]

It has changed some. Seems like the regulars here now are a little friendlier than a few of the regulars were when I first started. Like my son says, "It's all good."

 

[Plantress]

ok moolie, here goes. I have followed these forums regularly for the past 3 years without posting because I immediately forgot my password and have never been able to figure out which one I used. I just went through the laborious process of updating and getting a new password because these forums are so dear to my heart. I love to read the journals-the hauling steel, the pallets of tomatoes being processed, the adventures buying and selling fowl. Canning info here has inspired me several years ago to start freezing and canning again. The regulars here can't be beat. I am happy to be a looky lou but now I will join in.

mary/plantress

 

[Denim Deb]

OK, now you need to tell us more about yourself!

 

[moolie]

Hope you share more about your getting back into canning and freezing!