Time to let the zombie die

[Pathfinder]

After 10 years years this will most likely be my last post.
This forum has a lot in common with Ruth Bader Ginsberg, both have been dead for a long time, they just haven't fallen down yet.
There are barely a half dozen people keeping it going, even the moderators don't read it any more.
There are only a couple on here I will miss because everyone else is on FB.
Used to be a page of new posts every day, now there's one new post a week and they are seldom gun related.
Time to let the zombie go to it's deserved rest.

Nah, you'll be back, just as soon as the book of face bans you yet again!!!           

[billt]

I agree Billt, but this type of game gives me the chance to exchange with others I wouldn't have ever "met" otherwise.  And, since my job keeps me cooped up and away from my hobby, I enjoy reading and interacting here.

I agree, and do much the same. I just wish there were more people here like there used to be.

[Rastus]

After 10 years years ...<snip>

10 years?  You haven't been a member on here 10 years yet.  December 30, 2017 will be 10 years.

There you go exaggerating all over again.....

[MikeBjerum]

I agree, and do much the same. I just wish there were more people here like there used to be.

Evolution:  Forums like this are the original social media.  They were so successful that we have seen many come and go to become the foundation of Facebook.

There are a few things I have noted over the years concerning members and activity on here:

1.  There was a very strong core group, and some are still here, but some have moved on;
2.  The moderators have become less active:  Mom never even visits anymore, and the boss man reads, contributes on blogs, but doesn't respond much;
3.  Past giveaways brought members who never participated - They signed up hoping for a big prize and that was that;
4.  Thin skinned people whined, cried and fled.  I wonder what they did on "real gun sites."  I got into it twice on AR-15 and left ... thin skinned guy that I am:  First, I said I like an AR-15 in .223 over the 5.56 and an AK-47 for accuracy; Second time, I was involved in discussing modifications and made two errors - One I showed my polishing of rifle and shotgun actions for SASS, and second I said there is nothing wrong with the "idiot scratch" on a 1911.  HOLY COW!!! Apparently I was the only one on AR-15 that didn't worship every firearm as a safe queen to be kept unblemished.  Oh yea, and I admitted that when I by a gun, open the owners manual, and the first page says to not fire it to maintain optimal value, I tear that page out and use it to light the campfire 

[billt]

Yeah, ARFCOM is pretty bad. I know more people who got banned, than who post there. There used to be a lot of knowledgeable guys on a lot of these forums. Now, not so much. It's more opinions. And many times if you don't share their opinion they right away want to fight. I remember m4carbine.net was like that. They even banned the late Pat Rogers. That was like the Vatican banning the Pope!

I remember I posted that I have a total of 5 Bushmaster AR-15's. (The old Bushmasters that were made in Windham, Maine when Richard Dyke owned Bushmaster, before the Cerberus buy out). They promptly told me my guns were, "junk range guns", and I didn't know what I was taking about, and banned me.

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[MikeBjerum]

A quick hit:  Don't praise or wish for a JP on an open forum.  Don't know what he did to offend the masses, but, apparently, the expert shooters that like them are also idiots.

[Jim Kennedy-ar154me]

I have been here a while and while I do not post a lot I do read at least once a day or more. What I will say about this group is, while it is smaller than a lot of forums it is tighter. It is also my belief there is more experience and knowledge here than in a lot of the other groups. Also more realistic. Not many of us (at least not me) can afford those $3000.00 rifles with $1000.00 optics and as such we (you) tend to talk in more realistic circumstances.

Yes, we tend to be a little (lot) older but that also gives us a more seasoned view of firearms and the world in general.  My $.02.

[Timothy]

Tom will be back...ya gotta bait him a bit...

The Patriots cheat!

Tom Brady is a homo!

Giselle is a dude and his kids are robots!

Belichick is a loser who wears ladies underwear!

NH has the population of a large county in real America!

ROFLMAO

[MikeBjerum]

Bait him huh ...

Long live McCain!

If that don't do it, he's dead 

[Rastus]

Tim....sometimes you take a joke just a little to far.  Something about you just ain't right....

<snip> Giselle is a dude ......<snip>