8T
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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8T
Well said Humuhumu.
Tiki Mick- I know you addressed this to 2 specific members but I hope you do not mind the dialog of a few others. I understand your frustration and the feeling of needing some real clarity about how to proceed on a topic here on TC. I think if we would be honest with ourselves, we would admit that many (but not all) of us here have at times not faithfully done searches in the archives before starting new threads. That said, I really think that this whole discussion has not necessarily been a bad thing. In fact, once we all get beyond it I think we can view it as a good thing! It has raised an awareness that we as individual members of this fantastic community may need to be reminded about following the procedures set up by Hanford to make the site work in the best possible way. Although I have never met him, I believe he is approachable and very open minded to suggestions to improve the site as is evidenced by the changes made in the past few weeks.
The main thing we should try to take from this discussion is that we do not want to drive anyone away or make members hold back any information that they would have contributed had they not been afraid that they were going to make a mistake of some kind.
Since this began I have been using the search feature a lot and I have tried to police myself by checking the house rules before starting a new thread. They're pretty simple but I think we should all get to know them better. A quick click can help anyone find out where to go to post something.
In summation, it aint a perfect world but I hope EVERYONE OF US can swallow some pride and learn to help one another to keep TC running smooth. And remember that the archives are so chocked full of great stuff, it's fun just to dig in and see what has been discussed in the past. Folks, don't get stuck on reading just the current threads!
Thanks for reading my opinions. 8FT
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