How do you keep up

[Squiffy]

Because I am the administrator I have to read every single post each day just to make sure everything is above board, this takes an enormous amount of my time which leaves me little time to post comments or to do any modeling.

I can imagine! Perhaps now the forum is getting busier, with more members, you ought to have a team of trusted assistants  - moderators, I believe they are called?
People who can keep an eye on things and move or edit posts if required, but not have the same overall powers of administration.

[WarrenD]

Glad you posted this Terri as I too feel badly for not being able to respond to every one with encouragement, thoughts, etc. Heck, it's that way with the completed ones too. This site is SO busy, and that's great, but I don't want anyone to think I'm rude, snobby, etc.

Warren

[ALBATROS1234]

also sometime i dont commet because after so many pats on the back it seems redundant to say anything.

[Whiteknuckles]

....also sometime i dont commet because after so many pats on the back it seems redundant to say anything.....

That pretty much sums it up.

Andrew

[eindecker]

I do not visit the other modeling forums much anymore so that gives me more time to be here. I will sometimes set the notify option for threads I am interested in keeping up with. I also have a number of threads that I follow when I get online and scan the unread postings. So, I cruise through the threads and read those I have an interest them and particularly those with photographs.

Like Bo, I will often set all postings to the read condition, so that the number of unread threads are smaller on my next visit.

I try to reply when I have something useful to say but like most everyone I cannot reply to all of the threads and postings. And I do not take it I miss when others do not reply to mine.

As you probably know this is a very good forum; polite informative and useful. Thanks for being here.

[Ernie]

I like to try and say something positive to all I can without
exhausting my typing finger.  To me, it doesn't matter if I
am 57th in line. It's not a competition and I'm not a judge, so
if I like something, and with everyone's best efforts here,
what's not to like, so I say so.

Cheers,
Ernie

[Chris Johnson]

I can't keep up and I'm retired. I seem to go in fits and starts these days. When Des first started the forum it was easy to keep up but as the membership has blossomed, the best I can do is read the recent posts and leave some comments here and there.

Cheers,

Chris

[Alexis]

Thanks for all your guy's feed back . Nice to know that I'm not alone on this and others feel the same . This is a wonderful place to be and share our talents .




Terri

[WarrenD]

Terri, this site and the 72nd Aircraft Forum are the only two scale modeling sites/groups I frequent with any regularity. Why?  The quality of the people (first and foremost), the quality of the posts, and the subject.

Warren

[lone modeller]

Like others I too find it difficult to keep up so I specialise in the areas that interest me. I also limit my viewing of other sites because, as has been suggested, they tend to be slow on WW1.

I cannot comment on every topic because if I did I would not only not have time to model, I would not have time to go to bed (and I am retired too!!) Just having the opportunity to share with other like minded people and to get some feedback has given me some much more from my hobby than I could ever have imagined. Knowing that such a great group regularly look in - regardless of whether they comment or not - is a wonderful experience.

A big THANK YOU to Des for running and administering this site - and setting a standard of modelling which is second to none.

[jknaus]

Terri I too find it hard to keep up. I feel bad about not answering some posts even while people answer mine and offer support. Unfortunately there is no easy way. I am an admin on another site and like Des I have to check every thread (although its not neaqrly as busy as this site). There I use a thumbs up smiley to acknowledge a thread unless there is a response needed. I have found though trying to answer every thread on the 2 sites I frequent is just impossable and my modeling time which is already shortened due to physical issues becomes even less. So now I try and respond but concentrate more on trying to find modeling time. I hope that doesnt sound too self centered.
James

[Ian from Doncaster]

Good point Terri..

I certainly don't read or comment on many threads, mainly due to time.  In fact I can go for months without even opening the forum!

I quite often look at build threads on the same or similar kits to my current build or in my stash, and also those threads asking for hints and tips - I find those very useful for learning new skills and refining existing ones.

I do not mind if folks don't post on my own threads, but advice is always welcome.  I think the general tone on this forum is just right - no one feels nor needs to feel pressured into commenting or answering, and there is definitely no sense of "us" and "them" between the levels of modelling skills and experience.  I also like how people from all nations are welcome where no one is pedantic over the translations.

I could in theory spend a whole working day every day on the forum!