New Rules

[SciFiJim]

I just read the new rules. So what changed? Mind your manners and don't :takinWiz: in someone elses cornflakes and everything should be fine right?

[Lee]

Methinks there might have been some aboriginies in the cornflakes. Periodically, a seller gets on here, and dishonest or not, floods the board with his "sales".
Speaking out of turn, I think the owner/mods wish to see some meaningful contributions from members, not just a selling frenzy.
Mods???

[357maximum]

Simply put, we are rapidly approaching 15,000 members here and it was time to state some things a little clearer to better serve the needs of our little oasis.

Jim's synopsis about sums it up though :lol:

[Hickory]

Sometimes harsh actions are needed to convince people to control themselves.
Maybe after the first warning a 30 day suspension from the site,
The second offence, a 90 day suspension. Then what ever you chose
For anything after that.
Just my thoughts on the subject.

[MtGun44]

Wow! 15000 is amazing. Still 99.9% are playing nice, which is great.

Bill

[geargnasher]

I noticed some of the particularly abrasive and neurotic newer members have faded away on their own, good to know some things run their course.

Gear

[Crash_Corrigan]

Wow...it seems just like a few months ago we were at 1,500 members and we were amazed. I just cannot believe that we have grown so much so fast.

We are so lucky to have a group of founding fathers that set this site up and ran it so well so we all have a nice home to enjoy and to grow our sport.

I am on this site every day a couple of times a day just to keep up with what is going on amongst the membership. The humor and political discussions are always fun and sometimes I even find something on the the selling forum to buy.

It is amazing and I hope it continues to keep on going....

[montana_charlie]

If the abrasive/neurotic can be identified early, and have his mettle tested promptly, it is predictable that he will quickly self-deport or learn to assimilate...if not comforted under the wing of the overly protective.

CM

[9.3X62AL]

I like how ya think, Charlie. "SKIN THAT ONE, PILGRIM!" Perfect.

[stephen perry]

All in all this a site to learn Cast. The gun ownership issues should be left alone. Especially when Posters use computer means to expose one's property, vehicles, and family. I have access to all the computer tools also to locate anybody but I don't, would wish that others don't track using URL's, Thomas Bros Real Estate Info, Pacel Data, GPS tracker and other electronic means to out somebody they don't agree with. I won't use my search methods on anybody appreciate they don't do me. Nobody can hide from survelliance in todays World.

Stephen Perry
Angeles BR

[Duckiller]

Mr. Perry please let me politely disagree with you here instead of areas where people have gotten excited. Without gun ownership I have no reason to cast boolits, will have to go back to casting split shot. Stalking of any kind is not acceptable behavior and is considered a crime.

[waksupi]

If people keep picking away, you will get to see first-hand how some of these rules work.

[Heavy lead]

I hate to appear stupid, but where are these new rules posted?

[Recluse]

I hate to appear stupid, but where are these new rules posted?

I was wondering the same thing myself, along with what precipitated it and who caused it?

Saw something above about "selling" and my rules for buying here have been real simple: If I check the recent posts and almost all have been on Selling & Swapping, I just pass 'em on by. Prefer to buy from members who contribute in various areas of Cast Boolits rather than just those whose only reason to be here is to sell things.

:coffee:

[waksupi]

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[stephen perry]

I read them again yesterday.

Stephen Perry
Angeles BR

[45nut]

I was wondering the same thing myself, along with what precipitated it and who caused it?
:coffee:

Frankly,, they had not been updated in 5 years and did not reflect current rules we had put in place since opening the site.

[Recluse]

Frankly,, they had not been updated in 5 years and did not reflect current rules we had put in place since opening the site.

Makes sense.

The town has grown just a wee bit since the Shooter.com days.

The fact that it gets along so well and that there is so little criminal activity speaks volumes about the quality of both leadership and membership here--proving that left to its own devices, decent and moral society CAN successfully police its own and take care of itself.

:coffee:

[theperfessor]

Except for the Swapping and Selling areas, the rules remind me a lot of those that govern papers and panel discussions at professional conferences and seminars. Even then the discussions can get a little "warm" but challenging facts is acceptable and the way truth is discovered; challenging the authors/presenters personally is a no-no.

Not a bad model to follow at all.

Just to add to Recluse's comment. When a new member posts a bunch of overly broad but short messages lacking in detail and focus in just a couple days I always watch S & S and yep, a lot of them go right to it as soon as their 25 posts have been made.

[geargnasher]

Just to add to Recluse's comment. When a new member posts a bunch of overly broad but short messages lacking in detail and focus in just a couple days I always watch S & S and yep, a lot of them go right to it as soon as their 25 posts have been made.

Ahhhh, good observation. I've noticed a handfull of new members doing that, like they don't really care about the responses and don't participate much in the threads they start.

Gear

[wiljen]

Except for the Swapping and Selling areas, the rules remind me a lot of those that govern papers and panel discussions at professional conferences and seminars. Even then the discussions can get a little "warm" but challenging facts is acceptable and the way truth is discovered; challenging the authors/presenters personally is a no-no.

Not a bad model to follow at all.



Guilty as charged, I wrote the first draft and that is exactly what I modeled it after was the debate rules from my professional organization.

[theperfessor]

Well you did a good job.