Hi All,
Did you realise at the time of typing this thread there are 210 members of this forum?
Did you know the response rate to a thread looks to average a ratio of somewhere around 20:1 or rather for every twenty members who view a thread only one can be bothered to comment. If you divide the membership by that ratio it is ten and a half people!!!!
Forums are a form of discussion that circles the world. The question we have to ask ourselves is are we in this forum because we want to participate in discussions about a hobby we all love and care about or are we here just to look around and pick up hint, tips and ideas from others?
I am 46 and a new-comer to this hobby. I am very aware that when my generation dies the number of model engineers will be even lower than it is now. I don't know your ages but I bet some are in their eighties and nineties. When you guys pass on we remainders will be the worse off for it but with discussion on forums like this we can keep it all moving along.
This forum is young but will die if you only view. Forums only work if you participate. I have only been a member for two weeks but have already posted or commented more than some who have been members for months.
I bet this topic gets plenty of views because of the word "FREE" so what you ask is free. Well it's the letters on your keyboard. It doesn't cost you to press them so try participation rather than just viewing. You may find that the comments bring out more ideas, hints and tips you can use.
Julian
Did you realise at the time of typing this thread there are 210 members of this forum?
Did you know the response rate to a thread looks to average a ratio of somewhere around 20:1 or rather for every twenty members who view a thread only one can be bothered to comment. If you divide the membership by that ratio it is ten and a half people!!!!
Forums are a form of discussion that circles the world. The question we have to ask ourselves is are we in this forum because we want to participate in discussions about a hobby we all love and care about or are we here just to look around and pick up hint, tips and ideas from others?
I am 46 and a new-comer to this hobby. I am very aware that when my generation dies the number of model engineers will be even lower than it is now. I don't know your ages but I bet some are in their eighties and nineties. When you guys pass on we remainders will be the worse off for it but with discussion on forums like this we can keep it all moving along.
This forum is young but will die if you only view. Forums only work if you participate. I have only been a member for two weeks but have already posted or commented more than some who have been members for months.
I bet this topic gets plenty of views because of the word "FREE" so what you ask is free. Well it's the letters on your keyboard. It doesn't cost you to press them so try participation rather than just viewing. You may find that the comments bring out more ideas, hints and tips you can use.
Julian