Jack Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 It would seem the reasons for not posting replies to threads are very reasonable and valid, However, one thing that shines through is that I am not the only one to wonder why there are not many/any replies to threads. I am, not the only one to be dissapointed, and as one member pointed out stopped posting because of it. May I respectfully suggest that a lesson has been learned, or not so much learned as restated. - "Nothing is for nothing" If we cannot find the time for even the most brief "thanks for posting", then we should not be too suprised if there is little of interest on the forum when we log on. Mark you really can't make people post if they feel they don't want too. Otherwise the whole thread would be just about trying to prop someone's ego up and it would lose its whole impact - sometimes less is more. Look at it this way - if you are in a pub or a group, at a meeting, how many people do the talking and how many people do the listening? HMVF is just a reflection of the broad spectrum of society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark m uk Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Mark you really can't make people post if they feel they don't want too. Otherwise the whole thread would be just about trying to prop someone's ego up and it would lose its whole impact - sometimes less is more. Look at it this way - if you are in a pub or a group, at a meeting, how many people do the talking and how many people do the listening? HMVF is just a reflection of the broad spectrum of society. I whole heartedly agree Jack, you cannot make people post, and certainly if they don't want to they will not. Not sure I have really got my head round the business of propping up egos with threads, I am a little confused by that because I have never previously associated the two things together. However, now you have mentioned it I have given it a bit of thought and tend to agree with you to some extent. I was thinking of that replica VW166 thread, and it is true that getting posative comments about the project is very encourageing and really good for morale - never befor thought of it as ego boosting, but have to confess, I guess that is a really accurate way to describe it !:-D However, this type of thread is a lot different - no skills, no vehicles or collectables being 'shown off' here.........just an opertunity to open a chat about how long relics may be found in a particular place - cant see my ego getting fueled up by any number of comments. However, as with my original question - if people are not interested in the subject matter, and have no interest in discussion, then I would not invest my time in starting off.........It would seem from the replies, that is very much not the case :-D Regards Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) Lets be honest, why post if no feedback is given? Don't forget that that with so many people on this forum , a thread that's been looked at 70 times doesn't say anything. Some people just look at everything but may not be interested in said topic. No feedback sounds like no interest, hence no reason to continue. Like when your talking and nobody answers or askes questions, this is a forum, not a onlinebook... A ego thing? Not really. If it was I can post so many things elevating my status like the documentary, my personal efforts for last weeks event and such... Edited November 6, 2009 by Enigma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 A ego thing? Not really. If it was I can post so many things elevating my status like the documentary, my personal efforts for last weeks event and such... That wasn't in the context that I meant. Mark got concerned that no one, or not many replied. The point is, so what? It doesn't make it a bad or a good thread. I for one thought it was a great find but couldn't add anything to it. And what is the point of someone not posting because, in their eyes, they didn't get the response they wanted! Who on earth knows where their level of 'enough interest' is????? It's a bit like when I say to Mrs Beckett....'I really love you' and she turns around and says 'how much????????':sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark m uk Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 It's a bit like when I say to Mrs Beckett....'I really love you' and she turns around and says 'how much????????':sweat: :rofl:...............I like that, thats a good comparison. By the way, I get that too Jack, Last time it happened to me, she asked "how much", I replied, "do you want the answer in metric or imperial" :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Has everyone got PMT today or something??? QUOTE] Is that the female version of "Jeep (or GMC) not working properly tension". I am a martyr to MVNWPT. I wander round the house. Cant settle. Very irritable. Liable to burst into tears, shouting, kicking things or screaming with no warning. It is awful. Drinking copious quantities of alcohol does not really seem to help either. I keep trying, but it has not helped yet. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Has everyone got PMT today or something??? QUOTE] Is that the female version of "Jeep (or GMC) not working properly tension". I am a martyr to MVNWPT. I wander round the house. Cant settle. Very irritable. Liable to burst into tears, shouting, kicking things or screaming with no warning. It is awful. Drinking copious quantities of alcohol does not really seem to help either. I keep trying, but it has not helped yet. Tim Just settle into the sofa switch the lights down, drink some prestone, wrap up in some green canvas and put on a nice film... something like a bomb-com... you'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 something like a bomb-com... you'll be fine Way way to funny:rofl::rofl::rofl: - or We Moan at Dawn........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 something like a bomb-com... Oh no! That is awful. I didnt get that first time round. Too, too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 It's a bit like when I say to Mrs Beckett....'I really love you' and she turns around and says 'how much????????':sweat: What have you got to worry about? When I tell Mrs N.O.S. that, she turns round and says 'so what have you just been out and bought, then?' :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Mark, at least people talk to you. The last time I saw Jack he mugged me and stole my media pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark m uk Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Mark, at least people talk to you. The last time I saw Jack he mugged me and stole my media pass ..................now that, is a good answer :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 :Last time it happened to me, she asked "how much", I replied, "do you want the answer in metric or imperial" :cool2: That is a brilliant answer. I must try that. I hate it when they make comparissons. "Do you love me more than cake?" "what sort of cake?" "Chocolate of course" (with an element of exasperation). Saying, "What sort of chocolate?" I have found is not the right answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Mark, at least people talk to you. The last time I saw Jack he mugged me and stole my media pass Yeah and it took a hell of negotiating too :argh: ........and money. - but it is hanging up in my office, a proud day for me, first ever press pass for The Pathfinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 It was a great day out, many thanks for jacking it up..... Tony PS WOT MONEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 PS WOT MONEY - I gave it all to Mick......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil munga Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Went to France last week, and as is almost a duty when in Normandy, I stopped off at one of the D-Day landing beaches.......Omaha. Here is the beautiful sculpture that sits on the beach to greet any visitors. The beach these days is for the most part like any other beach, a tranquil happy place where kids run and shout, local people exercise their horses and gulls screech and squark. This time of the year its a very pretty and peaceful place. It is difficult to believe that this quiet and peacful stretch of golden sand was once one of the most dangerous places on the face of this planet. But, looking among the rocks, with the odd lengths of discarded fishing tackle, beer cans, and all the myriad of stuff that gets washed in with the tide and left behind.............there will always be 'evidence' of this beautiful beach having a dark past. , great thread at the start ,mark do you have any more pics ,,,what is that sculpture ,, and why is it like it is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 , great thread at the start ,mark do you have any more pics ,,,what is that sculpture ,, and why is it like it is ? Phil it is called 'The Braves' and was for the 60th and was only meant to be temporary until there was public uproar and now it is permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark m uk Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks for that Jack, I had no idea that the 'braves' were just intended as temporary. Personally, I really like the very modern design - its a beautiful thing. Phil, thanks for those comments, and your interest. I am afraid I do not have too many more pictures of Omaha, but here are a few of Arromaches. Again a personal thing, but I didn't like the way things were done at Arromanches as much as Omaha...........seemed a little more 'touristy' The German 88, was treated more like a kids climbing frame than a piece of kit that may well have butchered allied servicemen.........and French men don't have blue taches These are the things I gravitate towards - the stuff that lies around, not the stuff that is painted up and displayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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