In the interests of keeping those with sexy avatar's around, perhaps a suggestion: There will always be a long line of "noob's" (hate the term) coming in here, and as Rob01 has clearly explained, there wont be any further harassment of these. I think it is a fine idea though I too find these junk threads very irritating, and untasteful.
The tools to fix this problem already exist within these digital walls, our members have brought untold amounts of knowledge to this site and all we need to do is put it in the right spot. Under the bolt action rifle forum, there is the "getting started in LR shooting FAQ's" thread. There is an answer to almost every "noobish"
question in that thread, or others like it. And if it doesn't address the particular question, it can always be added to the thread. It already has a sticky on it, so all we need to do is direct our newer members to it in a kind fashion.
If we all take the time to know and remember this, and simply post the link when these "whats the best . . . ." threads pop up, there will be less facepalm,popcorn,and in before the lock comments, as well as fewer and fewer junk threads, and ban's on our members.
So, if we can just direct them to these helpful threads, and not "feed the junk thread", we will all be better off and wont have to deal with the undesirable consequences these conversations always produce. Perhaps LL or one of the mods have a similar or better suggestion or could add to the idea??? anyone?
The tools to fix this problem already exist within these digital walls, our members have brought untold amounts of knowledge to this site and all we need to do is put it in the right spot. Under the bolt action rifle forum, there is the "getting started in LR shooting FAQ's" thread. There is an answer to almost every "noobish"
If we all take the time to know and remember this, and simply post the link when these "whats the best . . . ." threads pop up, there will be less facepalm,popcorn,and in before the lock comments, as well as fewer and fewer junk threads, and ban's on our members.
So, if we can just direct them to these helpful threads, and not "feed the junk thread", we will all be better off and wont have to deal with the undesirable consequences these conversations always produce. Perhaps LL or one of the mods have a similar or better suggestion or could add to the idea??? anyone?
