tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post2372744819118953884..comments2024-03-22T20:28:42.517+00:00Comments on Wood End and Beyond: On the way to the forum - Saturday RambleChris Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126638769396595508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-43846503145374815492014-06-09T10:34:07.920+01:002014-06-09T10:34:07.920+01:00I only joined NGRM a few weeks ago for the same re...I only joined NGRM a few weeks ago for the same reason; links I couldn't read without joining. So far I've probably participated less than you (one short thread on some 3D printing stuff and a couple of replies) but I have been reading quite a bit with interest , including "Edge - the question mark". Personally I've never really been a forum person either while I like writing my blog and reading others. As Paul says though, there seems to be an awful lot of actual modelling going on in that forum, so hopefully I'll get some inspiration even if I don't contribute lots to the conversation.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-60470776597280802532014-06-08T17:09:22.445+01:002014-06-08T17:09:22.445+01:00NGRM does seem like a friendly and informative for...NGRM does seem like a friendly and informative forum. I have been sitting at the table in the corner for some time now :-). A while ago, I joined one forum and had a few threads going, but I gradually realised I was painting myself into a corner and it just wasn't me. It tended to descend into badinage, in-jokes and piss taking after a while and became tiresome, just like all the real clubs I have joined. Plus the general feeling was that it was moderated by UKIP central office. But then I'm not a very sociable person at the best of times. :-)Iain Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633733907566547236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-10406629426257633312014-06-08T13:30:09.506+01:002014-06-08T13:30:09.506+01:00I'm with you on joining clubs Chris, athough I...I'm with you on joining clubs Chris, athough I was an active member of a Buddhist group for 20 years until an incident a couple of years ago led me to cease my dalliance.<br /><br />However, I log on to NGRM every day, often several times, as I find it informative, engaging and generally light-hearted. I've been quite active of late with threads I've started but to continue the pub metaphor, I can always go and sit at a corner table and listen the the conversation without having to engage if I so wish. I do hope you persevere as your comments will always be welcome. But, I hope it's not to the detriment of this blog, which I also check every day.Chris ODnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4293175883157636914.post-65159513187792325812014-06-08T10:54:25.721+01:002014-06-08T10:54:25.721+01:00Despite being a member of aformentioned forum I ca...Despite being a member of aformentioned forum I can understand where you're coming from here. Sometimes there's a little too much thread drift and a few too many in-jokes. But, it is generally friendly and, here's the important bit, its a MODELLING forum rather than a drop in centre for box-openers, whingers and opinionated a********* (plenty of other forums for that...).<br />I've joined five different model railway forums over the years. three of which I'll never visit again, of the other two, one I log into very rarely and NGRM I visit every day, even if I'm not doing any n.g. modelling.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.com