100 post count to use the classified section?

TroyD

There is possibility of parole from F1's BOZO list??

What is the world coming to?

New guys, it's a community. That is what the forum is about. Don't take this the wrong way but if you are just here to make a quick purchase or sale and bail? That isn't the point....there are many places online to do so. The Polk forum is about more than that. Stick around, it's worth your time.

BDT

halo71

^ I think there is NO such thing to get off George's list! So yeah....J was lucky with Jesse I guess!

mr_natural78

Jstas wrote: »

If you feel that the 100 post limit is unfair, you're missing the point of a forum.

If you feel that you now have to post arbitrary stuff just to be able to take advantage (and I mean that in a negative way) of the community then you're missing the point of a community.

If you feel you have nothing to contribute then, why are you here?


We were all n00bs at one point or another. Some know lots of stuff about audio. Some think they know lots of stuff about audio. Some know nothing about audio but want to learn. Some know nothing about audio but lots of stuff about other stuff.

You don't have to be an audio expert to participate. You contribute in your own way. If your only way to contribute is to spew post and after post of BS then, seriously, move on. There's already more than our fair share of BS here. We're not in the market for more.

As Mr. Grand of the Jersey Grands has so eloquently put it previously, that's going to piss someone off and they need to know ahead of time that I don't care.

You make a good point that I didn't realize. I don't have much to contibute as far as audio. I am a newb as far as audio/visual equipement goes. I am knowledgeable about many other things though and would gladly contribute if the opportunity arrises. In the last few days I've been on here I have notices that this seems to be a much tighter community than most other forums I am a member of.

pitdogg2

mr_natural78 wrote: »

You make a good point that I didn't realize. I don't have much to contibute as far as audio. I am a newb as far as audio/visual equipement goes. I am knowledgeable about many other things though and would gladly contribute if the opportunity arrises. In the last few days I've been on here I have notices that this seems to be a much tighter community than most other forums I am a member of.

Things are looking up you catch on quick....

I'm from Bloomington spent a lot of time in Chambana yrs ago.

Jhayman

Thanks F1nut I'm Honoured..
I'm glad to be here..just goes to show people can change..and sometimes for the better, lol

F1nut wrote: »

You're one of the few.....come to think of it, you might be the only one that made it off my BOZO list. I'm glad you stuck around as well.

mr_natural78

I do want to make one other point. Who says my only objective is/was to buy/sell equipement? I only posted asking if there was a way to become a paid member and have full access to the forum since many other forums have an option like that. Many people seem to be making the assumption that I have no other interest here. You know what they say about making ASSumptions don't you? I have been reading this forum for weeks before even joining. When I started getting the bug to upgrade my cheap surround sound and started doing google searches I kept getting brought here. Then I found a good deal on the 3 front speakers that I bought very cheap. I started googling them before I bought them. Again, google kept bringing me here. As I said in an earlier post, I am a paid member on over a dozen online forums. I still frequent nearly all of them daily or at least once or twice a week. Several of which I have been on for a handful of years. Even on those forums my post count probably isn't over a 100 on a single one. I am a reader and when I actually have queations I use the search funtion and usually find an answer without having to post questions. But don't take the fact that I dont typically post much to mean I am not a part of those communities or that I don't contribute to them. Several of these forums, particularly the jeep and harley ones, have local sections that have group outtings and local meet and greets that I attend regularly. A jeep JK forum I am a member of has a fall colors run in the baldwin michigan area and a mid summer badlands run in attica indiana that i have been attending for a handful of years. Each of these is a weekend of camping and beer drinking at night, and jeeping in the day. So...please, just because I was asking for a faster way to make FULL use of the forum don't assume that is my only interest here.

mr_natural78

pitdogg2 wrote: »

Things are looking up you catch on quick....

I'm from Bloomington spent a lot of time in Chambana yrs ago.

I grew up in the Danville Illinois area.

tonyb

pitdogg2 wrote: »

Yep classic for sure Jhayman turned out to be a pretty cool cat...for a Canadian

lol....yeah man, he's alright. Another Cannuck, Drenis......also started out somewhat confrontational but turned out to be a cool dude himself.

Look, it takes a while to get the lay of the land around here. We certainly are a close knit family which makes us unusual for an internet audio forum. We may not be the biggest, or even the best audio forum, but we sure have some darn nice people as members with a wealth of knowledge. This forum is like a comfy lazyboy chair, just feels like home. Glad to see we have converted some, made new friends in the process, and share our audio affections between us all. Lets not also forget the awesome job Polk does with the forum and their contributions. Yes, I'm looking at you Ken, and Polks frickin' awesome CS people.

Polkie2009

I don't know anyone_ who's a paid member on over a dozen online forums, I'm very proud of ya'.

mr_natural78

I prefer to spend the 15 or 20 bucks a year and be able to access the whole forum rather than wait on a post count or amount of time as a member. My job provides me a lot of time to sit online and read about what interests me. I am a knowledge junkie and I read voraciously.

tonyb

mr_natural78 wrote: »

I prefer to spend the 15 or 20 bucks a year and be able to access the whole forum rather than wait on a post count or amount of time as a member. My job provides me a lot of time to sit online and read about what interests me. I am a knowledge junkie and I read voraciously.

As a knowledge junkie, this whole forum is available for free to you. Buying and selling privileges are however earned. No simpler way to put it.

Jhayman

Thanks guys for the kind words I owe a lot of what I know about audio to this forum and it's very knowledgable members..
I still consider myself a novice in this hobby but it's fun learning and experimenting trying new things..

tonyb

Jhayman wrote: »

it's fun learning and experimenting trying new things..

.....and that's the ticket my friend. That's all we ask of people too, experiment....try new things.....discover for yourself. You'll find most of what you read on the internet is hogwash, and you'll have a ball learning along the way.

TroyD

mr_natural78 wrote: »

I do want to make one other point. Who says my only objective is/was to buy/sell equipement? I only posted asking if there was a way to become a paid member and have full access to the forum since many other forums have an option like that. Many people seem to be making the assumption that I have no other interest here. You know what they say about making ASSumptions don't you? I have been reading this forum for weeks before even joining. When I started getting the bug to upgrade my cheap surround sound and started doing google searches I kept getting brought here. Then I found a good deal on the 3 front speakers that I bought very cheap. I started googling them before I bought them. Again, google kept bringing me here. As I said in an earlier post, I am a paid member on over a dozen online forums. I still frequent nearly all of them daily or at least once or twice a week. Several of which I have been on for a handful of years. Even on those forums my post count probably isn't over a 100 on a single one. I am a reader and when I actually have queations I use the search funtion and usually find an answer without having to post questions. But don't take the fact that I dont typically post much to mean I am not a part of those communities or that I don't contribute to them. Several of these forums, particularly the jeep and harley ones, have local sections that have group outtings and local meet and greets that I attend regularly. A jeep JK forum I am a member of has a fall colors run in the baldwin michigan area and a mid summer badlands run in attica indiana that i have been attending for a handful of years. Each of these is a weekend of camping and beer drinking at night, and jeeping in the day. So...please, just because I was asking for a faster way to make FULL use of the forum don't assume that is my only interest here.

Easy, man. EASY. Deep Breath.

Nobody, I think, is making a moral judgment here. We are just explaining the rationale..........the flea market exists, primarily, for the contributing members. I think if you think that one through....you can see the logic. I'm not saying you have to agree...but the logic is there.

BDT

zingo

mr_natural78 wrote: »

There a few reply's to this that come to mind but I'll refrain from sinking to that level.

Shoot then; I could use a good laugh today...

tratliff

I also found it frustrating to find out about the number of post needed to access the FM. I was in search of some SDA's and pretty much understood the quality of the sound they reproduce. My dad had owned a pair of SDA SRS's since the early/mid 80's. I started researching and reading to uncover a wealth of knowledge. Also by not being able to view the FM I convinced my dad to sell me the original pair. Now I have a pair and know exactly how they have been treated for almost 30 years now. Now instead of searching for my purchase I spend my time researching upgrades.

Welcome to the site. This is a great place that I never knew existed and provides me with more information than I ever thought I could find. Sit back. You will find what you are looking for and this place will offer you all the information you need to understand how great of an investment you are about to make.

Wow - Only my 14th post!

brgman

mr_natural78 wrote: »

I do want to make one other point. Who says my only objective is/was to buy/sell equipement?

If you read your first post,you did.
That was what set the tone cuz it reads like all you wanted to do was to buy from the forum.
stick around and you'll learn how to get the most out of what you have or get.

B Run

I think it's a good feature to have, i've bought and sold tons of stuff to members and not ever had to worry about an issue. Everyone here takes care of each other and makes sure there's no snags with transactions. If anyone could just join and start selling stuff there's no attachment to the forum or members, it's just better for everyone to get to know people here first. Welcome to the Forum, you're already well on your way.

mr_natural78

tonyb wrote: »

You'll find most of what you read on the internet is hogwash

Very true. I know on many forums there seems to be what is the common consensus and many just repeat it over and over again even if they have no experience with it themselves. I've learned many times that these things that many take as common knowledge are just not true.

mr_natural78

TroyD wrote: »

Easy, man. EASY. Deep Breath.

Nobody, I think, is making a moral judgment here. We are just explaining the rationale..........the flea market exists, primarily, for the contributing members. I think if you think that one through....you can see the logic. I'm not saying you have to agree...but the logic is there.

BDT

I am not in the least bit upset. I do understand the rationale completely. Especially considering this seems to be a smaller more closely knit forum than many others.

mr_natural78

zingo wrote: »

Shoot then; I could use a good laugh today...

I'll pass. I'm not going to talk crap on the computer. That's what b*tches do. If I have a problem with someone I handle it face to face like a man...if that isn't possible...then no point in even giving it my time. You are entitled to your opinion.

mr_natural78

brgman wrote: »

If you read your first post,you did.
That was what set the tone cuz it reads like all you wanted to do was to buy from the forum.
stick around and you'll learn how to get the most out of what you have or get.

I've been coming here and reading for a few weeks. I never even bothered to even try and look in the classifieds section. When I posted that I wanted to buy particular speakers on another forum someone said I'd probably have better luck here. I did not mean for my original post to sound as though that was my first time here or that buying speakers was my only intention. It was just my first post because I looked for a way to do the paying member thing and didn't find it.

zingo

mr_natural78 wrote: »

I'll pass. I'm not going to talk crap on the computer. That's what b*tches do. If I have a problem with someone I handle it face to face like a man...if that isn't possible...then no point in even giving it my time.

Glad to hear and I look forward to your contribution to the community.

ZLTFUL

zingo wrote: »

Glad to hear and I look forward to your contribution to the community.

I ain't gonna contribute...that's what b*tches do.

EndersShadow

B Run wrote: »

...it's just better for everyone to get to know people here first.

I disagree, people who get to know me despise me , and I have enough haters hatin on me....

Although I havent yet made Jesse or Brocks bozo list so I must not be that horrible :biggrin::razz::evil:

mrbigbluelight

I kind of thought Mr_Natural's original post was pretty straight up and kind of respectful, IMO.
Wasn't looking for a handout or a freebie, was upfront about seeing if there was a way to gain access to the FM even if it meant he had to pay.

That it was interpreted as a possible "Snatch & Grab" was incorrect, IMO. As others have explained, though, it's kind of understandable if folks are a little protective of what is good.

As for Jhayman, well .... it should be mentioned that there's been many reports of mass moose die-offs "up there" lately.
Not saying that Jhayman is personally responsible, but ... well .... if you got moose, you might want to keep a closer eye on them until Jhayman can clear this situation up.

tonyb

Hmmm.....now you have me thinking. I have flying squirrels.....lack of Moose up north....maybe Jhayman chased those suckers down here.....to my house. Hopefully, Boris and Natasha won't show up either.

Maybe Jhayman has some explaining to do on this front.

highbrow

I also am here learning as well, just recently purchased a full new set up and now hunting the proper stand for everything. I also thought about jumping out to 100 quick but felt it would be better to contribute and learn as I make the journey ( anyway im to broke to buy anything now lol ) thanks and welcome from a newbie

Eocuph

The only thing that bugs me about not being able to sell here, is having to sell some of my polk audio on craigslist and eBay without first giving someone on here a chance on a rare item for a good price.

F1nut

We'll survive. Besides, there's nothing that rare from Polk.