I think we lost another member

[darkdwarf]

I know I don't post as often as most of you, but I am quiet by nature. I follow my grandfathers only piece of advice to me, "God gave you two eyes and two ears, but only one mouth, remember to watch, read, and listen twice as much as you talk." I truely enjoy reading all the posts. I am learning much about farming I didn't know; without this forum I might not even have realized my lack of knowledge. I farmed all of my childhood with my parents and canned the food at the end of it. I hated farming so much I joined the Corps, because they at least got to sleep in till 5 am. Now, as a forty-one year old teenager I finally understand the joy, hard work, and  strength of working a 2 acre plot that is all I can do on my own. Heck, one day I may even break down and buy a tractor instead of tearing up and repairing my troy-bilt tiller every year. Being single, I have no idea how i would keep any of this if TSHTF, despite 8 years in the 1st Bat, 9th Mar (the real "walking dead"). I guess I could always bugout till the leather fell apart on my feet, but this place seems to have accepted my roots and I would hate to leave. As for losing members, my childhood Pastor once told us, "I would rather preach to one soul who need to hear my words, than a church full of those who were wondering where to eat lunch after the service."

[liberty404]

I have not noticed bullying.  I have noticed people disagreeing - sometimes about deeply help convictions. 

Can the 'register a new userid' process be modified so that the newbie is sent a message at registration time, asking them to complain to the moderator if things get uncomfortable?  This won't fix the past, but might provide useful information in the future. 

[Atash Hagmahani]

I have no control over the message that is sent to newbies. I don't know what it says.

In retrospect, I would be better suited to managing content, and making it interesting, than doing administrative chores.

[Sniper]

Not to worry about folks leaving.  They are probably out collecting survival gear.  It does take a while to organize everything.

[darwinslair]

I guess I would not worry about who is here and who is not unless the REAL worry is that they got nabbed for something and this thread is about finding a way to make sure that we are keeping track of each other as a mutual protection compact.

If I dropped off my hope is that it would be for some innocuous reason, but I cannot think of one right now.  Especially if it is because people are actually canceling/deleting their accounts.

Peoples needs and hopes change all of the time.  As essential as internet seems to us, th e"need" for it is a recent development.  I suppose that for some it will be something that goes to the wayside if times get tough.  We have a commercial connection here and it costs nearly $70 a month.  That is a chunk of change figured out over the year.  If it were not essential for my wife's business I would not carry it.

But I adore the ability to research things to my hearts content.

Something else to realize is that Cassandra is not going to be well received all of the time.  In fact, she is not going to be listened to often at all.  When people realize she IS right, they will not look to her for solutions either most of the time.

You dont see Paul Rogers or Peter Schiff being offered positions in the new administration, do you?

Just more of the same people who designed this mess.

But their brains must be SO HUGE that they will be able to get us out of this you know.

sorry, I am getting sarcastic.  I will stop now.

Tom

[Carpenter]

Another newbie here, sorry haven't posted much at all. I usually spend at least an hour on here every night just reading over all of the topics. I will try to post more in the near future. Maybe the people that joined after the publicity just to see what the sight was about are leaving.

[oscar615]

I was thinking that too.  They joined after the MSN article, maybe were not serious and are dropping off now.

[nwdespot]

i think this is a great site.  i am a member of a couple of others but don't contribute.  my opinion is that maybe we are to optimistic.  on other forums they seem to can't wait for the world to end, whereas we seem to see things coming but really don't want it to happen.  i for one would be just as happy as can be if all my preparing was for nothing.  i really like how my way of life is right now but i don't see it continuing for the rest of my life.  anyway keep up the good work, i think we are doing fine.

[hancocs]

I think this is a great forum and I have learn so much from others. I would hate to see it die. I figure the people that are here are suppose to be here are here and others that drop off, I think it is their lose. I know I went on vacation for a few weeks a while back and I got a PM from another member asking why I have not been posting. It was nice to know I was missed. This forum  kind becomes like second family espeacally if your immendate family is not into the like mindedness I see here.

By the way I did make some head way, I got 6 of my family member 72 hour packs for Christmas and they all loved them. I encourage them to add to them and start a food storage program. That idea came from this forum. So don't give up guys we are here for a reason.