RE: 484 members and growing

Gamecock Camper · Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM

It looks like PUT will be up to 500 members soon. At the end of January is when we broke the 400 member mark. I m really glad to see it growing. I hope that some of the missing members gang from the old PUT board will someday join in on the fun here. There are certain members that contributed quite a bit of knowledge and are missed, like Oz and us, Bluesman, geodude, bigdogMI, beerbelly, luvourjayco, Fairview2001, etc.... I can t remember all the names, if I have them correct. . . or even if they were some of the people who were upset about the changes here at PUT, but I do remember that they had some interesting posts.

wssfetch · Feb 18, 2003, 02:58 AM

Gamecock CamperStopher, interesting that you brought this up. I dropped by IRV2 looking for ideas for the DIY screenroom/AAR and noticed that a recent PUT topic has sprung up there again. Some of the same old discussion about the PUT board, magazine, etc., etc. although there were some supporters among those who post at both. Seems there are still some bitter folks out there.

Gamecock Camper · Feb 18, 2003, 09:37 AM

Gamecock CamperLife is way too short to hold bitter feelings. What most people don t really realize is that the bitter feelings usually hurt them more than the people they are trying to target. I have learned over the years that you have to pick your battles and some things you just have to let go of and move on. I still genuinely wish that some of the former PUT members would join this message board again. The current group is great, don t get me wrong..... but I have always enjoyed hanging out with the WHOLE gang.

birol · Feb 18, 2003, 11:06 AM

Gamecock CamperI hereby prohibit listing the number of members as it is always wrong, now it is 485 [

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Gamecock Camper · Feb 18, 2003, 03:10 PM

Gamecock Camperbirol, you are wrong again. It is 486. (And that s good news)

GaryWT · Feb 18, 2003, 03:55 PM

Gamecock CamperWell, I came back. I did not leave mad or anything. I was slowing down for some reason after I got my 3rd popup on the old board. When I heard that there was going to be a charge I was not sure what I was going to do, I had never paid for any site on the net. Then my wife gave me thia as a gift. I was able to keep my old screen name but I guess I missed out on being a charter member, oh well I am here anyway.[

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birol · Feb 18, 2003, 04:02 PM

Gamecock CamperWelcome back to the pack

fivegonefishing · Feb 18, 2003, 07:56 PM

Gamecock Camper

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Life is way too short to hold bitter feelings. What most people don t really realize is that the bitter feelings usually hurt them more than the people they are trying to target. I have learned over the years that you have to pick your battles and some things you just have to let go of and move on. I still genuinely wish that some of the former PUT members would join this message board again. The current group is great, don t get me wrong..... but I have always enjoyed hanging out with the WHOLE gang.

Some real harsh words were said when the announcement was made and I m not sure if those who were offened will be able to put it behind them. I really hope they do. I miss some of the great exchanges that took place however I am really happy to be part of this board and look forward to seeing it continue to grow.

I will be camping with a Oz, luvourjayco and luvmyjayco, geodude, trillium, kiwicrazy, Don, 3&acat and a lot more in early May. I know I will have nothing but positive comments about how compfortable and family like it is on PUT.

Tammy

Gamecock Camper · Feb 18, 2003, 11:51 PM

Gamecock CamperTammy, make sure that you say hello from all of the others still here at the PUT board. Let them all know that the PUT door is always open for them to join us again someday. I think many people would agree that it would be nice to see them " come home" to PUT again.

oldmoose · Feb 18, 2003, 11:51 PM

Gamecock CamperI ve been to the other main 2 message boards and while I was as surprised as anyone else about the fee, I paid it right away. I can t leave home. I also think the discussions here are getting better.

Fo those who were bitter, too bad that they are missing out on all the fun. Popup Explorer used to be about 70 bodies ahead of us. No more. I think we ll pass them and get back to where we were before and only get better.

Gamecock Camper · Feb 18, 2003, 11:52 PM

Gamecock CamperOh, yea... since my post earlier today, we are now up to 491 members.

Miller Tyme · Feb 19, 2003, 04:47 AM

Gamecock CamperI m on all the boards, so I get the best of all worlds.[8D]

NightOwl · Feb 19, 2003, 09:04 AM

Gamecock CamperIt would sure be fun to have more of the old gang back, but we need to stop and think of this from THEIR point of view and not just our own selfish desire to see everyone here again.

It might be that some of those who left--like some who were named in a post here--would feel it is against their principles to return as they went to other sites and more than once were openly very negative about PUT, Dave, and the magazine, as well as those who stayed on. After the things they said, they might feel very uncomforatble if they returned, wondering what kind of welcome they would get. If so, just tell them that the spirit of PUT is much too big and generous to hold their bad behaviour against them and all is forgiven (jjust like a real family) and it is safe to return and join in the fun again.
But, I dont think anyone here should place them in the embarrassing situation of harping on how great this place is and how these former members " just must come back" in case they feel they have a certain moral standard they are upholding in not coming back. Several of them said more than once that thay were adamently against paying for ANY site , EVER, especially this one. In person, and on the net, we must be supportive of the decisions our friends have made, even if it is to remain off this board.

Also, it might be wise to realize that PUT is not everyone s cup of tea and not make them feel unhappy about it if they hold this opinion. It s a big world and there are plenty of good free sites for anyone who prefers one.

fivegonefishing · Feb 19, 2003, 09:50 AM

Gamecock Camper

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Tammy, make sure that you say hello from all of the others still here at the PUT board. Let them all know that the PUT door is always open for them to join us again someday. I think many people would agree that it would be nice to see them " come home" to PUT again.

Will do!

wssfetch · Feb 19, 2003, 11:02 AM

Gamecock CamperThe moderators at IRV2 just shut down a huge thread that started out innocently enough talking about the magazine and ended up bashing the magazine, the PUT board, and some individuals who post both here and there. It is very sad to see otherwise good and reasonable folks so ready to hurt each other over something that in the larger scheme of things is so minute. How can we hope to have peace in our world when human nature leads us to such disagreement.

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