Loss of Etiquette on Stalking Directory

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Well, I must confess I am hardly experienced when it comes to stalking, in fact I have never shot a deer in my life, but that is hardly the point. I joined this site to learn new things, meet people with similar interests to myself, benefit from the experience of other members and hopefully make a few friends along the way. I have assisted others, at least I think, on topics such as air rifles, SGC applications and shotgun maintenance whilst also starting the obligatory thread about calibres and being drawn into discussions about politics and land rovers etc. This, to me, seems perfectly reasonable but if my lack of experience offends you I apologise, although i must ask how one is meant to gain experience without asking questions and participating in discussions via posting?
Alistair
 
Pine Marten said:
I'm just a talkative, gregarious sort of mustelid, that's all. And I like to share my stories. It's all about stories. I don't tend to impart any advice that isn't based on things I've experienced, and when I first joined, I did a hell of a lot of listening rather than advising. I would say though that if I advise anyone on cooking, they should probably take it seriously!

I'm not sure that I'm officially young anymore though, unfortunately. As to how much stalking I've done, it's all documented in those 2,356 posts.
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Just to add, that Pine Marten's posts are well written, interesting and often very amusing in sharp contrast to my own dull posts. Regards JCS
 
Trufflehunting said:
Its not to long ago, on Stalking Directory that if you asked a question, then that was the question that was answered, and answered with wisdom and experiance
I think standards of Etiquette on Stalking Directory has dropped.
There seams to be several newbies who have thousands of posts yet only been a member for a short time, these guys take things off topic quicker than anyone else.
Please if you have nothing add to the question dont post
Even to this post
:evil::evil:
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Sorry, is there a question in here? I just see a rant statement.

I do concur that on occasion, topics of conversation do drift - and that this can be a little frustrating when it takes away from the tenor of the original post. Being polite and observing the house rules (etiquette: The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group) is important and can on occasion drop in the heat of active debate, but the mods tend to have a very good handle on this - in fact I can see this post being closed quite soon.......

I really can't understand where the correlation between experience and number of posts comes from - and to pick on poor PM, who is nothing more than an polite active member of this site is nonsense. If all posts were 'advisory' and specific to the technicalities of deer stalking, it might make a little more sense - but they're not. Being engaged in social media and asking questions (which PM does and in a very polite fashion, like most) is a very positive and quick method of gaining information - from an informed audience.

I'm sorry if you think I don't have the experience to write this (or the requisite posts, or lack of them to show my expertise) - but the sentiment of your over generalisation is misplaced in this instance.
 
Maybe we need a 'Expertise Level' alongside the number of post count which is judged by feedback from others on the helpfulness of their posts? We would then know who to ignore and who to trust.
A bit like the Ebay feedback system!:lol:
I have over 3000 posts, but sometimes very little Etiquette for sure!
MS:norty:
 
Klenchblaize said:
I guess for some the line is not even a thin one when members thumble with witticisms of variable impact but most pertinently sans an unhelpful agenda.

And then there is the small matter of SD injustice:

Articles & Write Ups
Cracking write up with bundles of carefully considered product placement = 350 hits in 10 days

Off Topic
Loss of Etiquette on Stalking Directory = 309 hits in 10 minutes

Best I take my quill & ink somewhere else!

:coat:
K
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I posted some bucthery pics and a how to do some diffrent cut with venison it got 273 views and 1 reply ,:oops:
 
I've looked at 'Reputation' type systems and whilst they work in some instances I can see it being a nightmare to administer. Someone leaves someone else a 'bad rep' or bad feedback and what is the first thing that will happen? That's right... they'll come running to admin to appeal! :doh:

As has already been said... the key to it is not to take things too seriously. Anyone spending a bit of time on the site will soon get to grips with which members posts should perhaps be taken with a larger pinch of salt. If it gets to the point where someone is being obnoxious to the point of breaking site rules we will of course act but if it's a case of someone's 'style' irritating you then try to avoid their threads... or if you can't do that then add them to your ignore list.


As for these type of threads getting more views than more serious threads.... well that's like people complaining about what they read in the red top newspapers... yet people keep buying them. Bunfights sell I guess :roll: :lol:
 
whats wrong with cut n' paste !! SO I FOUND this might help folks to get over themselves:--

Being a 'know-it-all' is a form of bullying even if that is not the intention.The know-it-all has an opinion on everything regardless of whether they actually know anything about the subject or not. You know the type: something is self-evidently true purely because they happen to think it.
Know-it-alls are bombastic, opinionated and bad at listening.
What the know-it-all lacks is the humility to say: "I do not know enough about this to form a proper opinion", or "You may be right because you have more experience in this area than I do" Know-it-alls are on set on 'transmit' most of the time. They are not up for receiving input from others. They want to be the ones giving out, transmitting their pearls of 'wisdom'. What they don't know isn't worth knowing and when they do learn something well… according to them, they knew it already.
The know-it-all may be a highly intelligent person but their know-it-all attitude makes them narrow minded and less and less able to learn as the years roll by.
The obvious solution seems to be to avoid the know it all as they have a great way of putting other people down by implication. In other words if they know everything then you know nothing. Or anything you do know you know because of them. That's the way they can make you feel.
The know-it-all can damage your self-esteem because there is something compelling about certainty. The trouble is they can feel hard to deal with especially if they happen to be your boss or the person you live with.
Being a know-it-all is a form of greed. Wanting to take all credit and direct all things at all times regardless of other people is like someone grabbing all the food at the table.
The know-it-all may take on board other peoples' ideas but then claim them as their own or say that 'everyone knew that any way.' They are in fact greedy over ownership of knowledge.) END

So what can we take from that ! just being a know it all also can make you an asshole as well. :rofl:



 
Speaking for the newcomers, I must say that the most impresive thing about this forum when I joined was how there were very few bitchy comments, in-fighting, cliques, etc, etc. Most of the members seem to be nothing but welcoming, helpful and in many cases very generous (be it with knowledge and time taken to answer questions, encouragement, taking out a newcomer or giving away kit they don't need to those that do).
I've seen good forums killed by elitism where the "old guard" closed ranks on the newcomers and anyone who wasn't an expert (self-proclaimed or otherwise) was shunned, ridiculed and made to feel unwelcome. I stopped using that forum years ago, and at the time I was one of the more knowledgable members in the subject.
As in all walks of life, not everyone will get along and be friends. I'm still young enough to remember when my mother taught me that ;) BUT everyone has a contribution to make. What the OP in a thread may not find interesting or relevant, others might. I spend the vast majority of my time on here reading threads that I have nothing to add to and in many cases aren't relevant to me at the moment. I enjoy the wandering subjects, it's all knowledge there for the harvesting.
 
well said :tiphat:
lifes a melting pot its your choice if you wish to jump in . reading bolx is sometimes just a nice pastime and if you let your ego drop you may just smile for a fleeting moment !!!
 
easypeasy said:
You would have fun chatting to my Mrs mate,
She could change topic from shopping to funerals to did men land on the moon in one sentence.
I wouldn't get too hung up about it though mate, I think its the best shooting forum on the net.

Ps You have spelt experience and seems wrong.
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Did you mean "Spelled"?:D
 
paul o' said:
whats wrong with cut n' paste !! SO I FOUND this might help folks to get over themselves:--

Being a 'know-it-all' is a form of bullying even if that is not the intention.The know-it-all has an opinion on everything regardless of whether they actually know anything about the subject or not. You know the type: something is self-evidently true purely because they happen to think it.
Know-it-alls are bombastic, opinionated and bad at listening.
What the know-it-all lacks is the humility to say: "I do not know enough about this to form a proper opinion", or "You may be right because you have more experience in this area than I do" Know-it-alls are on set on 'transmit' most of the time. They are not up for receiving input from others. They want to be the ones giving out, transmitting their pearls of 'wisdom'. What they don't know isn't worth knowing and when they do learn something well… according to them, they knew it already.
The know-it-all may be a highly intelligent person but their know-it-all attitude makes them narrow minded and less and less able to learn as the years roll by.
The obvious solution seems to be to avoid the know it all as they have a great way of putting other people down by implication. In other words if they know everything then you know nothing. Or anything you do know you know because of them. That's the way they can make you feel.
The know-it-all can damage your self-esteem because there is something compelling about certainty. The trouble is they can feel hard to deal with especially if they happen to be your boss or the person you live with.
Being a know-it-all is a form of greed. Wanting to take all credit and direct all things at all times regardless of other people is like someone grabbing all the food at the table.
The know-it-all may take on board other peoples' ideas but then claim them as their own or say that 'everyone knew that any way.' They are in fact greedy over ownership of knowledge.) END

So what can we take from that ! just being a know it all also can make you an asshole as well. :rofl:
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Yeah, I already knew that!:D
 
Finnbear-spelled or spelt either is acceptable.

Pinemarten -your cooking credentials; is that the same as all Welshmen can sing?

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