How do you use these forums?

David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

How do you use these forums?

Posted by David Voss on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:17 PM

I know some people use the Active Topics link while others read only specific forums. If you don't use the Active Topics link, which forums do you usually read and have you ever ventured into others?

Myself, I always use Active Topics. It displays all new / active topics since my last visit. Not that I read them all, but at least I get a quick overview of what's new.

David Voss Senior Web Developer Kalmbach Publishing Co. Join me on the FSM Map

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:31 PM

Hey David,

I also use the Active Topics Link, but I never, ever use the "Today's Active Topics" side of the link. I always use the "Since Last Visit" side.

Every once and a while I'll go directly to a Forum where I need to see something (like a GB Forum) or will do a Forum Search (now that it's working properly), but 99% of the time, I enter as stated above.

Enjoy your modeling...

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:47 PM

i usually just stick to the forums that im really active in, unless i have a post off somewhere that i don't normally post in.

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:54 PM

I usually just click on my favorite Forum, Aircraft in my case, & see whats been going on. Then I scroll down the other Forums to see if there is anything of interest. I rarely use the Active Topic link.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:01 PM

Another quick question...for anyone that clicks on their favorite forums, do you ever click on the Announcements forum? Which would get quicker notice, posts in Announcements or posts in General Discussion?

I'm wondering if there are people who will never see this question. Wink [;)]

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saltydog

Member since
July 2003
From: Lower Alabama

Posted by saltydog on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:29 PM

i dont think i've ever even visited the Announcement forums!! i usually go to my favorite forums. i'll say that i'd notice something in this forum sooner than the Announcements forum. occasionally, i'll click on the "Active topics" icon to see what activity has transpired since my last visit. later.

Chris

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wayne baker

Member since
February 2003
From: Medina, Ohio

Posted by wayne baker on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:38 PM

I usually bounce back and forth between odds & ends, and aircraft. If there is not a lot happening, I will check a few of the other forums to see if there is something I can contribute to them.

I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:56 PM

I always go to the forums/topics that I'm interested in. After that it's on to the General discussion, etc.

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:47 PM

I go to active topics or OT then Sci-Fi if I've been gone for a bit. After I've seen the new stuff I bounce between Sci-Fi, A/C, and OT.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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roadkill_275

Member since
September 2003
From: North East Texas

Posted by roadkill_275 on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 5:33 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Woody

I go to active topics or OT then Sci-Fi if I've been gone for a bit. After I've seen the new stuff I bounce between Sci-Fi, A/C, and OT.

Except with me its A/C and Helicopters

Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:56 PM

I first scroll through the "Last Posts" to see what subjects had been posted/answered, and click on them if it is a subject that interests me. Then I click Armor, then General Model Discussion, the Odds and Ends, followed occasionally by Helicopters, Sci Fi, and ships in roughly that order. I only go to "Dioramas" when I see something in the "Last Post" that intrigues me, or I need to know how to do some scenery.

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buff

Member since
December 2003
From: Montreal

Posted by buff on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:39 PM

I almost always go to my favorite first, which is armour, unless i've posted a question somewhere else.

On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:41 PM

david i posted in the other thread but here goes again.
everytime i log in:
odds and ends
general modeling
welcome
aircraft
armor

daily:
member lists

twice weekly:
all the other subjects

now i do visit the group builds but that is spotty sometimes it is when i log in sometimes it is once every couple of days.

joe

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:29 PM

I go to my favorite forum first...(armor, diorama, aircraft, general...)

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 9:35 PM

Favorites first (armor) followed by O&E, then General Discussion, depending on time. If I have a lot of time, I will also wander through the Techniques sections as you never know what turns up there. Tongue [:P]

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:08 PM

Dave, I usually click on my favorite forums, but I click on Active Topics at least once during my visit to see what's new out there..

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:14 PM

I don't think i've really used the active topics thingie! I just browse through my favorite forums: Aircraft, OT, General. Sometimes I'll have a question about, say painting, so i'll visit the Painting and Airbrushing forum... especially if i started a topic i there. Big Smile [:D]

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nkm1416@info.com.ph

Member since
September 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:46 AM

The little spare time I have I divide between modeling and sneaking into this forum so I click directly to Aircraft and General Modeling Discussions.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:12 AM

hhhmmmmm.....somehow, somewhere my thought processes became deflected to some form of lateral synapses..........so in light of that i had no other choice but to vote other.......
i use the watch topic selection from my email and when they are all used up i go to my favourite stuff.......

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 4:30 AM

I just go to my specific forums - autos and group builds then to General Discussion or Odds and Ends. I didn't even know there was an "active forum". As for "announcements" - never.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:12 AM

I start in General Discussion and then go to the top and go down through all the forums.

~Brian

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:36 AM

Top to bottom, bypassing the General Anouncements one!

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:20 AM

Aircraft, GBs, Airbrushing, OT.

That's the general pattern.

Wasn't even aware that there was an Active Topic tab!

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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paulnchamp

Member since
January 2003
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by paulnchamp on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:36 PM

I just do what the voices tell me to. . . Wink [;)]

Paul

Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Thursday, July 29, 2004 12:55 AM

I start out in the Armor Forum, then work my way into Odds and Ends, then finish up in General Modeling Discussion. Usually the same way everyday. If one of my favorites is a bit slow, I'll sneak into the Aircraft Forum or Dio's.