Why such long threads?

You do know that you can plonk down inside a thread wherever you want. You'll have to guess, but say you remember some extremely rare bit of actual wisdom offered by me "last fall", with a little mental math you can guess it's halfway back, and go back halfway.

So for instance, the search window shows this right now for where this post is:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/feedback_help_and_testing/f/10/t/160564.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=3

That "=3" at the end means page 3.

If you are looking at a 50 page thread, highlight the "50" and replace it with "25" then enter.

It'll put you on page 25 which is hopefully within easy walking distance of where you want to be.

Why does it seem as though there is an onslaught of belly aching taking place. First there was the ridiculous " What I'd like to see when I open a box" debacle . Then came the individual who apparently felt people that construct posts with grammatical errors to be down right insipid. Now this thread. I have a question,why is this narcissistic thread so long ? This is a place to discuss the modelling hobby and all its facets. Not this self-indulgent mundane elitist nonsense. 

Rant Ended.

Lets stop, please. The mods got enough gray hairs last week.

He said the Greeks will inherit the earth.. ;)

He certainly did not!

He said the GEEKS will inherit the earth.

C-141 Boy, we did 11,000 posts on a really great thread no regrets, right?

No regrets at all

We should create an office pool on date and time this thread gets locked.......   

Devil Dawg

We should create an office pool on date and time this thread gets locked.......   

Likely just as I post my insightful urbain respon 

as long as certain folks offer no input or opinions here, we wont get this one locked...

GMorrison

You do know that you can plonk down inside a thread wherever you want. You'll have to guess, but say you remember some extremely rare bit of actual wisdom offered by me "last fall", with a little mental math you can guess it's halfway back, and go back halfway.

So for instance, the search window shows this right now for where this post is:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/feedback_help_and_testing/f/10/t/160564.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=3

That "=3" at the end means page 3.

If you are looking at a 50 page thread, highlight the "50" and replace it with "25" then enter.

It'll put you on page 25 which is hopefully within easy walking distance of where you want to be.

What an awesome tip! Been whining to myself for 2 yrs that there is no way to jump to a specific page, this solves that so easily.

Thanks, GM!

Now, to figure out how to use tags in the fashion Stik mentioned a couple pages back.......

I've been surprised over the years how many times I've done a google search on a modelling topic and it has brought up information directly linked to a post on here. Sometimes, buried way into a several hundred post thread.

Thats how I found this forum to begin with.

panzerpilot

I've been surprised over the years how many times I've done a google search on a modelling topic and it has brought up information directly linked to a post on here. Sometimes, buried way into a several hundred post thread.

Ye, I have had that happen more than a few times. And sometimes, the link even lead me to one of my own posts.

Bish

 

Ye, I have had that happen more than a few times. And sometimes, the link even lead me to one of my own posts.

See?  you do say important and pithy things....maybe not all the time, but to be on google you must be ever so worldly  

Now back to my St.Chamond    hourra la Char!

DUSTER

Bish

 

Ye, I have had that happen more than a few times. And sometimes, the link even lead me to one of my own posts.

 

See?  you do say important and pithy things....maybe not all the time, but to be on google you must be ever so worldly  

Now back to my St.Chamond    hourra la Char!

O ye, cause only highly intelligent and world changing comments ever get on there.

If they let me in, there's hope for anyone.

GMorrison

Thats how I found this forum to begin with.

Me too.

You know you are REALLY living right when you see your own model in Google Images!

I agree with the majority.  The Butcher Bird GB for instance as well as Tigermans Steel Cats threads have invaluable information. I know about what page that information is in those 1000-6000 posts and have referred back to and  helped a lot of folks out with it.

mustang1989

I agree with the majority.  The Butcher Bird GB for instance as well as Tigermans Steel Cats threads have invaluable information. I know about what page that information is in those 1000-6000 posts and have referred back to and  helped a lot of folks out with it.

Indeed. And again, a "jump to page" feature would be most convenient. Hint, hint.

I want this thread to go forever.

If you don't like long threads, don't read 'em.

'Nuff said.

Burp oops I meant Bump

Long threads are the best to read.