General Question

[funkymonkey1111]

I go on about once a month--usually when the people here are slacking and not providing enough content to read

I go on AKFiles more frequently

[Gman]

I was a member there years ago. Then I found here and never went back.

I had an account a long time ago, but I think it may not have made it through one of the forum upgrades years ago. Never felt the need to resolve that problem.

[TheGrey]

It strikes me as big-city, and I feel more of the country mouse with that kind of forum.

[tmckay2]

ive had weird experiences there. I signed up, sold a bunch and bought a bunch of items, all positive feedback, etc. then one day I got kicked out but never got an explanation, even after contacting an administrator. I didn't post anything bad, didn't have any bad deals. nothing. so I signed back up a while later with a different email. same story, bought and sold, all positive, posted here and there, then one day deleted. contacted administrator, no response. wtf?

[HoneyBadger]

Awesome site with tons of knowledgeable users and great information. I stick to the technical forums, as General Discussion and other "free for all" forums are full of trolls and clickbait.

This is the good side of it. Lots of good technical info (like the form 1 suppressor threads, for example).

The bad side of it is that it turns into Facebook with petty arguments and really disrespectful garbage being said.


Although I'm sometimes the cause of the problem, I appreciate that the Mods here try to maintain a somewhat "family friendly" environment. Thank you Mods.

[Calculated]

I signed up there after I signed up here. Same as others for technical info. There's alot of industry news and interaction there with suppressors and a couple other subsections that interest me. I rarely post and usually to ask something or help someone that hasn't been helped yet. The general disposition doesn't give me a warm fuzzy like you guys do...

[encorehunter]

I never signed up there. I have read through some things after coming up on a internet search. There is some good information there, but lots of crap to dig through to find it. I'm inactive on rimfire central, and belong to one other by hunting/shooting site that I am active on.

[thedave1164]

Yeah, free membership since I am a mod over there, so I have to visit it at least once a day.
Good technical forums, probably the best ham forum online.

Belong to probably 12 or more gunforums but only visit here, arfcom and 1911 forums regularly

[Erni]

Can't remember if I ever signed up or not. I think I visit it occasionally when someone links to a good article like form 1, or battle field vegas threads. Used to be active on THR and SAW forum, but some of the crap there bothered me. Also Calguns when I lived there. Still visit the Brian Enos forum daily as a lurker for some great tech and shooting info from some of the best shooters. Always been into thechnical info like gun tech and shooting tips. (Not that my skill show it.) M4carbine is interesting too, but you have to wade past some bs there and not question the dogma.

But I think this forum has the best signal to noise ratio by far. Feels more like a friends chat group than a forum. At some point in my life I just decided I did not have time for the drama that goes on some of the other forums.

[spqrzilla]

I, too, am curious about what members there find appealing.

Nothing. Its a clown show.