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Ignore-Amus
I started here in 2006. Twelve years ago. In that time I have seen a lot of people come and go. I have seen many really good people come and go and I have seen some idiots come and go.
In that twelve years I still have not reached 10,000 posts. There are some here that have managed to do it in five years. Of course this tells me that they love to read their own posts...over and over. For the most part over the last five years I have had a lot of people on ignore, this has done two things for me...
1. I don't feel the need to argue with people I disagree with.
2. The forum benefits from not having threads ruined with silly arguing over why organic fertilizer is superior to salt based fertilizer. Who cares, just put some on your trees and watch them benefit.
It dawned on me that I only need 288 posts to reach this coveted milestone.
It also occurs to me that I could reach that milestone much sooner if I had fodder to post about. You know, offer a counterpoint to all the useless info here.....
...So....in that spirit I am temporarily lifting my ban on all those I have on ignore. I will now daily read and correct....er....I mean banter with my fellow man or woman as the case may be.
I have held back for five years so the unleashing may seem harsh at first...especially to the many that have come here in the last five years and never really got to know the outspoken Al. I only ask one thing in return for my brutal honesty. If you get called out and you wish to argue, I hope you have the trees and experience to back up your claims otherwise you will seem rather foolish. I understand about those that wish to "wag the dog" and am able to pick them out in a NY minute.
let the fun begin....
In that twelve years I still have not reached 10,000 posts. There are some here that have managed to do it in five years. Of course this tells me that they love to read their own posts...over and over. For the most part over the last five years I have had a lot of people on ignore, this has done two things for me...
1. I don't feel the need to argue with people I disagree with.
2. The forum benefits from not having threads ruined with silly arguing over why organic fertilizer is superior to salt based fertilizer. Who cares, just put some on your trees and watch them benefit.
It dawned on me that I only need 288 posts to reach this coveted milestone.
It also occurs to me that I could reach that milestone much sooner if I had fodder to post about. You know, offer a counterpoint to all the useless info here.....
...So....in that spirit I am temporarily lifting my ban on all those I have on ignore. I will now daily read and correct....er....I mean banter with my fellow man or woman as the case may be.
I have held back for five years so the unleashing may seem harsh at first...especially to the many that have come here in the last five years and never really got to know the outspoken Al. I only ask one thing in return for my brutal honesty. If you get called out and you wish to argue, I hope you have the trees and experience to back up your claims otherwise you will seem rather foolish. I understand about those that wish to "wag the dog" and am able to pick them out in a NY minute.
let the fun begin....
