Good Morning!

[RebelSS]

20 minutes ago, Cooperman said:

I don't get it? The "Good Morning" thread is a sub-thread of the Cooking thread. It is supposed to be a thread where you post about what has, or will happen today. You can talk about anything. If you don't like it, don't read it. 

That's why I STARTED the thread....for everyone to chat and talk about anything concerning your day while you had yer coffee. An off-topic mini-chat room, to help keep the other threads focused on cooking "things". Yes, an ulterior motive.   Kinda get everyone in a good mood for the day....and it worked. People enjoy it.  Or so I thought.

[LMITOUT]

1 hour ago, Cooperman said:

I don't get it? The "Good Morning" thread is a sub-thread of the Cooking thread. It is supposed to be a thread where you post about what has, or will happen today. You can talk about anything. If you don't like it, don't read it. 

Nobody is complaining about this thread.

People (yes, more than just me) are complaining that the nonsensical blathering leaves this thread and derails other threads.  At that point the usefulness of that thread becomes compromised and diminished.  Wash, rinse, repeat.  

Believe it or not, I'm trying to help you guys out and offer some guidance or a view from a Cooking Forum "outsider" perspective.  Unfortunately some feel that instead of accepting the constructive criticism they'd rather attack and push more people away.

[roony]

That's a pantload. When you started your "First Smoker" thread it seemed to me that several people made some very instructive posts to help you get started. Later, it got a little off track but all the information you needed to start using the smoker was already there. Instead of coming off as appreciative you attacked those who had helped you.

 

Edited May 1, 2016 by roony

[Coffee118]

The good morning thread is one of the first things I read in the morning, then I'll look for the foods or recipes that people shared throughout the evening. It's a place to say good morning to your buddies, let them know what's going on in your life good or bad and to yank their chains first thing in the A.M. But I guess this isn't the place to be kind and cordial to people. I guess I should stop visiting this page because I still can't really eat solid food with my temp dentures and I won't get my perminate ones for a couple more so all this food everyone posts offends me personally and exposes my handicap of food so I want this page taken down 

[delcecchi]

Limit is just mad that sillytown is way off its peak activity.   He huffs and he puffs but can't make people care anymore. 

I stop in periodically but this is more fun. 

[LMITOUT]

14 minutes ago, roony said:

That's a pantload.

 

Like I said, you can be a part of the solution or continue to be part of the problem.  Your choice.

[Coffee118]

Solution....start a new forum... Cooking with friends

this is from the home page from HSO. I'm just a relative newbie and have no say so in anything but the people who do should remember this if it's put on the web page. 

Edited May 1, 2016 by Coffee118

[roony]

Excuse me but I never have been part of the problem.

[rundrave]

29 minutes ago, roony said:

 When you started your "First Smoker" thread it seemed to me that several people made some very instructive posts to help you get started. Later, it got a little off track 

 

A little off track? Lol.....wow

it derailed like every other thread in the forum and it makes it difficult to find actual posts that pertain to the original poster or subject 

its proven to be frustrating and people have voiced that they don't like the hijacking

its gotten carried away 

 

[bobberineyes]

That's what makes a thread last, call it what you want but in a conversation do you always talk about the same thing?

[Boar]

Holey GAD Dammmit would everyone fricken grow up! swallow some pigheaded pride and just quit whinning about who or whats going on. dam this so adolesent of what most of us are trying to here, make freinds and have good time, reality check, not everyone is gona like each other but then to ruin the fun for everyone eles is so fricken playground, dont eat at my cafeteria, he on the slide to much, his turn is over, child like argumentative, talk!!! now fricken nock it off and go to yur rooms and dont come out itll is supper and were have gad dang brocolie and your gona fricken eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rundrave]

25 minutes ago, bobberineyes said:

That's what makes a thread last, call it what you want but in a conversation do you always talk about the same thing?

If I ask a question I want an answer that pertains to the question not something completely off subject. If I am looking for a recipe I want ingredients. If I visit a cooking forum I want recipes and food ideas, not a bunch of people pandering for "likes"

there are/were a lot of good quality guys and gals on here and plenty of folks that offer great ideas, recipes, suggestions, help etc. and I have always been very grateful and respected a lot of guys willing to chime in and help share their own secrets and tips.

there are many recipes that I want to go back and revisit and its gotten very difficult lately to find anything that pertains to food buried in all of the small talk. other users have voiced the same frustration, some have just completely left because they are fed up with it also.

you have a thread to play, do your thing but leave the other topics "on topic".

[Boar]

as far as i see. questions get answerd, recipies get askfor and dug up. tips.get ggiven and appreciated. thhere aint nuthjing on thhis thhread  thhat dosent go unanswered or appreciated. it gose off tanjant. but  no one jhere or whho jhas bbeen jhere jhasnt jhad thheir quyestion answerd. or tips appreciated. bbut if thhis forum turns into a pompus a$$ hjoity toity marthha stewart .episode, find another forum. tell ya wjhat. or if thhe manority wants it thhat way. thhe page will lose even more.people

[Coffee118]

10 minutes ago, Boar said:

as far as i see. questions get answerd, recipies get askfor and dug up. tips.get ggiven and appreciated. thhere aint nuthjing on thhis thhread  thhat dosent go unanswered or appreciated. it gose off tanjant. but  no one jhere or whho jhas bbeen jhere jhasnt jhad thheir quyestion answerd. or tips appreciated. bbut if thhis forum turns into a pompus a$$ hjoity toity marthha stewart .episode, find another forum. tell ya wjhat. or if thhe manority wants it thhat way. thhe page will lose even more.people

All it takes is boaranese to get everything worked out. Where else but here could this happen 

[reinhard1]

Wow, I'm glad I'm not a moderator anymore.  Reb keeps this forum going along with others.  Questions get answered here ALWAYS.  We seem to all get along here and are sharing things plus we keep it on the light side and have some fun as well.  All of the sudden we have all of these aledged complaints about things going off topic.  The good morning thread is about being off topic.  Sharing what we do and sometimes even personal things.  If I'm the original poster and start a thread like Canadian Bacon, it got off topic of few times but the information is there for everyone to see.  I do my best to give the best accurate information I can and I want feedback including if things are not exactly on topic.  Why all of the sudden is it that a couple of guy's come on here and start ripping this forum?  Where were you in the past?  Your comments about being constructive is not how I see it.  Nothing is broken here, and nothing needs fixing.  This is the Cooking Forum not Silly town.  It was fun to be on here and now this sudden negative garbage.  Reb, keep doing the good job that you are doing and don't be disstracted.  this does pizz me off.  good luck.

[RebelSS]

Thanks guys. Thanks RH. I AM trying. So, in effect, OK..... lets try to stick to posting cooking topic THREADS on here, except in the Good morning chit chat thread.  Rambling allowed on threads, to have some fun, without totally derailing things,  with the intent of bringing it back to original subject to provide answers, info, and a bit of fun along the way. Does that sound reasonable to all? That's the best I can do....really.We can ALL have fun while we do this, and continue on. All other suggestion heartily invited. That's the very best I can do, guys. If that doesn't work, tough. Then don't visit here is all  I can say. Too many good guys here to start ripping on. Doesn't work for me.

[Dotch]

7 minutes ago, reinhard1 said:

Wow, I'm glad I'm not a moderator anymore.  Reb keeps this forum going along with others.  Questions get answered here ALWAYS.  We seem to all get along here and are sharing things plus we keep it on the light side and have some fun as well.  All of the sudden we have all of these aledged complaints about things going off topic.  The good morning thread is about being off topic.  Sharing what we do and sometimes even personal things.  If I'm the original poster and start a thread like Canadian Bacon, it got off topic of few times but the information is there for everyone to see.  I do my best to give the best accurate information I can and I want feedback including if things are not exactly on topic.  Why all of the sudden is it that a couple of guy's come on here and start ripping this forum?  Where were you in the past?  Your comments about being constructive is not how I see it.  Nothing is broken here, and nothing needs fixing.  This is the Cooking Forum not Silly town.  It was fun to be on here and now this sudden negative garbage.  Reb, keep doing the good job that you are doing and don't be disstracted.  this does pizz me off.  good luck.

Couldn't have said it better. If you pull the reins too tight, the horse will buck. Or is it a fartin' horse never tires, a fartin' man's the man to hire? I forget...

[reinhard1]

Works for me Reb.  I have been on a National smoking page for years.  Even there things go off topic.  Why?  Because folks get to know each other and have a little fun but the information got through.  I haven't seen at any time any questions that was asked that wasn't answered.  I put my page on here just so folks can refer to it for even more details if something was missing.  I'll post just like I did before and if something goes off topic I'm not going to complain about it.  There are more important things in life than to get upset over something like going off topic.  Back to yardwork.  Or is that off topic.    good luck.

Edited May 1, 2016 by reinhard1

[hunterdown]

Things go off topic all the time, all depends on how you take it....if your not happy move on.

[Livin the dream]

Here's my .02. I'm not a big poster but I come to the cooking forum many, and I mean many times a day to see what's going on or cooking. I don't know anyone here personally, but i feel like I do. I've asked lots of questions and they've always been answered. Going off track to me is the fun part. There's a great group of guys here and I hope that don't change. For the two guys that don't like what they read, take a hike....

[RebelSS]

well, guess that about sums it up.....so....carry on, gents! Oh, and Dotch, pinch of ginger in that horses beans will keep it from farting. 

[delcecchi]

1 hour ago, rundrave said:

If I ask a question I want an answer that pertains to the question not something completely off subject. If I am looking for a recipe I want ingredients. If I visit a cooking forum I want recipes and food ideas, not a bunch of people pandering for "likes"

there are/were a lot of good quality guys and gals on here and plenty of folks that offer great ideas, recipes, suggestions, help etc. and I have always been very grateful and respected a lot of guys willing to chime in and help share their own secrets and tips.

there are many recipes that I want to go back and revisit and its gotten very difficult lately to find anything that pertains to food buried in all of the small talk. other users have voiced the same frustration, some have just completely left because they are fed up with it also.

you have a thread to play, do your thing but leave the other topics "on topic".

Typically, based on my experience, if someone asks a question or has a topic, the question gets answered or the topic covered in the first day or so.  Maybe a page or two of posts.  So, at that point if you are offended by off topic blathering and digressions or whatever it was I called them the other day you can just skip that topic.  Start another, they are free.  Or post something on topic.   Or just wade through the posts once or twice a day. 

If you really really want to find something you can use google to search these forums.  It works better than the search on the page.   like put venison sausage hotspotoutdoors.com in the search box. 

As my kids used to say "you're not the boss of me".  Consider our off topic B&D a microaggression.  

[Boar]

HHAHAHAHAHAH Hunterdown, I know you.........heheheh. oh sorry im of topic. lets seee on topic.

[delcecchi]

8 minutes ago, Boar said:

HHAHAHAHAHAH Hunterdown, I know you.........heheheh. oh sorry im of topic. lets seee on topic.

[Boar]

wiered i know.. just go with buddy