I havent posted here much, ever, mainly because I have too many other things going on in my life between my kids, my wife, my job, my house, my other hobbies and actually my knives. I will once again give it an attempt now that I have actually logged on (I usually just read without logging on).
So you might ask, what the hell does the title of this thread mean and why should we care what this guy is bored with or tired of.
First of the title
I might be wrong, but I seem to recall a few short years ago when I first starting reading threads here that it was a lot about knives. Pictures of knives, makers talking about their knives and showing them off, collectors showing us what they enjoy, talking about the next show, etc.
Now there seem to be almost as many threads about who said what, who annoyed whom, who should be allowed to say what, what is proper etiquette, etc, etc, etc, as there are threads about cool knives full of pictures, great WIP threads, makers enthusiastically asking about input on their latest design, etc.
I am bored with and tired of the former.
I come to this forum for something enjoyable. I see enough bull**** and politics in real life be it at work, on TV, in the paper or whatever venue you want to pick. But lately when I look into this forum, I see all these political (blah blah) threads here and I just start glossing over.
Maybe I am wrong, and there are still less of those annoying threads. Maybe it just seems like there are so many because they end up going on, and on, and on, for 7, 8, 9 pages. Maybe its because there seem to be so many repetitive threads about these same subjects.
People here now seem genuinely pissed at others because they disagree on the etiquette, the comments, the criticism.
Cant we all just enjoy the knives and camaraderie that exists because of them?
I may sound like Rodney King (of cant we all just get along fame), but I am not.
I dont want us to get along for the sake of getting along, I want people to go back to enjoying this somewhat obscure hobby, job, way-of-life (pick your level of importance) that brings us to this forum enjoy it together!
[Disclaimer obscure because of its rarity in the general public I for example dont have a single friend who is interested in knives besides people I have met at shows or through this forum]
So I am saying lets go back to posting and seeing those pictures, discuss knives for their merit, talk about upcoming shows, review shows that are over, etc and get away from the politics that have crept up.
As for kumbaya versus brutal honesty there is actually a real easy answer:
If you dont want criticism, politely ask in your opening post that you dont want to get battered that will tell people to either post Kumbaya or nothing. I think it should be easy enough for people to respect the thread starters wishes.
If you do want it, say nothing and it may come your way, or ask for it specifically (if you want to make sure to get it).
How hard is that?
Second why should you care what I think?
You shouldnt, at least you dont have to. To most here I am a nobody never heard of me. I dont have many posts.
However, I hope you do care about making this a fun place to visit, because that is what it is supposed to be a virtual place to share something enjoyable.
As for me, I frankly dont give a s**t if you care what I think. I am not looking for feedback to this post. If you want to give feedback, go for it. The intent of this thread is merely to state my opinion on what seems to have been happening around here and that I think it sucks. My intent is not for another drawn out political thread. In fact its the last thing I am interested in. Most likely I wont even post again in this thread. I will however do my best to participate more in others threads those about knives, not attitudes or politics.
Now back to those great WIP threads, picture threads, what do you think of my latest fighter/bowie/chute/hunter/etc. threads and so on.
and I hope to see STeven in those threads.
So you might ask, what the hell does the title of this thread mean and why should we care what this guy is bored with or tired of.
First of the title
I might be wrong, but I seem to recall a few short years ago when I first starting reading threads here that it was a lot about knives. Pictures of knives, makers talking about their knives and showing them off, collectors showing us what they enjoy, talking about the next show, etc.
Now there seem to be almost as many threads about who said what, who annoyed whom, who should be allowed to say what, what is proper etiquette, etc, etc, etc, as there are threads about cool knives full of pictures, great WIP threads, makers enthusiastically asking about input on their latest design, etc.
I am bored with and tired of the former.
I come to this forum for something enjoyable. I see enough bull**** and politics in real life be it at work, on TV, in the paper or whatever venue you want to pick. But lately when I look into this forum, I see all these political (blah blah) threads here and I just start glossing over.
Maybe I am wrong, and there are still less of those annoying threads. Maybe it just seems like there are so many because they end up going on, and on, and on, for 7, 8, 9 pages. Maybe its because there seem to be so many repetitive threads about these same subjects.
People here now seem genuinely pissed at others because they disagree on the etiquette, the comments, the criticism.
Cant we all just enjoy the knives and camaraderie that exists because of them?
I may sound like Rodney King (of cant we all just get along fame), but I am not.
I dont want us to get along for the sake of getting along, I want people to go back to enjoying this somewhat obscure hobby, job, way-of-life (pick your level of importance) that brings us to this forum enjoy it together!
[Disclaimer obscure because of its rarity in the general public I for example dont have a single friend who is interested in knives besides people I have met at shows or through this forum]
So I am saying lets go back to posting and seeing those pictures, discuss knives for their merit, talk about upcoming shows, review shows that are over, etc and get away from the politics that have crept up.
As for kumbaya versus brutal honesty there is actually a real easy answer:
If you dont want criticism, politely ask in your opening post that you dont want to get battered that will tell people to either post Kumbaya or nothing. I think it should be easy enough for people to respect the thread starters wishes.
If you do want it, say nothing and it may come your way, or ask for it specifically (if you want to make sure to get it).
How hard is that?
Second why should you care what I think?
You shouldnt, at least you dont have to. To most here I am a nobody never heard of me. I dont have many posts.
However, I hope you do care about making this a fun place to visit, because that is what it is supposed to be a virtual place to share something enjoyable.
As for me, I frankly dont give a s**t if you care what I think. I am not looking for feedback to this post. If you want to give feedback, go for it. The intent of this thread is merely to state my opinion on what seems to have been happening around here and that I think it sucks. My intent is not for another drawn out political thread. In fact its the last thing I am interested in. Most likely I wont even post again in this thread. I will however do my best to participate more in others threads those about knives, not attitudes or politics.
Now back to those great WIP threads, picture threads, what do you think of my latest fighter/bowie/chute/hunter/etc. threads and so on.
and I hope to see STeven in those threads.
I agree!!!