Same old hat or lack of meaninful substance.

I agree with the sponge theory, and that more experienced users need a lot of substance or novelty in a thread to get something out of it. For example, threads on Talonite and S30V still grab my attention.

I have also noticed that the "old timers" posts seem to make up a smaller percentage of all posts. Maybe my imagination.

One thing that is a little tiring is that many newbies do not use the search function to query the archives or recent threads to see if their question has already been answered. I started using BF heavily about one year ago, and have done searches out the wazzoo that have saved me from posting.

If the search function was used more dilegently, then some of the redundant questions might be eliminated.

I do also agree that more experienced users can "mentor" the newbies some, though it could get tiring at times.

My $.02
 
The search is a great idea, and I use it for research, usually on a particular knife I might be interested in. But sometimes it's old news, and even a newbie wants to hear about the latest steel, the latest tacticals, the latest ideas about self-defense.

I also think that if an old timer is bored with overworked newbie questions, instead of just telling them to use the search function, we could do that ourselves, explain where it is, give hints as to how to use it, and give the URL of a search on their topic.

Then they'll understand. It's a big forum, and a complicated page layout for a new guy. A real teacher isn't supposed to just tell the students "read the book".
 
I think it's good that you thirst for new ideas. Imagine a person who bought the same knives (or any other thing), held the same opinions and became a victim of arrested development.

Case in point. I'm sick of TV, so I read and listen to talk radio before I go to sleep. Our local station carries the Tom Leykis show. Same crap every night; it's a limp discussion of guys finding rationalisations for drinking, whoring and staying out late. Now I'm sick of Leykis.

Sure, I did it, too--until I was 23. If you throw away your paycheck on liquor and catting around after 30, there's something wrong.

You have learned and listened and changed your opinion on knives. Congratulations. I trust you will do so with other options in life. It's shows that you've become an adult.

And truth be told, I'm looking for a new hobby, myself.
 
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