Why don't you post?

[BroncoMama]

I don't post unless I have some value to add.

As far as my trip reports....I view RME as a rock crawling website, and most of my exploring lately does not fit in with that theme.

RME is a rock crawling and off-road forum so I think it's great that you post up any "off the beaten path" trips you take. I always enjoy seeing everyone's pictures and where they've been regardless of how "extreme" the trip may have been.

This happens to me about 63% of the time.. The cool bus waved bye bye to me looong ago :sick:

I've got 2 nicknames that have stuck thanks to this website community of jackasses

Buuuut, i'm still waitin on having my own smilie one day :greg:

-Jason

Oh for pete's sake, the only cool bus around here is Cody's ZJ and he hardly even rides around in it!

And my dear Sami, you need to remember that a well loved individual has many names so you are just extremely well liked!

 

[richpblaze]

I was triing to be nice

And yet you still manage to post up Rich!

The only other option was " I hate Meat "

 

[DAA]

I didn't vote, because I can't narrow it down to only one reason. These three cover it all for me though:

I'm shy
I don't have anything to add
I don't want to open my mouth and prove that I am a fool

I'm just not much on useless chit chat, not much on socializing and also not much on posting into a thread unless I really know, that I REALLY know what I'm talking about. I try not to open my pie hole unless I have something worth opening it for. So I don't open it very often...

Honestly, I think you should consider it a blessing that most folks aren't just mindlessly running their yaps on every thread. The fact that so many of us don't post much, is a GOOD thing.

- DAA

 

[NoTrax]

new members accounts are not active until they post new feature?

 

[Greg]

I didn't vote, because I can't narrow it down to only one reason. These three cover it all for me though:

I'm shy
I don't have anything to add
I don't want to open my mouth and prove that I am a fool

I'm just not much on useless chit chat, not much on socializing and also not much on posting into a thread unless I really know, that I REALLY know what I'm talking about. I try not to open my pie hole unless I have something worth opening it for. So I don't open it very often...

Honestly, I think you should consider it a blessing that most folks aren't just mindlessly running their yaps on every thread. The fact that so many of us don't post much, is a GOOD thing.

- DAA

Understood... I still like to hear the less active members posting up, whatever it is. Trip reports, minor tech, etc. It's all good!

 

[Brett]

I think this is a big part of a lot of people's issue. I've heard RME referred to more than once as baby pirate. I think the site has gotten a ton better than it used to be about this. I don't think there is really any hazing of new members at all really. I think some of the older members still give each other crap but I think they generally wait until they know each other can take it.

Honestly, go look at all the personal attacks in the "proud to be an American" threads and I think that we all can see why people are afraid/timid to post on RME......


My opinion of course...

 

[Corban_White]

I believe that it is better to be silent and be thought a fool than open my mouth and remove all doubt.

 

[Tacoma]

Life is hard.

 

[Skylinerider]

more like 1k worthless posts

Don't make me come up there and tell your wife on you.

 

[RockMonkey]

I'm a shy fool who has little to add, and I still manage to post quite a bit.

I often wish we had a larger base of active members. We have tons of members, but when you click on a thread you generally see the same few dozen members posting. There really is a great group of people here. Look at the cleanup, public service, land use, and rescue threads if you have doubts. I would really encourage new/inactive members to start posting, get to know some people, then get involved in the real-world events. For many of us, this is not just an online forum, it's a community that we interact with in the virtual and real world regularly. If you're lurking, get involved!

 

[chadschoon]

I'm a shy fool who has little to add, and I still manage to post quite a bit.

I would really encourage new/inactive members to start posting, get to know some people, then get involved in the real-world events. For many of us, this is not just an online forum, it's a community that we interact with in the virtual and real world regularly. If you're lurking, get involved!

that is what I did, and I have met some great people on here. also cody is a good egg. he just chooses not to be around idiots! (who knows why I get to wheel with him occasionally ) oh and he's fun to get wasted at woody's in moab bwahahahhahahaha

 

[1995zj]

I usually won't post up unless I have something useful to add to the thread.....pretty much my main reason for not posting as much as I do on other sites.

 

[Cody]

I usually won't post up unless I have something useful to add to the thread.....pretty much my main reason for not posting as much as I do on other sites.

I try to have fun, whether it's on a keyboard or in person. I'll say the same **** in real life, only it's easy to see through my sarcasm in person.

This board gets a lot of traffic in the chit chat area where a lot of the regulars and old timers hang out that know each other. Outside of chit chat, I see a lot of unfamiliar names posting more often so I think they are there, they just haven't been brought into our fold yet.

I can't even begin to tell you how many amazing people and amazing friends I've met through 4 wheelin or directly through RME. I met Greg, Brent (orton), and Marc Bryson very early on in RMEists and had they not been so accepting of my green-ness and helpful there is no way I could have stuck around so long, been on so many great trails, and seen so many amazing places. Had I just lurked around I would have never made some of the great friendships that I have now.

My only regret is that I turned Brett onto this place. Greg makes me call him every morning to apologize for that.

 

[1995zj]

My only regret is that I turned Brett onto this place. Greg makes me call him every morning to apologize for that.

I don't blame Greg for that at all, hell if it were me I'd require you to do more than just apologize for that! Like a weekly 12 pack or something for the time that Brett is on here.

 

[benjy]

I can't even begin to tell you how many amazing people and amazing friends I've met through 4 wheelin or directly through RME.

I met a pretty good friend on here as well Woke up next to her this morning

At first I thought it was a little interesting to meet people in person from the 4x4 online community. To this day, I'd say I've met at least 50 in person, not a questionable person in the whole lot of 'em. Amazing people on this site

 

[rdneckride]

Why not

I don't have much to add and well not too experienced on many subjects but have posted once or twice outside of the Sale items.

Mostly it is my learning/getting to know people/having a good laugh/ and drooling over ya'll rigs and stories since I am rigless now and time only allows for admiring from afar.

rdneckride

 

[TimB]

I don't post unless I have some value to add.

As far as my trip reports....I view RME as a rock crawling website, and most of my exploring lately does not fit in with that theme.

Have you read my trip reports? I got bored with crawling several years ago - I still do it but it's not worth posting about in most cases. New country though - THAT is worth posting up on.

 

[Dominic]

Because my opinion matters less on a forum than it does in real life.

 

[Cody]

who told you your opinion mattered in real life?

 

[Shawn]

I slowed way down because I really got tired of bickering. I have a really good time on the trail with the core group of guys. There are some people on here that I really don't think kindly of, so I just keep my opinions and information to myself.

That is all.