'CHARD Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 BEST: 99.9% of the content on here. WORST: The 0.01% of content devoted to The F***. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Best: The inspirational modelling on here. By no means all is related to my interests/era/scale but it's still inspirational. I am actually surprised by some of the stuff that inspires me - perhaps I'm not as narrow-minded or rigid in my (modelling) views as I thought. There are some wonderful modellers on here, mostly modest, mostly willing to give friendly advice. Worst: The occasional rudeness and ignorance of certain contributers. Some of this, I suspect is unintentional, but some is clearly not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 BEST: 99.9% of the content on here. WORST: The 0.01% of content devoted to The F***. Wonder if I've contributed to some of the other 0.09%? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted February 2, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2012 Best - When Andy and Jim can put their feet up as the system is working 100%. Worst - When Andy and Jim are running around like headless chickens because the server has crashed. Thanks to both of them and the others who help in the background for making the "Best" happen most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 0.01% dedicated to the fart? Which particular fart are we talking about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wonder if I've contributed to some of the other 0.09%? Pah! As every schoolboy will tell you, 0.09% is better known as Troll's Integer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It's funny that some are quoting 'Hornby bashing' as one of the worst aspects. That's called an opinion I think. If my car developed metal fatigue, fell into 2 bits and then took 6 months to be sorted would I be accused of 'vauxhall bashing' if I moaned about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It's funny that some are quoting 'Hornby bashing' as one of the worst aspects. That's called an opinion I think. If my car developed metal fatigue, fell into 2 bits and then took 6 months to be sorted would I be accused of 'vauxhall bashing' if I moaned about it It's not something solely limited to this forum, there seems to be a basic human instinct to concentrate on a large product manufacturer and complain like hell, sub simulation & Ubisoft being my favourite example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 The british inbuilt desire to moan - be it BR, the weather, the economy, We are also very good at queuing ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod6 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Can we stick to topic please guys, let's not go off at a tangent on subjects to moan about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC Jack Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I am very happy with this forum. Always super helpful with answers to practiucally any question on the hobby. Help that has saved me hours of work and research - so a big thank you to all of you for that. Worst aspects. I use other forums and, for the most part, RM web is cut above many. However, as can be found elsewhere, people can be opinionated, very protective of their point of view and unwilling to discuss sometimes. Very rarely rude but I suspect that reflects forum use in general, you can behave in a different way - something most would never do in face to face chats. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It's funny that some are quoting 'Hornby bashing' as one of the worst aspects. That's called an opinion I think. If my car developed metal fatigue, fell into 2 bits and then took 6 months to be sorted would I be accused of 'vauxhall bashing' if I moaned about it Nope... but I would take into account the way you said it Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dseagull Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Best - the fact that any question, within reason, will (usually) attract a string of helpful responses - often within a matter of hours - and the fact that a lot of very talented people are willing to give up their time to do 'step by step' threads that cannot be bettered anywhere (The epic 6WTS thread is something that still, even several years on, springs to mind as my main example) Worst - the (thankfully) rare 'closed shop' moments when people seem totally unwilling to deviate from 'the way they've always done it' (and 'loudly' insist that this way is the undisputed best) - and the occasional hint of petty 'glee'/spite from some that accompanies something that isn't right on an RTR model/in a magazine. Most of all though, the place is bloody marvellous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45157 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I don't understand why the "Worst" is something you are "uninterested" in? I'm not being "funny" but I've learned a lot from reading Topics that at first glance are way off line of my interests. The Best: Is information new to you (i.e. you learn something). The Worst: Is occasional rudeness/stupidity/arrogance. Best, Pete. Hi Pete No worries, perhaps I was trying to be too diplomatic. I had made a similar "worst" comment to yourself, but changed my mind as rather than complaining (not suggesting you were !!) it is just as easy for me to avoid getting involved. regards Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Stewart, It's too easy to misunderstand the written word on BBs. I knew you were open minded and therefore your comment did sound odd, almost as if someone had taken over your computer! Well, not that bad but you know what I mean....I didn't mean to come over as judgemental as I sounded. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 BEST: A huge pool of knowledge to draw upon; encouragement and feedback to one's own modelling efforts; the ability to make new chums; the generosity of membership to help out beyond answering questions on RMWeb (the guilty parties do know who they are... ) and the general overal value of RMWeb over other fora (I've dallied with other fora, but always return to RMWeb) WORST: Criticism that descends into "slagging off" or (potentially) libel, "flogging a dead horse" (e.g. as in repeating, ad nuaseam, that "the model of the 102XX has the wrong reciprocating sprocket", I think we get the message by post 10) and the occasional post without capitals, punctuations or line breaks which - together with the use of obscure jargon (photting? - sounds positively perverse) makes the post impossible to read. F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris g Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Great Idea for a thread, sorry I can't limit myself to one answer per category, but for me the best: -Some truly inspirational modelling; -Knowledgeable contributors willing to give advice and answer stupid questions, (that have probably been asked 100 times); -Broad range of topics covered; -Open minded with significantly less backbiting, point scoring and pointless arguments than on other forums. The worst: -Truly inspirational modelling (how can I hope to achieve that level of expertise?); -No online spellchecking of replies (what I typed sometimes bears no resemblance to what I thought I typed). As a late newcomer, with no background in the rail industry, I realise how much I don't know. So, the high end modelling on display here, and the depth of railway knowledge feels intimidating. Having said that, my stupid questions have always been well answered and I appreciate the time people have taken to provide explanations. The only other thing that I would mention, common to most rail modelling forums, is that 'budget' can be a consideration for some. We all know that a Bentley is 'better' than a (name any other make of car), but the suggestion that you should throw 'it' away and buy 'x' instead (may be true) but ..... Finally well done to the people who set up, run and mod this site, I appreciate their efforts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted February 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2012 Best - the advice, assistance and inspiration I've obtained, the friends I've made, the generally convivial atmosphere (despite the odd spat; it's bound to happen with the number of members we have now) and the satisfaction of being able to (occasionally) help a fellow modeller, no matter where he/she may be. The only downside for me is the Marketplace, I know there were doubtless good strong reasons for changing it into "RMWEbay" but I'm just not into auctions and the whole thing seems far too complicated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The only downside for me is the Marketplace, I know there were doubtless good strong reasons for changing it into "RMWEbay" but I'm just not into auctions and the whole thing seems far too complicated! Sadly, I feel that too.........I still haven`t been able to work out which type of auction-account I should choose to open (and what`s the difference `twixt them?) However, I do acknowledge that forum-member`s 'buying and selling' can be fraught with sensitive issues (and consequent work) for those giving this site its direction and Marketplace must`ve suited those circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The only other thing that I would mention, common to most rail modelling forums, is that 'budget' can be a consideration for some. We all know that a Bentley is 'better' than a (name any other make of car), but the suggestion that you should throw 'it' away and buy 'x' instead (may be true) but ..... I think that's something the majority are quite conscious of Chris, and thanks to several very well structured topics on here by the likes of Penguin of Doom, to name but one, the art of budget modelling and improving older models is not just practised but you could argue, encouraged. However, I think it's fair enough when someone asks how to superdetail a 40 year old Class 37 with ruptured mazak and one end stoved-in, to point out that there are heavily discounted current models to be had from the likes of Vi-Trains at several of the large stockists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 There's no pleasing some folk... Dave. BEST: 99.9% of the content on here. WORST: The 0.01% of content devoted to The F***. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
northendboy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Best: Incomparable amounts of expertise and advice on a huge range of topics. An essential site. Worst: Alerting me constantly to my inadequacies as a modeller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Best? Taunton, Stafford and all of Andy's hard work! Also the friendly, welcoming and helpfulness of a diverse range of modellers. Worst? hard pressed to find anything really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The best: I may as well just paste 99% of the forum into this posting. So let's just say RMweb as a community. The worst: nothing is really worst, but I too find the market place messy. I gave up trying to navigate/post/etc and ended up flogging a bunch of stuff on Ebay instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SouthernRegionSteam Posted February 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2012 Best: Everything except... Worst: ...trolls! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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