And proper wheel wear patterns, too! Mention anything you can think of, such as yak fat to pack journal bearings, and someone will raise the cry that S cannot "progress" without it!
Think about it, though. The people in S scale tend to stay in S scale, with few defections. Maybe it's better that way. "S"tring Bob --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5...@...> wrote: > > We could now start somethinng about rail width. It would go along with all > the slimming down going on.. > > John Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Vanvliet > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Lurkers come out! > > > > Now Ed, there you go again! :-) > > But seriously, I do have to say that when I first joined this group, a > discussion about the rail height broke out and it was very educational > to me. It helped me decide which one to choose. It is a royal pain in > the rear to find info in the Yahoo groups search feature, especially if > you don't know exactly the wording to use for keywords. > > I remember thinking, two and a half years ago, that, what *was* getting > old were all those people saying, "oh, here we go again!". Rail height > was a legitimate issue for me at the time, and the members who have been > part of this group for a long time were griping about the issue being > brought up again. There are new people joining this list all the time, > and being dismissed because one asks a question that was "answered" 10 > years ago is not a good way to be welcoming to new people. I wonder if > this is why we have a great silent majority; fear of being "ridiculed" > for bringing up a question, a topic, or an issue. > > I, for one, like bringing up a previously discussed topic for the > edification of new members, new model railroaders, or new scalers. It > might also shed new light on a topic, especially if new members have new > ideas. The key word here is "new"! :-) If we are no longer allowed to > discuss something just because it was discussed in the past, this list > will rapidly loose its usefulness. To be honest I have thought about > "dis-joining" from this group a number of times because of the issue > mentioned above. The only thing that keeps me hanging on is the > potential of getting new information from manufacturers, and the > inspirational work showcased by the group's members. > > I hope more members of the "silent majority" speak up and I appreciate > Bill for starting this thread. > > Here's my $0.02, and with this, I'm going back to work... > - Peter. > > On 11/12/2010 12:23 pm, Ed wrote: > > I'll bet one of them would ask, "What's the correct rail size for S?" > Ha....Ed L. > > -- > Peter Vanvliet (pavanvl...@..., or pe...@...) > Houston, Texas > > "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." > > http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad) > http://fourthray.com/ (my company) > http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) > -- > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5615 (20101112) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 5615 (20101112) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
