Bill;
As the old saying goes:
" If you have nothing good to say, don't say it at all"
If you, ( whom ever you may be) have a beef with someone, take it off list.
*"Off lis*t" means, a private email to the person you want to communicate
with, *not the entire* S list.
Now back to positive messages :)
Jeff S.
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Bill Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> A few more things..
>
> The buyer of the collection already in an S Scaler that attends all of the
> NASG convention, but is not active here, so we did lose 1. The seller was
> dabbling in O Scale. He will now dabble a little more.
>
> As I originally said 1 of the reasons stated for selling was the tone of
> the
> list. Of course there were other factors involved however I am just
> co-opting THIS one.
>
> The bull's-eye of my first post was what about the curious guys that join,
> lurk for a bit and leave? You never know why. As co-owner and gate keeper I
> see it happening every day. General list members do not see it. There are
> days when the list is the Eeyore convention beating the death drum. Someone
> quietly kicking the tires on S Scale is not going to hang around for that.
>
> If you judge your activity and general well being based on the quantity of
> new products coming out, again you should probably NOT be in S Scale. We
> all
> like when new stuff comes out but MOST of us have enough on our shelves to
> keep us busy for a very long time and possible 2 life times if nothing new
> ever comes out again. In short be happy with what you have and use it. It
> does not cost you anything to use what you already have!
>
> I have strayed a bit from the original premise but it IS relevant. As Tom
> Hawley mentioned, members should not feel guilty about what they post, but
> some real life and continued self editing could be in order here. I by far
> do not want the list to go quiet. It should remain the place for S Scalers
> to converse and exchange. Your rule of the day could be if YOU were a
> newbie
> reading what YOUI are about to post would it have a positive or negative
> impact on your future life in S Scale.
>
> Going to get supplies to continue expanding my layout..
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
>
> Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988
>
> See my finished models at:
> <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com
> Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale!
>
> Custom Train Parts Design
> <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm>
> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
>
> PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded
> (Trading is MUCH preferred)
> <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls>
> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
>
> ***Join the PRR T&HS***
> The other members are not ALL like me!
> <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com
> <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf>
> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
>
> Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
> It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com
> Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
>
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>
>
>
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