Germans aren’t as stubborn as they used to be,,,,,

Thank you Marty.

German & the Dutch are like that, direct and straight to business. They also appreciate it right back, I like that. Sometimes when I say something sarcastic with a serious tone, they give me some puzzled looks, but eventually I can get them to crack a smile.

Learch,

Michael is directly of the old German stock...tough man , who gets things done. I've known not a few Germans like this, and to a person, they seem gruff , though they mean well and are simply direct . Women are this way too. I grew up rather liking that way of communication. Especially when they are directly from the homeland.

Legal immigrants who have helped to make our country good and strong. Many good inventions.

When I was young, I thought my friends were upset at me ! They always explained of course not , thats just the way they communicated.

Michael is the same. He speaks directly , even in that neat German accent . He means well . The fact that he is here again shows his extension of friendship.

Yes sir, Learch. When they prepare good foods from their homeland for you, and lots of it, that makes fast friendships too

I'd like to have updates on Michael's gardens and woodland acres . If he still has the boathouse . Miss his videos he used to make for us all here .

That's a hint, Michael !

You have to be pretty thin skinned to be bothered by comments from people you've never met and likely never will. When you join this site it's pretty obvious your postings will be watched and removed if you violate the rules. You can get removed if you go far enough.

You have to be pretty thin skinned to be bothered by comments from people you've never met and likely never will.

being "thin skinned" was never the issue for those who left...it was the threat of being permanently banned when OTHER members were too thin skinned or wimpy to fend for themselves without the protection of the moderators or admin.

look, I "Get it"...Paul's house, Paul's rules.

and that's that.

but the forum has suffered because of the whiny complainers who couldn't stand a different viewpoint, strongly expressed.

in short, the ones who left (and/or stopped posting) tired of typing out long replies on an active thread, only to have the whole thread deleted...most times, without a reason given.

I think most of the time it is pretty clear why a thread goes poof. First, can you really expect a mod to spend an hour deleting out 15 individual posts as opposed to just axing the entire thread?

I'm gonna use BC's post as an example... it apparently was recently deleted... the one about oil prices and the market. His initial post mentioned that the DOW and S&P were down for the year.... that oil was up, and that it looked like the market could be in for rocky day on Monday... now... all of that was true... DOW and S&P ARE down year to date, oil WAS up, and Sunday night futures indicated Monday COULD be a rocky day in the markets. He concluded his initial post by asking for the opinion of the man on here that knows more about the markets than probably anyone else.

So, what exactly was wrong with any of that?

But what followed was several pages of replies calling BC a troll and saying he had TDS....as well as some bashing the President...... interspersed with a few people actually replying with informative, well thought out replies. You don't have to like what a person says or even like the person, but can we really not reply with cognizant, constructive replies without resorting to name calling and personal attacks?

Now, in order to salvage that post.... someone would have had to go through and delete the dozen or so posts bashing people in order to salvage half a dozen good posts. Who has time for all that?

Can we have moderator elections? Have a primary and then elections just like for politicians? Candidates can promise to limit deletions or whatever they want to lie ab........I mean do?
It could be just like the real world!!

LOL at this point do ya think anyone would even wanna run?

Oh Yea they would. Imagine being able to limit or delete what others say!

I think most of the time it is pretty clear why a thread goes poof. First, can you really expect a mod to spend an hour deleting out 15 individual posts as opposed to just axing the entire thread?

I'm gonna use BC's post as an example... it apparently was recently deleted... the one about oil prices and the market. His initial post mentioned that the DOW and S&P were down for the year.... that oil was up, and that it looked like the market could be in for rocky day on Monday... now... all of that was true... DOW and S&P ARE down year to date, oil WAS up, and Sunday night futures indicated Monday COULD be a rocky day in the markets. He concluded his initial post by asking for the opinion of the man on here that knows more about the markets than probably anyone else.

So, what exactly was wrong with any of that?

But what followed was several pages of replies calling BC a troll and saying he had TDS....as well as some bashing the President...... interspersed with a few people actually replying with informative, well thought out replies. You don't have to like what a person says or even like the person, but can we really not reply with cognizant, constructive replies without resorting to name calling and personal attacks?

Now, in order to salvage that post.... someone would have had to go through and delete the dozen or so posts bashing people in order to salvage half a dozen good posts. Who has time for all that?

I think most of the time it is pretty clear why a thread goes poof.

LOL at this point do ya think anyone would even wanna run?

I think most of the time it is pretty clear why a thread goes poof. First, can you really expect a mod to spend an hour deleting out 15 individual posts as opposed to just axing the entire thread?

I'm gonna use BC's post as an example... it apparently was recently deleted... the one about oil prices and the market. His initial post mentioned that the DOW and S&P were down for the year.... that oil was up, and that it looked like the market could be in for rocky day on Monday... now... all of that was true... DOW and S&P ARE down year to date, oil WAS up, and Sunday night futures indicated Monday COULD be a rocky day in the markets. He concluded his initial post by asking for the opinion of the man on here that knows more about the markets than probably anyone else.

So, what exactly was wrong with any of that?

But what followed was several pages of replies calling BC a troll and saying he had TDS....as well as some bashing the President...... interspersed with a few people actually replying with informative, well thought out replies. You don't have to like what a person says or even like the person, but can we really not reply with cognizant, constructive replies without resorting to name calling and personal attacks?

Now, in order to salvage that post.... someone would have had to go through and delete the dozen or so posts bashing people in order to salvage half a dozen good posts. Who has time for all that?

As for the thread about the stock market--most of the people who posted are not even in the market. I don't think White17 ever had a chance to weight in (I agree, he is the most knowledgeable on TMan).

He hasn't logged in in 3 days. Or posted since he was attacked by... well..... I guess I shouldn't use names either. I sincerely hope someday we'll get to see more of his financial knowledge posted on here again.

So Scuba, do you miss the pelicans where you live now?

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[The trapper’s life isn’t a poor man’s life.

A good trapline fills the trapper’s shed and his fur stretcher besides.

Honest steel and early mornings have put meat in the skillet, hides on the boards, and gasoline in the pickup.

Trapper’s perseverance has lengthened the line and strengthened the purse, quieted empty cupboards, and put the proverbial coon on the stretcher.

And a full fur check in the mailbox, to boot.

Vote Jeremy Savell for Deputy Moderator.

Keith

Well said Keith.

Can we have moderator elections? Have a primary and then elections just like for politicians? Candidates can promise to limit deletions or whatever they want to lie ab........I mean do?
It could be just like the real world!!

So Scuba, do you miss the pelicans where you live now?

Can we have moderator elections? Have a primary and then elections just like for politicians? Candidates can promise to limit deletions or whatever they want to lie ab........I mean do?
It could be just like the real world!!

Thanks. Does that mean my cousin Savell has you vote.

I modelled that off of a famous newspaper add, for another famous cousin of mine, my third cousin President Herbert Hoover, that was later falsely attributed to being in a speech he gave. He never said a "chicken in every pot."

Keith

NO

This site has taken on a persona, a persona that reflects Trapper Talk directly and for the most part it's beautiful. The archives here are full of knowledge freely given, stories shared and pictures gazed upon with awe.

There have been and are a few characters throughout the years, always tolerated to various degrees and they gave this place life, they were the salt that brought out the flavor, occasionally it got a bit to salty but for the most part the chefs kept it under control.

Take out all the salt and it's bland and bland things are left to go stale and stale things get thrown out.

If Trapper talk gets stale the rest of the site will follow and eventually it will be thrown out, with it goes all the knowledge and beauty it contains. The world will go on mostly unaffected, Johnathan's pictures will disappear, Gulos stories and knowledge will be limited to what he published, when a kid searches "weasel trapping" they'll find something, maybe not a step by step guide with pictures but I suppose they'll make due.

So it goes.

Were you here before 2018?

This site has taken on a persona, a persona that reflects Trapper Talk directly and for the most part it's beautiful. The archives here are full of knowledge freely given, stories shared and pictures gazed upon with awe.

There have been and are a few characters throughout the years, always tolerated to various degrees and they gave this place life, they were the salt that brought out the flavor, occasionally it got a bit to salty but for the most part the chefs kept it under control.

Take out all the salt and it's bland and bland things are left to go stale and stale things get thrown out.

If Trapper talk gets stale the rest of the site will follow and eventually it will be thrown out, with it goes all the knowledge and beauty it contains. The world will go on mostly unaffected, Johnathan's pictures will disappear, Gulos stories and knowledge will be limited to what he published, when a kid searches "weasel trapping" they'll find something, maybe not a step by step guide with pictures but I suppose they'll make due.

So it goes.