Seems like.......

[shortgrass]

Seems like many threads, especially in the "Rifles, Reloading, Optic, Equipment" section, are getting run off the rails lately. Things getting interjected into a thread that have little or no bearing on the initial thought that brought the thread about, to begin with. More than usual, it seems to me. Any thoughts?

 

[Country Bumpkin]

I agree, there has been a lot more. "IMHO .... " comments that spur wildfires.

My deduction is that you are seeing a result of folks not being able to get it out of their system at their local diner or bar because COVID shut them down. It's human nature to have opinion based discussions and sometimes even friendly disagreements. The problem is that written text is a horrible medium for that because we can't see faces, can't interpret sarcasm and most people are a bit edgier than normal due to social tensions. It seems that the whole nation is a tinder box full of emotion. Not good conditions for people to only have forum/social media outlets as their primary source of interaction.

I've doubled down on seeking and participating in face to face interaction with friends. Typically I wouldn't dare venture out camping on holiday weekends because of the crowds, but this year we are organizing small groups to camp with just to get ourselves and our kids some actual interaction.

 

[ButterBean]

It's the "Norm" here anymore, a chip in a wood stock can't be fixed without a Borescope

 

[FEENIX]

Sad but true!

 

[Rick Richard]

It is our responsibility as members of this forum to call it out when it occurs and attempt to put it back on track, and do our part too in not contributing to the situation....sometimes easier said than done.

 

[ButterBean]

It is our responsibility as members of this forum to call it out when it occurs and attempt to put it back on track, and do our part too in not contributing to the situation....sometimes easier said than done.

I'm doing my best

 

[Spooksar]

It's not just this forum, I'm Canadian and we have a forum called CGN and people are getting really bad on it, plus a few others I belong to.

 

[P7M13]

Funny, I don't notice.
I grew up in a house where at the dinner table, of seven or eight people sitting there, five conversations would be happening at the same time.
Irritability and insistence on a specific opinion are a whole 'nutter thing.
Advice? Ignore that which isn't germane, and if the train is running off the rails, grab a bag of @FEENIX 's popcorn.

 

[FEENIX]

I'm doing my best

Likewise!

 

[JimFromTN]

It's the "Norm" here anymore, a chip in a wood stock can't be fixed without a Borescope

You mean I bought that borescope for no reason?

 

[ButterBean]

You mean I bought that borescope for no reason?

 

[wv270wsm]

Sometimes things happen . Be sure to click on said pic

 

[201bubba]

This site is a pleasure compared to the other one I'm on. You need a fire proof suit there.

 

[jpfrog]

It's the "Norm" here anymore, a chip in a wood stock can't be fixed without a Borescope

but first before borescoping, you have to saw it in half to analyze the internal grain structure to see if there's a defect in the factory's manufacturing process when they 3D print the wood.