I have a suggestion for us here

If I could make a suggestion it would be that a subject is required as is, but refined or detailed. Perhaps some days I have to much time on my hands, and other days not so much. The days that time is limited I skip over the titles such as --Whats it worth, Had a bad day, Ever see on of these? A simple requirement to state the tractor model on one line, and problem on another, maybe desired. A good group would be ---APPROX.VALUE under the Research & information heading. Besides a requirement to read the APPROX. VALUE before posting a question.

As far as changes, well let me think about that for a moment, for the most part we are older classic folks that are stuborn enough to not accept alot of change. Other than a computer we have resisted the new stuff and enjoy things like they used to be. Why just the other day a gentelman was telling me all the great state of the art things his cell phone could do. I had to ask if I could just get one that would call some one without breaking up, and recive a call as well. No "WAY COOL" TONES NEEDED EITHER. We have terrible reception in our area----regardless what the sales folks say.

I told my 16 year old son that just got a new phone and plan that, I wish his cell phone had a feature to slap him up side his head when he was rude to others by talking loudly, You bet I would like to put that head slapper code number on my speed dial. Yea, I do not deal with change very well.

The alternative is to keep over-taxing the current software and making good people reluctant to come back because of all the problems... Just my $0.02 worth.

I've been here over 10yrs and I know Kim has put the vote to the members three times in that 10yrs as to keep what software were using or move on to newer software.

All three times most of the members voted to keep the old software, BTW software that was written/designed by Kim is what were using.

I don't see how much more fair Kim can be. It's the members that like the software were using.

Me, it's whatever is easist for Kim to take care of that suits me. I like it just fine the way it is.

T_Bone

I personally like the software where you can click on "get new posts" and it shows everything that has had new information since your last visit, etc. I also like being able to have an avatar, attach a signature, etc.

Isn't it nice to have a place where we can carry on these discussions?

Well I do aggree to a certin exent. thedieselstop.com would be a good example as it uses the latest v-bulletin software.

For several years you could find many good discussions going on at any time with anything that had to do with a Ford truck with fairly factual info.

Now what you see there is a bunch of kids that have very little knowledge on any of the topics but let a person with knowledge try's to steer the info back to correctness and the youngsters gang up on the one user with correct info to where the new guy is given the wrong info. I personaly don't visit that website very much any longer for that reason alone. It's been that way for the past 3yrs.

My point? It don't matter what software is used, it's the members that make the website work. And yes it is nice to have a place to have the discusions.

T_Bone

-mike