Docwheelhorse 2,904 #1 Posted Monday at 09:53 PM Thanks @wallfish for the help today... much appreciated!! Also... while at the tractor show yesterday @Sparky mentioned that our little site here is slowing down. Im guilty as well of not visiting / participating enough. So folks lets start spending more of our screen time off FB and on the REAL Redsquare!!! Cant wait to see you guys at the big show! Tony 3 5 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,883 #2 Posted Monday at 10:00 PM So... is Tony in charge of the Retention Commitee?? Agreed, this is the site with the helpful folks. FB is full of wannabee "collectors" (they collect money). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,145 #3 Posted Monday at 10:23 PM Weather gets good. No screen time ripping up the garden and painting fences. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,350 #4 Posted Monday at 10:25 PM I'm still not on the books & faces or any other social media platforms. No intention of it. I've been posting a little less too because of warm weather and job situation. I'd be all for THIS site growing. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 56,153 #5 Posted Monday at 10:52 PM 46 minutes ago, ri702bill said: FB is full of wannabee "collectors" Well said Bill ... You guys know my take on the whole FB thing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,119 #6 Posted Monday at 10:59 PM 1 hour ago, Docwheelhorse said: Also... while at the tractor show yesterday @Sparky mentioned that our little site here is slowing down. I'd be curious what "slowing down" means... paid membership, non-paid membership, lurkers, posts, ??? 33 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I'm still not on the books & faces or any other social media platforms. No intention of it. I've been posting a little less too because of warm weather and job situation. I'd be all for THIS site growing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 56,153 #7 Posted Monday at 11:13 PM 12 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: 'd be curious what "slowing down" means... paid membership, non-paid membership, lurkers, posts, ??? We can put Slyvia in a speedo and send him on a membership drive... 1 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 65,324 #8 Posted Monday at 11:15 PM 1 minute ago, WHX?? said: We can put Slyvia in a speedo and send him on a membership drive... Jim, I think the idea was to build membership, Not to frighten them off. 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,119 #9 Posted Monday at 11:28 PM 13 minutes ago, WHX?? said: We can put Slyvia in a speedo and send him on a membership drive... Hhhmmm... 11 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Jim, I think the idea was to build membership, Not to frighten them off. Hey hey hey... I represent that... Im thinkin' this is what would happen... 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 2,430 #10 Posted 21 hours ago (edited) Between the weather, family time, and more time at work I haven’t had time to do much with the tractors. Now that it’s getting nice I find myself working on them more. I have noticed an influx of new people coming in and asking questions so that’s a good thing. I have been wanting to do maintenance and fix some annoying things on the tractors so I’ll probably document it when I get to it. Friends don’t let Friends wear Speedo’s…..😬 Edited 21 hours ago by MainelyWheelhorse 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,585 #11 Posted 14 hours ago (edited) 11 hours ago, ri702bill said: So... is Tony in charge of the Retention Commitee?? Agreed, this is the site with the helpful folks. FB is full of wannabee "collectors" (they collect money). Ditto on that. . Edited 14 hours ago by Retired Wrencher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,585 #12 Posted 14 hours ago (edited) 11 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I'm still not on the books & faces or any other social media platforms. No intention of it. I've been posting a little less too because of warm weather and job situation. I'd be all for THIS site growing. Good one Eric. Meaning this growing. May be get ride of the F B site maybe that would help. Just my But also invite all to switch on here. Keep it original. Edited 14 hours ago by Retired Wrencher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexR 2,844 #13 Posted 14 hours ago This is way better then FB though. Build threads are retained, information is searchable, and the people in the forum are all great people. There still seems to be some bad apples on quite a few of those groups on FB. That said I will post occasionally on FB. But I am not going anywhere on here, this is the BEST forum on the internet. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 69,769 #14 Posted 13 hours ago 8 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: Friends don’t let Friends wear Speedo’s…..😬 Can we let them drive a Speedex? 3 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,054 #15 Posted 13 hours ago 12 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: I'd be curious what "slowing down" means... paid membership, non-paid membership, lurkers, posts, ??? Nothing scientific was used to make that determination. Was just my opinion on the amount of daily posts. I have no idea about the up/down trend of paid memberships. I do see a lot of groups on FB pertaining to WH. Some are moderated well and others just let ya say whatever’s on your mind…cuss words and all. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 65,324 #16 Posted 11 hours ago 10 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: I have noticed an influx of new people coming in and asking questions so that’s a good thing. We can all do our part to make a first time poster want to come back. Using the "welcome" emoji is as easy as it comes, but it is just a start. Asking a question about how they came to own their Wheel Horse invites them back. Giving an open invitation to ask further questions will help too. Many times a first time poster is responding to an already existing post and can get lost in the shuffle, asking them to do an "Introduction" and providing a link https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/forum/47-introductions/ to that topic could make them want to participate more. When a newbie comes along asking for information rather than just directing them to the manuals section if we can take a moment to provide them with a link like @gwest_ca does it will it will be very impressive to the new poster. We don't all have the time to do these things every time but doing them when you can will be helpful. 5 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,286 #17 Posted 8 hours ago (edited) Just one guy’s perspective, but I lurked for about a year accumulating knowledge before joining up. I spent a lot of time searching the site and trying to get a feel for who was who while gradually soaking up knowledge. It took me months to realize that ALL of the repartee was well-meaning and friendly teasing grounded in respect and civility--and that much was based on inside humor borne of long-established relationships. I came in with reasonable skepticism after experiencing other forums’ tooth-and-claw exchanges. Folks here simply didn’t bother wasting time grinding axes or putting other folks down to stroke their own egos. It required a re-calibration--a mental shift. All that said, I’ll second @953 nut’s invitation to us all to be as cordial as we can to new visitors/posters. Edited 8 hours ago by Handy Don 1 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
