Originally Posted By: TexasTexas95Seriously, whats wrong with some of yall? I have been following Bob.17's posts and Troll or not, some folks here have been acting like idiots toward the man. If he's a Troll he is doing zero harm in his questioning anyhow. There has been debate for eons both inside and outside the hunting community on what firearm kills what, and "is x,y,z caliber big enough to kill this or that?" and the threads are endless. A true troll or peta activist could easily use the search function and get all the juicy details they seek here without asking simple and vague questions like bob. IT'S A PUBLIC FORUM dummy. Anything you say can and will be used against you haha. Heck I know I have my fair share of stupid posts. If I were treated the way some of yall treat this guy here, I'd have left a long time ago and I would tell others how crappy the folks are when you ask a question. I understand that this is the internet and anybody can hide behind a computer but his posts appear genuine and harmless at most. Even though some people rag on him he is still polite and friendly. I'm kinda embarrassed at some of the sarcastic remarks and stupid comments I have seen. If you don't like, ignore? If you wanna answer, fine, but if he really is a newbie, don't knowingly dish out bad info for the sake of being a dick. That aint cool.
Originally Posted By: TexasTexas95@Bob.17 Were a pretty tight knit group around here, so try not to get discouraged. If the guys around here feel like youre legit, they will eventually open up to you. As I mentioned before, this is a public forum so all our posts since the beginning of time can probably be read. If you are truly interested in hunting predators, there is a search button near the top of the page. Type in a few key words regarding your interests and you can bet there are plenty of discussions concerning your interests. Good luck.
TT95, I ALMOST completely concur with what you say here. I have however been duped before in the past by posters that sound exactly as our friend Bob.17 here, and this is why I have been tight lipped with him thus far.
On the flip side of this coin, I have come to realize something that I had evidently forgotten and think many of us may have as well. I log on here on a daily basis and converse with guys that I am on first name basis with and consider very good and dear friends. To a newbie looking for the first time, who wouldn't want that? The only way for this to occur is to be active on the board and post questions and responses....Good or bad. Now, as to the term "Troll". I'm conflicted about the term because I know for a fact that when I first became a member here, there were people who called/thought me a troll....and maybe some still do. But what it boiled down to was that there was this great tight knit community here of people that shared a common interest, and I wanted some of that. I'm sure I asked some pretty stupid questions in the beginning and maybe even knew they were stupid to an extent. But everything I know about predator hunting I learned from this place and people actually ask ME for advice now (shocking I know) and I try to contribute to the best of my abilities here and it feels good to help when I can.
Again, I ask, Who doesn't want that? I have vowed to myself to try and be objective and try to remember where I was in my learning curve when I first became a member here and afford some leniency. That being said, I don't want to get duped again.
Bob.17, if you are indeed interested in learning...I would be glad to help in any capacity I can. If I ask you to elaborate, it's because I don't understand the question as it is worded. The guys here are both very knowledgable and friendly, but we have all been suckered in by people who are here to just stir up trouble, keep that in mind.
My post is so long that I have forgotten why I started it in the first place...so I'll end here.
Chupa