joanne
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Post by joanne on Dec 1, 2012 22:12:26 GMT -5
I dont know , this is not the site it once was! What is wrong with this?
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rocky
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Post by rocky on Dec 2, 2012 9:34:12 GMT -5
I've been visiting this site for about 5 years and agree it's not what it was.
Figure some of the original posters have moved on to other rock related boards - a site like this is what it's members make of it. Maybe winter bound members will return to show off summer finds.
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Post by uwharriegold on Dec 2, 2012 9:43:50 GMT -5
I just joined today hoping to network with rockhounds and prospectors.. opening up my place for people to 'stake a claim'. From quartz to gold to arrowheads and other treasures in Uwharrie.
I did have a hard time with the registration process and the pages load really slow... sitemaster? the quick reply did not work for me so am trying this..
thanks for the opportunity anyways.
Hope the board keeps active.. I'll try to help by posting some questions.
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Post by dan on Dec 2, 2012 10:06:19 GMT -5
A lot of the folks have moved onto other sites. I saw a bunch of postings on this site that had no business on a mineral web site. They stayed up for a long time and were not removed. I don't mean to be personal but the "rare' blue john crystal add should have been removed days ago. It, in my opinion, is a scam to lure in someone who doesn't know a lot about minerals. I am no expert but you can buy blue john on the internet for a lot less.
Few people now use it, I have noticed a huge dropoff in numbers in the past couple of months. And again, as was mentioned, the site is what people make of it. Just my two cents.
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Post by nichwhitt on Dec 3, 2012 7:54:30 GMT -5
All those spammers sure didnt help anything, but I'm sure things will come back around.
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Post by leonardo on Dec 3, 2012 13:24:05 GMT -5
The owner of this site wanted to open this site to other things besides rocks and minerals and related subjects and alot of us left(at least 200) and are on a new site. Can not get in touch with anybody in charge with this site except one and he does not come on this site anymore as far as I know.It seems like it is starting to build back up. Its great to talk to rock-hounds no matter where they are but I do not like scammers...Leonardo
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Post by nichwhitt on Dec 4, 2012 10:10:33 GMT -5
It seems kind of F-ed to me that 200 ppl would jump ship because of a little spam. Its nice to have a clean site, but its the state of the world no matter where you turn. Just my two cents.
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Post by carnelianpete on Dec 4, 2012 16:04:05 GMT -5
Th 200 hundred that left (myself included) are in this for collecting minerals. Not to have the board be a spam collector. Once there were other things being allowed to take place on this board the die hard mineral collectors left to go to other boards. I check back every so often because I know some other people on this board that I like to keep in touch with.
As an example the thread "A new place to hound in NC" is nothing more than an ad for someones business. Yes it is for rock hounding but the old board was not for that. It was for the collectors to discuss, show off their finds and plan collecting trips etc. Not promote that type of business. With that said if the business owner wants to advertise their business on this board that's up to them. Not my call. I hope that they are aware that instead of finding potential business they actually chased it away.
Pete
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Post by sgtrok on Dec 24, 2012 11:08:17 GMT -5
I'm new to the board, I'm actually on 3 other boards also and have found this site in the hopes of adding another site where I can network with lapidarians & collectors, rockhounds & rock-junkies of all kinds. Me, personally I don't have a problem with someone advertising their place for rock collecting, as long as there is a dedicated place for it and not just thrown in with everything else. As I said I am new to this site and just starting to look around, hopefully it will come back to what I am reading it was before, but this I know, if you want change you have to be willing to fight for it. That doesn't means just complaining on these pages, send mass emails to the owners, moderators of this site and tell them, if you cannot keep the site for what is is supposed to be you can do whatever you want because we won't be here anymore. It's kind of harsh and I don't know if that's the wording you ant to use, but it's the sentiment you want to get across if you want to try to make them see what they are ruining by their lack of action here. With that said, I agree this looks like a great site and I hope to be able to contribute as well as learn from being here!!  |
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Post by sgtrok on Dec 27, 2012 21:23:43 GMT -5
just as an update.... I sent PM's to each of the admins asking how to become an admin here to help fill in the empty times when there is no one here to mod the forum, haven't heard back, but its only been a week, so we wait and see if anyone replies or just ignores it!
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Post by sgtrok on Dec 30, 2012 1:23:33 GMT -5
12/ 30 and no replies yet... not too surprised as all I hear is that there are usually no admins around, but still we wait...
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Post by Dicky the Rockhunter on Dec 30, 2012 12:22:59 GMT -5
you may be right it has been a while sence the sizeing of the poat have fit onto the screen , which is just manit problem\\
Dicky
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Post by sgtrok on Jan 17, 2013 10:23:50 GMT -5
Well, here it is... the 17th of January and still no reply to mu email/pm's about becoming a mod/admin to help police the forum.... guess the admins don't want anyone else to try to make this place nice again... I will continue to swing by from time to time, although I was looking for someplace to network across 3 different sites with fellow rockhounds, whether they are lapidary in nature or just specimen collectors, even the odd few amateur geologists I have met.
Anyways... I will continue to look for a site to network into my grand scheme!! good luck people.. I'll be lurking in the shadows somewhere!!
To the Admins I only have this to say..... Unless your built this website and this is what you want it to be... You should be absolutely Ashamed of yourselves for ruining a really nice place for a lot of really nice, although I have not met all of them, I have read the posts they left, People!!!
You're lack of responsibility in taking care of this site is appalling and a waste of a nice place for people to come and talk.
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Post by leonardo on Jan 17, 2013 16:53:28 GMT -5
Don't complain just talk, that's what this is for.Enjoy it.Rock On my friend.
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Post by ieye360 on Jan 19, 2013 18:13:06 GMT -5
What are these other rockhound forum sites? Google has found very few.
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coldwatergold
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There is no cure for stupid
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Post by coldwatergold on Feb 8, 2013 12:35:20 GMT -5
Rockhoundstation1...mostly west coasters.....where the rocks are!!!Coldwatergold
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Post by leonardo on Feb 8, 2013 17:35:25 GMT -5
All right, see your back from AZ. how was it?
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