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    people that dont read the rules and double post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by drozenski View Post
    people that dont read the rules and double post.
    does not count that was a triple post
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    the biggest thing that grin my gears is these scrap vids on youtube that show people how to strip tvs,microwaves without showing the safety first eg the cap and the stored energy that may be waiting to zap the uninformed scrapper.

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    way off topic but yes this will go to a members only forum if not enough people are putting in, the pyramid scheme does not work without enough people at the base to support it, eventually there will be enough members to support this on its own plus all the contributed material is already here,I dont think its unreasonable so save up a couple bucks a month toward a membership, if this is such a great forum it should be worth every copper penny as you say

    people that do this really grind my gears:

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    [QUOTE=jghilino;124699]way off topic but yes this will go to a members only forum if not enough people are putting in, the pyramid scheme does not work without enough people at the base to support it, eventually there will be enough members to support this on its own plus all the contributed material is already here,I dont think its unreasonable so save up a couple bucks a month toward a membership, if this is such a great forum it should be worth every copper penny as you say

    How do you know this? Are you an Admin or Moderator?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    way off topic but yes this will go to a members only forum if not enough people are putting in, the pyramid scheme does not work without enough people at the base to support it, eventually there will be enough members to support this on its own plus all the contributed material is already here,I dont think its unreasonable so save up a couple bucks a month toward a membership, if this is such a great forum it should be worth every copper penny as you say
    Where did you get this information? How did you draw these conclusions? Look at the bolded part of the quote, where did most of this info come from? Non paying members. Why do you think it's ok to take all of the information credit on this forum just because you payed $20 to have access to more information? There is a reason that there is a FREE forum section and a PAYED area of the forum. I know I paid for access to that information, BUT I would NEVER put myself higher up on any totem pole or pyramid just because I paid a little bit of money. Most of the information on this forum is from Non paying members, and I have learned A LOT from non paying members, and I am VERY grateful they are here. Have you considered how much money the forum gets out of advertising? If less people come to the forum (Free members), the forum makes less money. That's basic advertising and marketing. I'm sorry if I'm contributing to this thread going off track. /rant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    way off topic but yes this will go to a members only forum if not enough people are putting in, the pyramid scheme does not work without enough people at the base to support it, eventually there will be enough members to support this on its own plus all the contributed material is already here,I dont think its unreasonable so save up a couple bucks a month toward a membership, if this is such a great forum it should be worth every copper penny as you say

    people that do this really grind my gears:
    Well maybe after I get that ultrasound and biopsy that I've put off for over a year and a half for lack of money and maybe after I go to the dentist for the first time in I'd rather not say how many years, I'll put that couple bucks a month away.
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    When people borrow my tools, and fail to return them. When I ask for them back they refer me to the person that they re-loaned them to. When people don't respect the fact that I carry my tools for MY convenience and have no sense of responsibility for them, that really grinds my gears.

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    When the Scrap Room membership gets distorted.

    Nobody has to upgrade if they don't want to, we will always remain a forum that's free to join, post, read, network etc.

    If jane or joe don't want the benefits of a Scrap Room membership, no big deal. If they do but don't have the funds, that's fine too the option is there when you're ready.

    There's a hell of a lot of value on this forum free for anybody to read, even guests. Not just the registered members who don't have an upgraded membership.

    Some people upgrade to support us and help keep us moving forward, others upgrade for the benefits and ideas.

    Does it help support the site? Yes. Is it expensive and time consuming to run this site? Yes. Does it get more expensive as this forum grows with more content, members and resources? Yes. Are we going to give you a hard time for not paying for a membership? No.

    It is expensive, stressful and time consuming running this place, but that's the risk we took when we decided to make it happen and dedicated ourselves to making it the best it can be. Our free members have contributed and helped mold this forum to what it is today equally as much as the paid members have.

    If anything the 'sponges' and 'lurkers' are the guests who come here all the time and never even register at all


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    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    Our free members have contributed and helped mold this forum to what it is today equally as much as the paid members have. If anything the 'sponges' and 'lurkers' are the guests who come here all the time and never even register at all
    I would add to that by saying that the lurkers don't really get the full benefit due to the fact that aren't engaged in the forum discussions anyway. People who are actively engaged in the discussions are more likely to get help and get their questions answered than those who don't.

    Now, what grinds my gears:

    People who do not discipline or correct their children. Then by the time they become teenagers, they are running the household. They tell their parents to "F-off" and get away with it (amongst many other things) only for the parent to say, "He's just so out of control. I don't know what to do with him."

    When they end up on a talk show saying, "I'm afraid of my out of control teenager" because they fear child protective services, that really grinds my gears.

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    People who do not discipline or correct their children. Then by the time they become teenagers, they are running the household. They tell their parents to "F-off" and get away with it (amongst many other things) only for the parent to say, "He's just so out of control. I don't know what to do with him."

    You took my main gear grinder too Ted,- spoiled a$s kids and the parents who won't listen to anyone who tells them they need to discipline them. They get their karma later though when the little monsters they created can't function in the world and have to move back in with their parents in their thirties. A certain relative of mine is having to take care of her daughter, her daughter's husband and their four young children for that reason.


    Another gear grinder - women who have so much plastic surgery that they no longer even look like themselves but look like something that came out of the Mattel toy factory. I would rather see someone's honest wrinkles that have them look like something that belongs on Star Trek.
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    it grinds my gears when others seem offended by the presence of a nonpaying member.

    Quote Originally Posted by admin View Post
    When the Scrap Room membership gets distorted.

    Nobody has to upgrade if they don't want to, we will always remain a forum that's free to join, post, read, network etc.

    If jane or joe don't want the benefits of a Scrap Room membership, no big deal. If they do but don't have the funds, that's fine too the option is there when you're ready...
    i don't know exactly what the private room offers "yet" but it is concerning that a few members seem offended by non-paying members... makes it appear like the private room has no value. why else would they be pissed off? you would think if the private room had tons of trade secrets that these members would be more concerned with keeping them secret.
    just my 2 cents... sry for the hi-jack.

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    U know what really grinds my gears..


    When my thread about what grinds your gears gets hijacked. Grr.....

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    Really grinds my gears when I miss a shift

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    It really grinds my gear when..Just as I think it's safe to post and drink..Tater comes along and proves me wrong.


    Sirscrapalot - Tater now joins the list of people to not read posts from while enjoying a soda. :P

    PS...That totally made me Lol pepsi out my nose..and yes, the bubbles did tickle.

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    Reality shows, any and all. They grind my gears right into dust.

    Talking about the dumbing down of America...You can thank reality tv and the Kardashians...

    Sirscrapalot - Not a fan of 'reality' tv...as most of it isn't based in reality.

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    What grinds my gears and pisses me off is having two competing threads asking me what either:
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    B.) Pisses me off.
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