CorsairMan Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Maybe I am wrong about this, but I think there are great benefits from rivet counters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 If you have something to say, say it. Stop linking to your blog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Everything I have to say is right there in my blog and I used the handy link tool so you can find it easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waco Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I like turtles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Are turtles rivet counters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 17 hours ago, MoFo said: If you have something to say, say it. Stop linking to your blog. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Do turtle have rivets in their shell? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonwinn Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, echolmberg said: +1 +2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, ST0RM said: Do turtle have rivets in their shell? Wait a sec, where's my rivet gun? Ah! Now they do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 WACO's post put this old commercial in my head... ...YouTube has everything . Alright... I'll leave now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Got some angry 'lil fellas around these parts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, jonwinn said: +2 +3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Hey check out this turtle blog !!! http://www.naturenorth.com/winter/Painted_Turtle/Turtle_Blog.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 +4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 As a blogger myself, I don't mind clicking into someone's blog to read their thoughts. After all, there's always a chance he has more say that captures my interest. Steven Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, thegoodsgt said: As a blogger myself, I don't mind clicking into someone's blog to read their thoughts. After all, there's always a chance he has more say that captures my interest. Steven Brown Nothing wrong with that but when you just put out a bunch of posts with no/very little content and just a bunch of links, it becomes a bit much. Seems like the only purpose of being on ARC is to generate traffic for his blog. Might be better to post some in-depth info and then add the link for those who want to read further. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, 11bee said: Nothing wrong with that but when you just put out a bunch of posts with no/very little content and just a bunch of links, it becomes a bit much. Seems like the only purpose of being on ARC is to generate traffic for his blog. Might be better to post some in-depth info and then add the link for those who want to read further. It is nothing so ulterior - my blog is not monetized and I am not generating traffic. I write the occasional article for my blog and I share it here and other locations. I try to get more "builds" and/or "model picture" posts up but sometimes my builds don't progress fast enough. Anyway, the link is for those who are interested. Good idea to provide more context but its far easier and faster to put the pictures up on the blog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, CorsairMan said: <...> Good idea to provide more context but its far easier and faster to put the pictures up on the blog. Faster and easier for sure (and in case of your Torcan pictures it makes a lot of sense), but can you see how posting a one-liner with a link to your blog may come across as highly click-baity? Same with your post regarding stalled builds. Quite interesting topic, but the original post had no points to engage the users of this forum. Just a click-baity one-liner and a link to your blog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I believe there are ways to provide critique to the context of the original post, as 11bee and Chernaya have done, without being hostile. Even without intent, on the internet, one should be cognizant of how they are forming sentences so as not to come across hostile. Just sayin'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 For what it is worth I like ARC, and I don't jump on links that take me away from ARC. Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GlennCauley Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) < devils_advocate > So if I take the time to put together a blog about a build... or put together a sequential photo album full of comments about a build... and then post the link here so that interested parties can get some help on a similar subject... I will get blasted for posting a link? If I took the time to write & post something in one place, I'll be damned if I am going to re-write it in a dozen different forums. For those who like to stay in only one place... like ARC... for all their information & entertainment, the only person losing out is YOU if you don't want to venture to other places. < /devils_advocate > Edited August 28, 2019 by GlennCauley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I get both sides of this. Perhaps a good compromise would be to cut and paste the first paragraph or so of the article and then mention if you're still interested in reading more you can follow this link to the blog? Not trying to tell people what to post or not post, just posting a friendly suggestion that might help stop the "stop posting links" replies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, GlennCauley said: <...> So if I take the time to put together a blog about a build... or put together a sequential photo album full of comments about a build... and then post the link here so that interested parties can get some help on a similar subject... I will get blasted for posting a link? <...> No, you will not. As I said above regarding the pictures of a model exhibition, that's okay (although it wouldn't be too difficult to post some images). In other cases, it's different. See above. The text regarding the rivet-counters could just as easily have been re-posted here on ARC. Would've taken all of two minutes with copy+paste. Two minutes only because of adding the pictures. That would've enabled discussion far better than a one-liner reeking of click-bait and a link. I'm sure it would've started an actual discussion of the subject, not this discussion about linking to blogs. Okay, so you have an article for a build, but only post it to your blog, why do you even come to a forum? If you don't care about the people here and aren't willing to interact with them, why come to ARC at all? (This - all of this post, really - is in response to the devil's advocate argument, not to CorsairMan in particular) Some people post abridged versions of their build threads here on ARC. Some parts of a build thread, enough to show all the steps you want to show. If people are interested in seeing all the steps in full detail, they can click a link. You won't get slammed. 1 hour ago, GlennCauley said: <....> If I took the time to write & post something in one place, I'll be damned if I am going to re-write it in a dozen different forums.<...> FWIW, my current in-progress thread was posted on four forums, two of which are English-language forums, the other two are German. Not only did I post it on four different forums (which isn't actually any trouble thanks to "copy+paste"), I even took the time to do the write-up in two languages. I took the time because I like these forums. I value the members and their input. Forums depend on participation. Edited August 28, 2019 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, GlennCauley said: If I took the time to write & post something in one place, I'll be damned if I am going to re-write it in a dozen different forums. Highlight text that you took time to write & post. Right Click > Copy Go to next forum. Right Click > Paste Done. If it took you more than 60 seconds to transfer your work to another forum, you are doing something wrong. The way I see it, If a forum just ends up being filled with posts directing readers to other websites, that forum ain't gonna be around for very long. You might find that if you post interesting and informative stuff here on ARC and provide a link to your blog/forum/website, people will probably still head over to check our your content. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 My view: You can be a contributing member of the forum or You can view the forum as potential readers of your blog Either way, life is short. Make the best use of your time to do what you want to do, read what you want to read, write what (and where) you want to write. It's all up to You. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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