Originally Posted by
Maj_Overdrive
I'm with the OP. His first two posts in this thread echo my sentiments on the hobby exactly. I barely ran any of my rc's last year and haven't even thought of touching them this year. My nephew is older and isn't interested in his anymore either so I'm out of rc. The remaining rc's are getting sold to make the big boy toys in my garage even more awesome.
And I'd especially like to burn the bridge to RCU. I lurked here a couple years before joining, so I've been around here for over a decade. I'm also a long time member of several other rc forums that I'll probably continue to pop into from time to time. Let me state unequivocably that this place is the worst and I have no interest in returning at all. Yeah, there's like 2-3 users who are happy to hear that. Anyway. This place is dead and make no mistake there are other forums that are doing very well, especially compared to this place. The newbies are the only ones keeping this place going and they bring there own set of annoyances. But this forum has been on my axe list for awhile since the user base basically lost its technical side. It's like walking into that lhs where they really don't know anything and can only regurgitate what's on the box or website.
Also annoying is that users here seem to have the most sensitive skin compared to other rc forums. It's the written word and most us aren't professional wordsmiths so take what you read with a grain of salt. The intended tone may not be what you think. But instead they cry about your tone in that one sentence when the post is full of well reasoned points and is a great discussion. God forbid you correct someone. Grow a set, grow up, toughen up. This isn't kindergarten where everyone is special and walking on eggshells around you. Interestingly the 1:1 car forums I'm a member of have the least problem with this compared to rc forums. No need to worry about the tone too much as long as your contributing something worthwhile. Want to rib someone a little? It's taken in stride as good fun, no crying.
I could probably go on but why bother, you get the point. I have better things to do than rc, I'm disgusted with RCU, I'm moving on and none of you really care. One good thing about this forum is you can actually delete your account, good job on that RCU.
Well I've been on the outs of RC for the past 2-3 years as I've not done much with them outside dust them off, and move them from one room to another(A few months back).
I have a few reasons why I'm not that big into it currently I've been having some financial issues, have a few big projects, alot of crap goin on in the family, and don't have many places to run nearby anymore as the city decided to rip up the park I used to run at to build a school a few years back. Then there are my nephews who I'd take out, and run with one doesn't want to look like a nerd so he ditched everything not "mature"(I hate to tell him that is what a kid does), and the younger one won't look up from a cell phone for even 5 mins anymore as all he does is play stupid bland games on it non-stop.
As for the forum there were enough people posting to start an argument? I will admit this place is pretty dead, and yea can see getting fed up with all the post 2-3 question then never post again users, but I can't say I've seen any of the fighting although I will admit I forgot to even log in here for a few months at a time, and only check it once every 1-3 weeks now.
Originally Posted by
Strider64
Hobbies come and go with people, I used to be big in photography even took a college course in photography and two courses in Photoshop. I didn't exactly get bored with the hobby as much that I'm just an average photographer compared to other people that are out there. It only makes matter worse when you have people out there that are basically snobs when it comes to helping people out when just starting in photography.
I've tried getting into photography, and it is like you say its hard to find help with the lower end DSLR's like my nikkon 3200 as the people really into it their one lens costs more then my whole setup. Well also doesn't help that after I bought it I went through a pile of issues one after another that have run me pretty ragged mentally, and physically.