Curiouser and Curiouser

[Bruce Day]

Interesting observations with no answers:

1. On a typical moment , by my count, we will have 125 viewers on the website. Of that , 35 will be forum members. Of the forum members, 25 will be PGCA members and 10 not. We have 1100 PGCA members.

2. We have some forum members who are not PGCA members who have hundreds of posts over many months, even years. They mention buying guns and participating in activities that cost much more than the price of membership. Whatsup? Do we ( I ) have bad breath?


3. We can have good photos of an excellent and seldom seen Parker, which might generate 200-300 hits with maybe 4 remarks . We can have poor photos of a poor condition bottom or entry level gun that was inherited or purchased at low cost and it will generate 500 hits and 10 remarks, for example. Does that mean that the forum readership is more interested in one than the other?


Bruce Day, Parker know nothing and life member since 6 am.

[Mark Ouellette]

Bruce,

I have noticed many PCGA members posting recently whose aname and posts I have not seen before. Some are probably persons who recently joined our fine organization. Others are older members who post infrequently. Regardless, it is good to see the participation!

To those Parker members who have here since Remington was making the last of our guns, thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us new guys. That is what is so special about the PGCA. Members may be new to the PGCA but they are still afforded respect from the older members.

If you are not a member of the PGCA please consider joining. Your annual dues will help keep this site of shared knowledge and the Parker Pages magazine (so much more than a news letter) alive and well!

Respectfully,
Mark

[Brian Dudley]

Bruce, I can smell your breath from here. Try doing something about that. lol.

This community is great! The best yet, in my opinion. And more should participate or at least join. It is worth the money, all the way!

[Russ Jackson]

Bruce ,To your question ,whats up ,In just my own opinion ,I believe there is a bit of an intimidation factor or learning curve here ,where folks look at the Rare gun or Seldom Seen gun and realize their knowledge is limited so they sit back and wait to see what the more experienced fellow has to say and in a short while someone else posts and we all sort of move on ! With that said ,the folks who have been with us long enough know and understand ,there is never a stupid question ,Parker guns are and always will be a learning experience ,how many times has any one of us said to ourselves and others " Never say Never ! Take my C Grade 20 for example ,that gun has so many unique features for a C Grade ,the odd checkering style ,but with the correct markings on the stock to prove it is correct ,the Small Beaver Tail Checkered as per the stock checkering and numbered correctly ,then we have the Barrel wedge engraving !!! You more experienced Gentlemen had no problem going through the gun and sorting it out and we all very much enjoyed it as I recall ,but a newer member or a less experienced person ,would have just stood back and wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings or worse yet sound " stupid " , and probably wouldn't have ever voiced an opinion ! I think as has always been posted ,we have a great thing going here and the benefits far out weigh the cost ! Again ,just my opinion for whatever that's worth , and once the newer collector / shooter /hunter gets more comfortable with his own knowledge ,we will get more folks participating ! Russ

[Dave Suponski]

My own personal belief is that every member here..from the long time PGCA member to the newcomer is just as important. What good is knowledge if its not freely shared? If the newcomer be it the fellow that just inherited a gun or a guy that just owns one Parker is treated with respect and has his questions answered honestly and politely then the desire to join the PGCA becomes more attractive.There will always be the gent that comes to us with questions has them answered and goes away but that I think is because his/her level of interest is far less than ours. But so be it..we are here to provide a service.That being said..the benefits of being a member far outweigh the $40.00 annual fee. It just boils down to how much interest an individual has in the Parker Gun and the Charles Parker Co.

[chris dawe]

Fine Mr.Day,you got me...I'll join in the new year when "season" go's quite;),I've got four Parker's now ,so I geuss I can be called a collector:)

[Dean Romig]

We are here to provide a service.That being said..the benefits of being a PGCA member far outweigh the $40.00 annual fee..

You can say that again Dave!

[calvin humburg]

Bruce, you got up early :) oh good points

[Bruce Day]

Thanks guys, good responses. Not a single foolish response, but all thoughtful and well meaning. I know we have our tire kickers but maybe they will get tired of being wannabes and make the jump. We don't bite.