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...i watch this forem with a passion has reallygiven me something to look foreward to each day i get up...i know im not a member but i say parker forem is it.... charlie
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Charlie....
Thank you... You got it... Let me explain...
You see - when you, and others wake up excited to see what is new - new posts, new threads, new users, new ideas, new pictures - well, in my world - what you are talking about is making a new community. Each day - every day. You are that community, Charlie. You are a huge part of making that community. You see....
I don't write the posts. I don't post all the pictures. I don't add much knowledge. All I do - is be sure that you - and many others - have a place to go to each day which is different, welcoming and well - a "community"?
I don't care much Charlie, if you are a PGCA Member or not (I know - I'm running against the original grain of this thread - but, I'm a little aghast at the original context of this thread anyway, so - I'll continue). Yea, sure - Membership has its privileges, and that's neat - but for some - they contribute just by virtue of sharing in this same community. And that's equally as cool. Why?
Because - like you - they just get up everyday and WANT to login and read and learn and post and contribute...
Yea - that's my world....
What my world is NOT about is forcing folks to become PGCA Members by excluding something? Something in that same community that they are excited about.
You see - in my world, Charlie - if I can improve my end of the forum - the technology to improve the community and give the members (all members, not just PGCA Members) a different experience - better than any other experience in any other website, then, well - you will become a PGCA Member, because you WANT to, not because we say YOU HAVE TO.
I've done these communities for over 15 years, Charlie. The largest I started is now almost over 100,000. My ideals in making this the single best community is the culmination of years of experience, BUT....
Without you Charlie, and folks like Linn, Richard, Eric, Dean, Dave, John Davis, Mark (just to name a few I've heard from in the past few minutes) - none of this would make much sense.
I can tell you what this forum and PGCA is NOT about though? I can tell you it's NOT about forcing anyone to become a PGCA member by virtue of threads like these.
That much I'm pretty sure of...
I'm also as sure, if you see the value of Membership - you, Charlie - and thousands of folks like you, will become Members - as long as "we", who are PGCA Members - continue to just "do what we do".
And for that - you have my promise - that's exactly what we will continue to do...
So you wake up every day and continue to get excited to get on the forum...
And for me?
When you do - I'll be here along with the rest of the community.
Charlie, thank you for your post, support and enthusiasm...
You, Sir - are what this forum is all about.
If it were not, I would have told you so...
John D.