The Lack of "Community" on OSA

[Pokinfun]

If you were within the forum rules, a ban should not have happened.
Can you relate the post/reason why the ban was put on? Do it by PM if you don't want it on the forum.

It was years ago, something about being a troll.

 

[dennishoddy]

I think I remember it, just not the discussion around it.

 

[Pokinfun]

Oklahoma Shooters - Error
You have been banned for the following reason: Created account to troll

 

[Pokinfun]

I think I remember it, just not the discussion around it.

It was not big deal, maybe I should not of debated someone with friends in higher places, as soon as I joined. I could go on and on about veggie meat and badgebunny, but it would be pointless. I will say it is why I do not post on here very often. Just today, I had a question about H4831SC reloading powder, I did not post here, I went to a different forum.

 

[druryj]

Did you have a deal through the classifieds that went sour?

Nope, not a single one. Because I dealt with established members, is my thought. My point with the classifieds was just that one used to have to have a minimum post count, I think it was like 20, before being allowed to sell in the classifieds. Why? Well, I think it was to prevent the classifieds from becoming like Armslist. It was an easy system with readily available feedback put in place so you could pretty easily see what others had too say about a transaction they had with a member. I dunno, it gave me a sense of trust I suppose to deal with someone who was known here.

 

[mugsy]

Nope, not a single one. Because I dealt with established members, is my thought. My point with the classifieds was just that one used to have to have a minimum post count, I think it was like 20, before being allowed to sell in the classifieds. Why? Well, I think it was to prevent the classifieds from becoming like Armslist. It was an easy system with readily available feedback put in place so you could pretty easily see what others had too say about a transaction they had with a member. I dunno, it gave me a sense of trust I suppose to deal with someone who was known here.

I agree with this having a minimum substantive. E.g. Not "me too", post count was a positive thing overall. It weeded out those whose only interest was a quick or a one-time sale.

 

[OKCShooter]

For me, OSA pretty much ran its course.

Mods weren't an issue (in my eyes) just new guys that felt every reason behind a post should be to dog pile other members.

 

[1911master]

Joel, again I have to agree with you. It has changed.

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

Well, it sure seems to me that OSA is no longer the "community" it used to be...back when I became a member; it was a mostly a forum for like-minded people to gather to post and talk about all things firearms related and so on. Access to sell or trade in the Classifieds was restricted to established members with a minimum of 20 substantial posts, as I best recall, to keep us from becoming another Armslist kind of place or to simply provide free advertising for every person who has an FFL or items to sell. It seems to me I could trust the classifieds back then...I could readily see another person's feedback and see what they had to say in their posts and felt more comfortable buying, selling, or trading. I made a bunch of friends from that period of time, some of whom are still here and some who have left. If Jim or Jimmy or Kendall or Jeremy or Chris or (several others) put a gun up for sale or trade, I could feel good about doing a deal with them if it interested me. So OSA went from one owner to JB a few years back, it ran pretty much the same, and now another owner has the reins. Now, anybody can post in the classified with no requirements to become a "member" , lots of members have left, and traffic has noticeably died down. There was an upheaval awhile back it seems and a bunch of folks left the site. Whatever. We are no longer a community of like-minded Oklahoma Shooters. I miss the good ole days of OSA when the trust among the members was there and more readily apparent. Who are we now? I think we are a loose group with a sad sense of loss of the community that we used to be. Does anybody else besides me feel this loss? What can we do about it? And yes, I am saying that one thing I wish we'd do is tighten the reins back up in the classifieds to get away from this Armslist approach.
Signed,
Disgruntled Druryj

I agree 100%. I enjoyed this site much more in the past. Not so much today.

 

[Mos Eisley]

I should run all Oklahoma forums. Because I have such a high opinion of myself.

I get my feelers hurt easily, though. Still, I'm better than all you losers.

Please see your @sshole post #49 in the Transgender thread in Politics (not sure how to link). I appreciate most of your differing opinions, but that is WAY over the line. Were you drunk? If so, I'll give the benefit of the doubt.