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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:44:25 PM EST
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I have been on this site for a long time and have learned a great deal and enjoyed it. Of the forums I have seen, I have never experienced an improvement when the original owners sell. I have also noticed that as the sponsors grew so did the moderation and the running off of some of the long time members. The corporate influence takes the fun away due to risk aversion just like in the real world. I hope that is not the case here and any “I hate Brownells” threads will it be nuked.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:44:38 PM EST
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Gonna run a quick test here:
BROWNELLS SUCKS!!!!!! 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:45:40 PM EST
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His name was Who_Me...
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:45:54 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:46:57 PM EST
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so what will happen to people or threads bashing brownells? they'll get disappeared/banned? Then BOTD disappears. Then a lot of other forums will be lost as they scale back the content. In on the beginning of the end.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:48:12 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:48:42 PM EST
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This means raises for Site Staff, right?  They always forget the Moderators. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:49:53 PM EST
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Welp, this is where it starts going downhill.  |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:49:58 PM EST
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i welcome our new mail order overlords.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:50:22 PM EST
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In before PSA buys m4carbine.net
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:50:56 PM EST
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Will they make the Penguin stop stealing peoples avatars?
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:51:55 PM EST
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Well,, I have been to the Brownell's store and it is pretty neat. Even got a CZ 512 in 22lr there.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:52:04 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:52:35 PM EST
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Perfectly fine. There are no changes planned to anything as it exists. We have projects in the works already for new tools for companies and a brand spanking new EE with all the trimmings.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Interesting. How does Brownells feel about direct competitors advertising on a platform they now own? |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:53:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are we finally going to get a separate listing for ham gear in the EE? Please? 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:54:41 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:55:49 PM EST
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And Moderators. They always forget the Moderators. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This means raises for Site Staff, right? They always forget the Moderators.
So, when do we have to go talk to The Bobs? 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:56:51 PM EST
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To celebrate will members get a 50% off coupon to Brownells ? Hope you worked that into the sale...
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:57:52 PM EST
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Will there be a general amnesty for banned posters and a slate wiping for the regular Time Out Crew? 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 1:59:36 PM EST
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Congratulations on the sale and thanks for all that you guys have done to bring this site to where it is today. I've thoroughly enjoyed hanging around here over the last decade or so. I have met some people who I now consider friends through this site so if nothing else it has been worth it just for that.
I'm willing to keep an open mind going forward. Hopefully it will be great but if it isn't then it won't be the end of the world. We'll all just have to move on. That's just the way of things... |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:00:01 PM EST
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Are you saying that you would be more attracted to me if I wore women's clothes? 
See Brownells, that sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. You are better off investing in me.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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so do we get a cut based upon post count? asking for a friend.  I'll do it for $60k and show up for board meetings as long as they are in Iowa.
You'd look better in the cat lady outfits anyways
See Brownells, that sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. You are better off investing in me. 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:00:58 PM EST
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Yup.
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This means raises for Site Staff, right? They always forget the Moderators.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:01:22 PM EST
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Any idea if Brownells will bring back poop threads?
I certainly hope the pessimists are mistaken. While I'm happy for the Avila clan...I hope Arfcom can continue it's status as 'THE preeminent website for all things 2nd Amendment'. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:02:44 PM EST
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What did they get for the site?
Are we talking hundreds, thousands, millions? I'm sure it's my business.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:02:44 PM EST
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I can live with that as long as they don't try to tell us chili has beans or bbq is only pork.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:02:45 PM EST
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Are we finally going to get a separate listing for ham gear in the EE? Please? 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:03:14 PM EST
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Will I get the ban hammer if I complain about shipping prices to the UK
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:03:36 PM EST
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:03:43 PM EST
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Honestly the biggest hurdle to the search working well is how many of the titles are creatively named. Not sure how you could fix that without searching the posts as well and adding lots of complexity. I wouldn't mind a change that matches words a little better instead of having to use an asterisk. Trump, Trumps, Trump's for example should all show up in search results automatically even if I only search Trump. IMHO. But it definitely isn't as big a deal as people make it out to be. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:04:00 PM EST
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I heard they were going to quit shipping ARFCOM to California |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:05:14 PM EST
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I hear the new corn forum is going to be great.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:05:22 PM EST
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Will they make the Penguin stop stealing peoples avatars? |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:06:52 PM EST
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In before PSA buys m4carbine.net |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:07:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are we finally going to get a separate listing for ham gear in the EE? Please? 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:07:48 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And model trains?
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:08:13 PM EST
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I hear the new corn forum is going to be great. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:08:30 PM EST
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when you get banned, don't be confused why it happened. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:08:36 PM EST
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The elephant in the room question - What's Brownells getting out of it? They didn't spent what I assume is a good bit of money for nothing.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:09:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All threads may contain up to 15% ethanol... |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:09:22 PM EST
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All threads may contain up to 15% ethanol... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hear the new corn forum is going to be great. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:11:20 PM EST
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Has anyone said they hope arf doesn't turn into snipershide?
Cause that would suck. Also add more robust user persec tools. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:12:10 PM EST
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The elephant in the room question - What's Brownells getting out of it? They didn't spent what I assume is a good bit of money for nothing. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:12:21 PM EST
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We plan to break from that trend. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can’t think of any forum I’ve been a part of that has improved with a change of ownership. What plans/roadmap/agreements do you have set up to prevent the exact same things from happening that have happened in the past? Is there a clear split between Brownells corporate side and their ARF-affiliation that will prevent all of the "corporation taking over" concerns that have been voiced in this thread? Or are we just entering the Lvov-Kerensky provisional government period? Much as this place has its problems, and much as I like Brownells, there is a consistent pattern to these mergers/corporate investments/partnerships and assuming there will be a difference this time seems tragically unlikely. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:12:35 PM EST
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Hopefully Pete & Co have been on the site for a while and understand what they are getting into and this wasn't just for the numbers. If the latter it could get ugly... quick.
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:12:59 PM EST
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So does that mean if we see Bolt Face Logo gear on Brownell's for sale, that we shouldn't report it for our free year membership?
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:13:27 PM EST
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Will we still have casual Fridays?
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:13:47 PM EST
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please don't add thumbs up or likes, turning this place into a popularity contest to see who can collect the most flair. |
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:16:19 PM EST
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Ill be pissed if there is a post count reset... 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:18:23 PM EST
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What did they get for the site? Are we talking hundreds, thousands, millions? I'm sure it's my business. 
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Posted: 6/3/2019 2:20:10 PM EST
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am i the only person who got the SH joke? well in for the ride Mergers/umbrellas never turn out well. I’m going through it at work and shit went south 2 months after the merger. Hopefully that’s not the case here. Where else are we the degenerates to hang out. |
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