CTT Forum members beware ....
I've been reading it regularly since the official OGR announcement on Monday, and my reaction is one of utter disgust. It seems that there have been far too many over-generalizations made about the OGR forum.
The comment that bothers me most is the reference to the "cliques" on the OGR forum. I have been on the OGR forum for a little over a year, reading it closely and carefully, and have never seen any such action that could fall into this category. Everyone that on the OGR forum is greeted warmly, barring the person who enters touting wrong and dangerous information(it has happened). Most of these people, at that, soon realize where they went wrong and are well accepted.
This forum claims to not be "cliquish", however I find it hard to believe with one of the above posts
"Neil has gotten a letter from me about these new arrivals"
In alerting a forum administrator about new arrivals to the forum in such a way, you are, in effect, creating your own little "clique" by turning away people based purely on the fact that they came from the OGR forum.
Something else that really bothers me in this particular topic is the list given at the beginning of this topic about what is grounds for rejection from the forum
"If you dont own TMCC or DCS........... you an outcast!"
Not so. There are plenty of conventional operators that are well received on the OGR forum. I can put you in touch with some if you would like.
"If you like toy trains on Lionel track....your an outcast!"
I've used Lionel track since joining OGR, and have always openly proclaimed it. No one has ever said anything negative to me on that subject. There are plenty of other people who use tubular track on OGR. Again, I'd be glad to put you in touch with some.
"If you dont need electronics in your engines...your an outcast!"
There is plently of advice exchanged every day about engines lacking electronics in any form. Take a look and see.
"If you buy a $1000 + engine that doesn't work and you cant take it apart and fix it yourself....your an outcast!"
Taking apart an $1000 engine is almost always suggested with the condition that "you are comforatable doing so". If you aren't, the advice is always to go to the local shop, or to call the company. If you don't use command control, and can't take an engine apart to fix it, there's not a whole lot that can be done to it by you.
"If you like Lionel post war stuff...your an outcast!"
Not so. Again, I have openly proclaimed my love of postwar since first joining the forum, and, again, have been very well received. Once again, I would be glad to put you in touch with many OGR postwar operators.
If you own and operate standard gauge....your an outcast!
There are plenty of standard gauge operators on OGR. Again, I'd be glad to put you in touch.
Here's the response of an OGR forum member to the comments above
"Utterly ridiculous!
I do not own TMCC or DCS (tried the, hated them), I don't do hi-rail, I run Postwar and I collect pre-1975 Marx
No problems on OGR."
Then, another member of this forum responded to this comment
"THOR--Of course you didn't have problems with OGR---you were not an outcast! "
These three posts contradict themselves. The initial poster generalizes that anyone meeting one of those conditions is automatically an outcast. Thor hit 4 of the conditions listed above and he's done fine. Then another tells him that of course he's done fine, he's not an outcast. Well, Thor should be according to what the initial post said.
