Thread:5sides/@comment-30891950-20170315175350/@comment-30891950-20170315225139

Thanks for the thoughtful response. But, just to play it safe, I think I'll lay low. The board is starting to go back to a nice mood and I don't want to do or say anything that might upset the apple cart. Better to err on the side of caution. I can post my ideas on my wall and if anyone's interest is piqued by the topic, they are welcome to read it, wall posts do show up in the wiki activity lists, and that way I'm not barging in on the group area.

The funny thing is i was all gung-ho to post a ton of stuff so that I could earn those awards and ribbons you get for participating on the site. I have been on other sites where you had to gain a certain rank or a certain number of posts before you could participate in certain activities. Folks like us who play these games just love to earn those badges and awards, so maybe there are other newbies who come in and start posting like crazy just like me trying to rank up. Do any of the members ever vie for those or are they generally ignored?

But I do understand what you are trying to say. Specific comments about a certain little tip pertaining to an ongoing conversation are most welcome and encouraged. Wholesale theses of how to tips for a given aspect of the game are meant to be a part of the wiki data base and aren't really appropriate fodder for the board. Am I close? In the future, I'll contact the main wiki authors if I have some material for them that they can use or not as they know best how they envision the wiki.

I sure hope everyone knows that I genuinely regret upsetting the established members who were happy and comfortable with the existing flavor of the board. Now that I'm stepping back and just watching, I am starting to appreciate the good hearted banter and convivial mood and I am so pleased to see that it is returning. This is a good group. I hope we can all be good friends in the future and giggle and grouse about the game that we all invest so much time in playing.