If it's interesting, they'll come.

“"If it's interesting, they'll come."

skullcap
09:36:52 AM
01/30/02

ImaHiker made the comment to me that no one talks about hiking on this website, and so he was going to respond to the fact that "some of the people in here said it would be great to have a chatroom for hikers."

I want to say for the record that I think ImaHiker is an incredibly talented and energentic guy, who is putting together what could be a premier website at some point.

>> What I WANT to say after that is under debate.”

“I like his site. He said he might try to get personal chat rooms for us. I can see it now, "Nigal's Bizzar-O Room". Must submit your GOP card at the door to gain entry. LOL!

"Bad Nigal! Now march right on up to your room til your father (Matt the webmaster) comes home!"”

“SOMEBODY's going to be cleaning the garage tonight!”

“Thanks TownDawg I love ya babe, yes you too Nigal”

“>> "What I WANT to say after that is under debate."

TownDawg
09:53:30 AM
01/30/02

Back in the college days, I knew folks in the BSU (baptist student union) who talked only about Jesus, listened only to Jesus music, and read only Jesus books -- or at least tried. They were 'jcfreaks4life'.

NOTE: Not meant in anyway to be a slam to my friend in Michigan, just making a point here.

The same in that philosophy I think is that it makes/develops character that is one dimensional, and void of ancilliary interests that provide common discussion points among there friends.

The comment is that we never talk about hiking on here, and yet most of the threads ARE about hiking. The only time this board does not talk about hiking is when we are being bombarded by trolls or when some of us are bored/stressed and need some relief!

Anyways.. This is not a 'in praise of the' TT website, and it is not a 'screw you' flaming. It is just an observation to what I THINK can only be attributed to youth and innocence. Oh to be 19 again. :)”

“"love ya babe"???? If you guys start swapping spit, I am out of here.”

“Geez.. my typing.. so many errors.

>> The same in that philosophy
'shame'

>> points among there friends.
'their'”

“True Towny. Hiking is something I "DO", not what I am. I personally want nothing to do with anyone who's life is hiking.

"You can't enjoy the fine gem of life if you only look at one facet of it."”

“TownDawg,

You took me way out of context. You warned me that just because I was starting a hiking chatroom that people would start talking about other things and that is the reason why you don't like them. I said that is ok because TT is not always about hiking either. I personally love that about TT. Just because we are hikers doesn't mean that is our only interest in life. You know what I mean. I love everything about TT because I have never seen such a devoted following for a site like this. I especially love you TownDawg with them sweet cheeks of yours.

MEOW”

“.. This is not a 'in praise of the' TT website, and it is not a 'screw you' flaming. It is just an observation to what I THINK can only be attributed to youth and innocence. Oh to be 19 again. :)"

TownDawg
10:32:19 AM
01/30/02”

“I know I know I was just clarifing myself I wasn't trying to get defensive. When someone says something that I said that was taken the wrong way I have to clarify myself that all. And I'm not 19!”

“I'd like to drop back in to your chat room sometime and talk Ohio hiking. I didn't realize you were from Ohio. Hell, I don't know anything about I'mahiker! Spill it! Chick or dood? Older or younger? Boxers or Briefs? Inquiring minds wanna know!”

“If it's interesting, they'll come. Wrong assumption.

They'll only come if they can find it. If it's interesting then they will stay.”

“Nigal,

Let me see hhhmmmm.
Dude, younger (23), Boxers defiently (like the freedom), married, 15 month old son, big #&%!$!”

“I don't remember c@ck size being in Nigal's questionaire.”

“Yep, that'll cover it!”

“HPM: "They'll only come if they can find it. If it's interesting then they will stay."

Profound my friend.”

“Just thought I would throw that in there just for fun”

“Nigal? Are you interested in those details?”

“it was needed Ima, there was so much estrogen flowing in here I was about to ovulate!!”

“Define Interesting. I wonder what makes me add certain sites to my list of bookmarks.

Look/feel? Content? Neighborhood? Status/Knowledge of 'what is going on?'”

“""If it's interesting, they'll come."

skullcap
09:36:52 AM
01/30/02


MAYBE its just the full moon . . .but I think this quote means something else entirely . . . and it ain't about hiking. I'll tell you that right now!”

“At least somebody's brains cells are functioning normally today!”

“hMmm.. lost here.”

“TD, content is the only thing that matters in the end. I have seen a ton of sites that are butt-ugly and difficult to use but have great content and the users keep coming back. Why? Because they had content that other sites lacked either in relevancy or quantity.”

“butt ugly.. hehe.. ya some sites are.. the colors HURT your eyes!”

“Yeah it's called simultaneous contrast and it DOES cause eye damage. really.”

“Oh to be 19 again. :)

TownDawg
10:32:19 AM
01/30/02


Our 19 year old receptionist needs to be taught how to dress appropriatly for work. Her most famous (or perhaps infamous) outfit is a hooded pink fuzzy sweater, and low riding pants, from which you can see her thong when she bends over. I've never been one to "let it all hang out" but at 19, you ought to be smart enough not to do that in a professional setting.

Just my contribution to thread degeneration.”

“Jakob Nielsen's Website

useit.com”

“Smiley girl,

Is your work hiring? Sounds like my kinda place.

MEOW”

“smiley: mMMMMm... thongs!.. my mind goes all squishy!”

“You're better at deciphering arcane language than I am, Towndog.

I thought "big #&%!$!" meant that he had a big a$$.”

“Hey Hey no Ass jokes”

“Skullcap --

It weren't exactly my brain cells that CAME up with that interpretation!”

“If you can answer the phone, address and stamp the mail, and play on the internet all day (obviously you all can do that) then I think you're hired!

But think about it, we're a professional engineering firm, and she's the first thing you see as you walk in the door.

OK, nevermind. I know I'm not going to get any support here! :)”

“Nielsen has yet to build a site that fits his own criteria. He's got some great ideas though.”

“Smiley girl?.. (serious for a moment).. I know EXACTLY what you are saying.. We used to call it hiring a girl strictly for window dressing.. with a high T and A count.”

“our last receptionist was similar...not so much thong, but definitly a lot of belly and back showing. funny thing is, its the female administrative assistant hired her.”

“maybe she's bi?”

“great TD, now i can think about that every time i see her.”

“Carpet Licker!”

“lol.. sorry.. :).. just the first thing that came to mind, SG..

On the order of 'the soap opera continues' -- Can you bring your digital camera to work one day, so we can discern the truth to these suspicions on our own?”

“I don't think I have ever seen a woman with "Plumber's Butt"! That's what it sounds like!”

“I'll use the digital camera we have in the office. I'll keep you posted. :)”

“Our talent for thread degeneration is fairly proficient:

1)Skullcap inspires TownDawg to praise ImaHiker, and then hint at things 'not so positive' that he chose not to say.

2) We get a few amens regarding the talent in some of the things ImaHiker has accomplished with his site, and then TownDawg comes back to spout off some philosophy or something.. (who really knows to be sure what the heck he was saying)

3)In a usual turn of events, someone understands the 'true meaning' of the post and someone else gets offended by it.

4) Nigal and ImaHiker do some 'male bonding'.

5) HPM chimes in with a little profundity for renewed interest in the thread.

6) After a slow start, we consider what we like about websites, and color quickly comes into view. (I hate black and yellow, and some of us hate green and WHITE.)

7) Smiley Girl paints an image of whimsical debauchery for all of us.

8) We get several latecomers who all of a sudden wonder WHAT in the world are we talking about to get the numbers up so high so quick.

9) and here we are.. :)



5)”

“I'm still trying to figure out what any of this had to do with me. I only tried to encourage Imahiker with his chat room.”

“The connection is that "if it is interesting they will come" ??

My brain immediately began to wonder if you could build a technically proficient website with lots of excellent features and all sorts of graphics and user interfaces -- --- ---- .. *yawn* .. and no one would

.

.

come.”

“skully: That was my original inspiration to post this thread.”

“All I gotta say is you guys rock!!!!!!! Now I have thongs on the brain.. yummy!”

“One of the things that occurred to me on the way home today was that a really good webmaster is 'nearly' invisible; meaning that it is not necessary to be in EVERY thread, every story, every discussion. The website thrives on its own merits, and does not need the continually 'pumping' of content by its owner.

Any thoughts?”