Welcome To The Meet & Greet Forum! Website Rules, Etc.

[Steve Herschbach]

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Welcome to the DetectorProspector forums! These forums are normally "on topic" only. This forum is the one exception in that it has no real topic except getting to know other people. That being the case you can discuss pretty much anything here but the overriding rules apply more than ever. There is to be no posting of anything that is going to be disruptive (no trolling).

While visiting this forum please act as if you are visiting my home. Treat others with decency and respect. Politics is not strictly prohibited but limit it to items of concern such as public meeting notices, comment periods, etc. Other than that, stay away from the heated political stuff. No detector wars - every detector serves a purpose for somebody. For general editorial purposes this forum is treated as if it is a magazine.

To reiterate - the Prime Directive on all these forums is decency and respect. If you can't comport yourself like a decent adult, I promise you will not last long on these forums.

The main goal of the forum is to share information. If you see something interesting on another forum or anywhere else, please link to it. Mention any brands you like.

A note about the Google Ads - I know we all hate ads but they pay for the website. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. All I can do is to promise not to go overboard with them.

Special Note To Dealers - Dealers are welcome here, with minimal guidelines. Please read My Policy Regarding Dealers

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Steve Herschbach

[Steve Herschbach]

I keep getting requests for at least one forum with a looser format and in particular a place where people can make "that first post" and introduce themselves. So here it is. Meeting people and getting to know them often means general chit chat and such. Anything is pretty much ok here but more than ever it is important people abide by the forum Prime Directive - treat others with decency and respect. Past history and baggage from other forums is not allowed here so just leave it at the door, or do not enter.

This is the forum most likely to see new members and so all "Forum Info" posts are also archived here for those who want to know more about how the forum software works, etc.

Other than that - enjoy!

Now a little history for those totally new to the forum. I used to hang out on all the other forums. The problem over time is I kept bumping into rules. No mentioning certain brands or dealers for fear of offending sponsoring dealers. That will never happen here as the forum members come first. The one that really irritated me was no links to all sorts of things, like other forums. Here, if the subject matter is relevant, please link to it! No silly "Google it" games etc.

And then there are the trolls. People who just like to stir things up. Childish and rude people. Tons of off topic garbage to wade through to find decent information. Etc. I just got tired of it all because over time it all got worse as forums became more commercial.

I started these forums to escape all that and with the goal of attracting like minded people who are also tired of all the nonsense. So the main thing here is very, very simple. With the possible exception of this forum, keep discussions on the particular forum subject matter. Be a decent person and better yet, try to help others. On topic, be good - it really is that simple here.

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[GB_Amateur]

7 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

treat others with decency and respect.

 

7 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

The problem (I've found with other sites) over time is I kept bumping into rules. No mentioning certain brands or dealers for fear of offending sponsoring dealers. That will never happen here as the forum members come first. (emphasis mine)

 

7 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

I started these forums to escape all that and with the goal of attracting like minded people who are also tired of all the nonsense. So the main thing here is very, very simple. With the possible exception of this forum, keep discussions on the particular forum subject matter. Be a decent person and better yet, try to help others. On topic, be good - it really is that simple here.

In other words, use the Golden Rule.  That is why I love this place:  knowledge, excitement, camaraderie, and respect -- all positives. Negative attitudes (i.e. attacking others) isn't welcome.  It's OK, even healthy to disagree if that leads to discussion and learning.  If it's simply about defending turf, ego, and insecurities there are enough places to do that, but this isn't one of them.

[Mike Haer]

Steve, thank you so much for putting this forum together. I hadn't spent any time or posted on any forum for years for all the reasons you talk about. Then I found detector/prospector and fell in love. This is the only forum I go to anymore and I love what you are doing. great job and THANK YOU!

[BH505Man]

New to this forum, but from what I've read so far, I'll probably be spending more time here and less time in some other forums.

Walt

[Jteceno]

Hi,

Forum guidelines are noted. Thx.

[JackMan]

Thanks Steve, noted.

[RANDY MCFARLAND]

Thank you Sir. I just signed up and I’m loving your site already! 

[Sizemore15]

Thanks for the description of the rules, I’ve never been on a forum before, just bought a minelab equinox 600, haven’t used it yet but I’m going to get out hopefully this weekend and do some detecting, I am going to Florida next year and do some beach combing so I want to get used to the new detector, I’ve had a garret a few years ago but it wasn’t great and I had a bounty hunter a very long time ago that sparked my interest in the hobby