Anchor
- Thread starter jeffk
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OK.
In light of feeling rather stupid.....
I figured it out.
You can log into this site 2 ways believe it or not.
www.Boatersed.com - - - with an "s" on Boater.
or
www.Boatered.com - - - without the "S".
I must have been inadvertantly logging in the wrong way with my "fast fingers" and didn't catch it.
Daaaa...
In light of feeling rather stupid.....
I figured it out.
You can log into this site 2 ways believe it or not.
www.Boatersed.com - - - with an "s" on Boater.
or
www.Boatered.com - - - without the "S".
I must have been inadvertantly logging in the wrong way with my "fast fingers" and didn't catch it.
Daaaa...
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Well, I've lurked for a while and received some pretty good advise on a variety of different subjects. I'm in, just paid up...I don't even have buyers remorse yet.
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Originally posted by EngineWorks
I finally bought an anchor after 6 years of freeloading, so I could lurk in the NBR forums
The NBR forum is the biggest reason for me not to anchor up. Too much political bashing there; mostly done by a select few. I feel it best not to have the ability to read those posts and have the potential to reply to them.
I may not donate here, but I order from Boatfix a couple of times a year. Boatered and Boatfix may be seperate companies but I would think a decent percentage of Boatfix's sales come from non-anchored members.
quote:
Originally posted by mandm1200
quote:
Originally posted by EngineWorks
I finally bought an anchor after 6 years of freeloading, so I could lurk in the NBR forums
The NBR forum is the biggest reason for me not to anchor up. Too much political bashing there; mostly done by a select few. I feel it best not to have the ability to read those posts and have the potential to reply to them.
I may not donate here, but I order from Boatfix a couple of times a year. Boatered and Boatfix may be seperate companies but I would think a decent percentage of Boatfix's sales come from non-anchored members.
The NBR is a lot more than the political rhetoric that goes on there. If you like the knowledge BE gives you about boats, then you will love the knowledge that is shared about everything else (cars, home projects, places to live, things to do when you go to different state, country, etc)
There are a lot of business owners, professionals, and regular guys that have a wealth of knowledge they share.
Personally, I have received more valuable information from the NBR, than I have received from the rest of the site. I am not saying that the rest of the site is not a great wealth of information, but boating and boat problems is only one aspect of my life. More questions arise on a daily basis about Non Boating Related stuff, than boating stuff.
Plus,
The laughs I get from the NBR alone is worth the $20.00
There is no doubt that this site, BE is a work engine for BF, and there is nothing wrong with that, it is actually smart marketing.
If Les says that the support ($20.00 donation) does not cover the costs to run this site, I believe that. I think I have been here for around 6 years or so, there has never been anything Les has said or done that would ever make me believe he is nothing but a straight shooter, I may not agree with all he says and does, nor do I agree with some of the opinions expressed in the NBR, but I respect the source.
Just my 2C
I can see the the title of the postings. No need for an anchor to do that. I have "self control" or otherwise I would have an anchor. Based on the titles, there looks like many good threads in NBR. Walter has mentioned a few of them, and I would like to see them. I just don't like what looks like political bashing. I would not invite a friend over to a booze party after he just came out of Alcoholics Anonymous and tell him to use "self control". If he used self control, then he would be wiser to stay away which is what I have choosen to do. This forum is not about whether someone is to the left or the right. In case your wondering, I am a moderate Republican. If this forum deleted political threads, I'll be happy to get one of Les's anchors even if it takes 2 weeks and comes from China.
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mandm, so you are saying that you would be unable to stop yourself from reading political theads, even as you admit that you would like to read the "many good threads".
Some people purchase anchors just to support the site and NEVER post in NBR.
Makes you wanna say "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
Some people purchase anchors just to support the site and NEVER post in NBR.
Makes you wanna say "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
These anchor threads are too funny.
I especially like mnm's sentiment: "I don't buy because like an alchoholic at a party, I cannot control myself from posting in political forums......BUT, I read the titles" ROFLMAO!!
BTW - NBR has a host of information like Walter said, it's not all political. For instance, if I ever get to SteveG's house, I'm going in blindfolded and will be able to find every room!
Anchor up or not....who cares! There's no need to question Les' integrity, that's just wrong. That's like a friend of a friend of a friend showing up at your party empty handed and complaining about the food.
I especially like mnm's sentiment: "I don't buy because like an alchoholic at a party, I cannot control myself from posting in political forums......BUT, I read the titles" ROFLMAO!!
BTW - NBR has a host of information like Walter said, it's not all political. For instance, if I ever get to SteveG's house, I'm going in blindfolded and will be able to find every room!
Anchor up or not....who cares! There's no need to question Les' integrity, that's just wrong. That's like a friend of a friend of a friend showing up at your party empty handed and complaining about the food.
I have a small issue with the idea that Boatered and BoatFix sites not being significantly related. Many months ago (I believe in the Spring) there was a post on one of the regional forums that included a link to a site that listed a lot of hazzards that were not listed on the charts. I believe the link was to a fishing fourum that also had some sort of advertising for other vendors. The link was removed and the members of that forum where specifically told not to even email other members the link. I searched for many hours for that info and finally gave up.
I can kind of understand the logic of links if Boatered is really just an extention of Boatfix. But once the members start funding the upkeep I do have a different view point. Even if the two are related I have a problem with denying information that can help your customers which I realize is just the way I do business and others will have a different viewpoint. If your business is providing good service those members (customers) that place value in that will buy from you even if there are links to other sites. In the hours I spent searching for this info I found dozens of other sites a few of which I have subsequently purchased from. If the link was included I would have just got the info I needed and moved on. It really bothered me that members were told not to even email the information. Just not the way I would do business and I know others will disagree.
As a result I decided I would wait to purchase from Boatfix until I found the information somewhere else. I would not even want to know how much I spend each year on online purchases for boat related items. Still haven't found this information so still waiting to purchase from Boatfix...
I joined as a paid member because I find alot of value in the information here and would not want the site to go away. When I first paid I spent some time in the Non-Boating related section but I enjoy the rest of the site alot more.
I can kind of understand the logic of links if Boatered is really just an extention of Boatfix. But once the members start funding the upkeep I do have a different view point. Even if the two are related I have a problem with denying information that can help your customers which I realize is just the way I do business and others will have a different viewpoint. If your business is providing good service those members (customers) that place value in that will buy from you even if there are links to other sites. In the hours I spent searching for this info I found dozens of other sites a few of which I have subsequently purchased from. If the link was included I would have just got the info I needed and moved on. It really bothered me that members were told not to even email the information. Just not the way I would do business and I know others will disagree.
As a result I decided I would wait to purchase from Boatfix until I found the information somewhere else. I would not even want to know how much I spend each year on online purchases for boat related items. Still haven't found this information so still waiting to purchase from Boatfix...
I joined as a paid member because I find alot of value in the information here and would not want the site to go away. When I first paid I spent some time in the Non-Boating related section but I enjoy the rest of the site alot more.
"I joined as a paid member"
You joined as a RO
You decided to contribute (thanks). WE ARE ALL RO’s ONCE LES LETS US IN!!
I’m not going to tell Les how to run his business nor this forum.
This horse has been beat to death several times.
Stan
You joined as a RO
You decided to contribute (thanks). WE ARE ALL RO’s ONCE LES LETS US IN!!
I’m not going to tell Les how to run his business nor this forum.
This horse has been beat to death several times.
Stan