Ace-Garageguy Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Where....? I checked, no luck. Wait a sec, maybe it got mixed in with the Madonna collection. I'll let ya know .... I have it? Maybe ya'll oughta check your safe-spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signguy2108 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well I was going to bed, but I think now I'll get popcorn and a blanket and stay up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well I was going to bed, but I think now I'll get popcorn and a blanket and stay up!Let me know what happens.I think I'll go to bed! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I see this is trying to get out of hand. Rule number one around here is be polite. Please remember, and act on it.Mark, I suggest you rethink your business/website idea. Here's why.You generally want to go after expanding markets of sufficient size. Model cars are fun, but the consensus here is that while there is money to be made, the market is is not large, and it's shrinking, at least in the USA.The era of portals, and online magazines has mostly gone away. Google and Bing searches are very good. A bit of digging, and you generally find what you're looking for. There's still a place for pulling content online, but you need to be an effective curator of that content.Good content is more than just having good writers. The writing in Scale Auto magazine is generally very good because everything goes through a professional copywriter, and they have good production standards. But, it's got no soul, nor does it have any personality. You need those if you're going to be fun to read.You need to be authentic. Your candor regarding your interests is commendable, but coming in here with a name like ModelKitBuilder, then saying you have no interest in model cars is impolitic. Then you ask for free market research without establishing any common interests with those who're providing it. As you've seen, not being an authentically interested party can provoke hostile reactions.In our current-day Internet content, it's your own passion for the subject matter that really makes something worth reading or watching.While ad filled articles, (un)popularly known as clickbait are common, they are not well regarded, and will probably fall victim to improved ad blocking in the near future. This not to say you can't generate ad revenue. We use ad revenue to defray our operating costs. But, it's a lot harder now, and you need an active, committed community. That requires authenticity. (see above)At this point, you should pick something you're interested in, and pursue that. You'll find it much more satisfying. To everyone else, let's keep this civil. We're here to have fun, not get mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I'm still trying to figure out what this is "actually" all about.SteveMakes two of us!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creative Explorer Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 How about closing this topic, the childish behaviour of the topicstarter clearly indicates he has no interest in it whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy 2 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 like the old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 rough crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 like the old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" I thought it was can't make it swim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hack-n-whack Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well..... maybe model-kit-builder will figure out that he (or his line of thinking) isn't what this forum is about. He said, a couple of times that we (the members) should leave if we don't agree with him. I think he'll leave after he finds there are no takers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well..... maybe model-kit-builder will figure out that he (or his line of thinking) isn't what this forum is about. He said, a couple of times that we (the members) should leave if we don't agree with him. I think he'll leave after he finds there are no takers here.That may have happened, it's been 22hr since his last post. And even though we continue to carry on, he has no reply. I think I'll go build something now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well congrats guys! It took a bunch of cranky old men to beat up a high school kid with ambition.Mark, if you're still around... I'm also from Hazlet, transplanted to PA. The Tri-State Scale Model Car Club meets monthly in Perth Amboy. If you want to see what model car builders are really like, come to a meeting. We will be nice. Check our meeting schedule at:http://www.tssmcc.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 My guess is he figured out by now the regular contributors here are much older and many have known each other for years. Many have pointed out the newcomer should take his market research somewhere else. I have no problem with giving people some free advice and if they can figure out a way to profit from it so be it - they still have to do a lot of work to get to that point. He probably did not expect they backlash and will have to decide do a few people represent the majority of the hobby or are they outliers. Personally I think his efforts should focus on things like assisting vendors that do not use a website to market and sell their products. How about a live broadcast from a NNL show for those unable to attend and interviews with some of the attendees. If this hobby if going to outlive the current participants, the interest level has to be expanded some how. I've suggested some very simple changes to how some events are managed and know what it's like to get mostly negative feedback because people take recommendations as just being criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Wheres that darn squirrel probably hibernated for the winter if he has any brains .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 At this point, constructive discussion seems to be over. I'm locking this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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