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Ever since I returned to modelling about 9 years ago after a long break, I have been on modelling forums. Some are good, some are...... bizarre and others are just unpleasant. In the last few years for various reasons, I have dropped out of modelling and then crawled back into it for various lengths of time sometimes only a matter of days.
But, whenever I do come back I always sign into the forums I have joined in the hope I will be inspired by what is happening enough to keep me in the hobby for a while. The number of forums I have been on slowly reduced as I discovered that some were not to my liking and some were so negative, it has caused me to throw in the towel again.
From today, I am only on one forum. I have terminated my links with others and have deleted all the shortcuts to them. Some that I have ditched are not bad but I didn't feel comfortable on them. Some, not all, had modellers who are admittedly very skilled but they are also very high and mighty. I know there are far better modellers than me on this site but I feel welcomed by them and in no way intimidated.
To me it is like family on here. We may not always agree. Sometimes, we may be too kind to each other. We may not always 'see' each other as often as perhaps we should but if anyone goes walkabout for a while, they know they can always come home when they are ready and they will be welcomed back with open arms.
This may be one of the gentler forums for modellers and, for some, that is not what they want. But for me this is the safest, most harmonious modelling forum there is. So a huge thank you to all those that make it so. For me, this is THE modeling forum.
But, whenever I do come back I always sign into the forums I have joined in the hope I will be inspired by what is happening enough to keep me in the hobby for a while. The number of forums I have been on slowly reduced as I discovered that some were not to my liking and some were so negative, it has caused me to throw in the towel again.
From today, I am only on one forum. I have terminated my links with others and have deleted all the shortcuts to them. Some that I have ditched are not bad but I didn't feel comfortable on them. Some, not all, had modellers who are admittedly very skilled but they are also very high and mighty. I know there are far better modellers than me on this site but I feel welcomed by them and in no way intimidated.
To me it is like family on here. We may not always agree. Sometimes, we may be too kind to each other. We may not always 'see' each other as often as perhaps we should but if anyone goes walkabout for a while, they know they can always come home when they are ready and they will be welcomed back with open arms.
This may be one of the gentler forums for modellers and, for some, that is not what they want. But for me this is the safest, most harmonious modelling forum there is. So a huge thank you to all those that make it so. For me, this is THE modeling forum.
