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My compliments to the Moderator for removing the Trump thread. It had no place here. But I would like to make a suggestion: Since Mexico has become a political football of sorts it might be a good ...
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:
Their Forum- Their Rules....period. As stated, there are plenty of other area's(forum's) to express your politics, don't really need to see it here. Sure, at times people try to be "cute" and squeeze a dig in here or there but for the most part, it's civil.
One added comment about the numbers of posts on this forum decreasing...every time I see a question asked here that has been asked 100-1000 times before, you always get, "use the search function" from a select few....I often feel as if I'm in a court room where you hear, "that's been asked and answered"! I say BFD....( I won't expand on those initials) but in essence, who cares, answer it again if you want or simply move on. Referring to a search in a narrative would be a totally different thing...to me, telling a new member to use a search and nothing else is more like, "use the search you dummy". Not very welcoming. OK....I'm off my soapbox....Have Fun all!
I agree with much of your post especially the part about those that answer a question with "use the search engine" and it has to be one of the worst search engines and dictionaries I have ever seen on any forum anywhere. You often get new information and new insights by asking the same question over or in a new way.
But I disagree with the notion that this forum belongs solely to GSE. Those of us who are customers of any part of the Good Sam conglomerate of companies PAY for this forum with our business.
Like the brick and mortar stores it only exists because of the income generated from customers. Now while we cannot manage or run the stores similarly we cannot manage the Forum. However we should have the right to complain about the forum as we would about the service or prices. or parking in any of the stores.
In effect this IS the members site. We do have an ownership interest in it and a sense of belonging comes with that. GS should acknowledge this for without it's customers it's stores do not exist and without it members this site does not exist.
And as for this being some great benefit bestowed on us by a munificent and benevolent Good Sam Corp. This forum exist because it serves their purposes to have it. It allows them to corral and deal with customer complaints and keep them off other areas of the web and other rating sites. It gives them an insight into customer relations and trends. And it gives them a very cheap way to deal with customer problems.
It is certainly within the realm of the possible and even the easily feasible for the site (GS) to acknowledge our participation, financial contributions and reevaluate it's operation and policies concerning this site.
