We need a membership drive, Alex

[Doomsteader]

IMO, Silco is in it's death throes and is approaching obscurity and obsolescence. Even the *weekends* here are pretty dead. I sometimes wonder why I even bother to keep posting new articles here on a daily basis. Deckard disappeared without a trace some 3 weeks ago, Mikey hasn't posted anything here for a while. Heck, even Alex doesn't post here anymore, lol. We get rare, occasional drop-ins by old horseman, syn, ect, and some former posters are now mostly lurkers. I think we're down to around maybe 10(?) regular posters here now. I think there's a point at which a too-small population of (insert here) becomes not only endangered, but doomed to extinction. The same goes for forums where no effort is made to retain and recruit members.

If I may suggest one no-effort change that might make this forum viable again? Open it up to non-members(read-only), and allow search-engines access to the content here. What say you, Alex(and everyone else, here)? This place needs new blood and fresh meat.

[woodsy_gardener]

I think opening SusCo search to engines would bring in new members but stop there, no SilCo or Tin Ceiling, too personal. Read only or apply for membership to post.

[Doomsteader]

I think opening SusCo search to engines would bring in new members but stop there, no SilCo or Tin Ceiling, too personal. Read only or apply for membership to post.

I disagree. When you(or I, or anyone) posts on an internet forum, there is NO expectation of privacy at the end of the day. I've posted some shit I'm not proud of, but DO expect those posts to see the light of of day *eventually*, and have to expect to either explain them or defend them in the court of public opinion. Or on a worst case scenario, apologize for them. That's life. For anything more personal and
private, it's what this forum has DMs/PMs for.

[NYLongbow]

I disagree. When you(or I, or anyone) posts on an internet forum, there is NO expectation of privacy at the end of the day. I've posted some shit I'm not proud of, but DO expect those posts to see the light of of day *eventually*, and have to expect to either explain them or defend them in the court of public opinion. Or on a worst case scenario, apologize for them. That's life. For anything more personal and
private, it's what this forum has DMs/PMs for.

Understand... but I told people it would stay private.. and so it shall.
Perhaps till the end but that's just how I roll.

Expectation of privacy is still real with me :-)

[Syn]

It is going reasonably well , I renovated the grow op into a regular but large home , I have planted a baby orchard in, about 60 mixed fruit and nut trees , a small vineyard slope with grapes and oriental kiwi , a fenced garden with a small greenhouse , built a bear proof coop and chicken yard , built a barn, and have chickens, muscovey ducks , rex rabbits, way too many goats, and horses , dogs and cats , and a bear 3/4 of the year amoung other wildlife ( he feels a bit like one of the family) . Half the land is in huge majestic temperate coastal rain forest with huge ravines cutting me off from adjoining neignbours ( hooray ) . I have been fencing the last year and its going good just slow with gardening and beasties and the materials I am using is too heavy for one person .

[Syn]

No Changer, not you at all. She was the younger one with the psych problem and i don't even remember her name . She wasn't any kind I would care to associate with so I left . Since then I moved and have been building up a new hobby farm .

[OldHorseman]

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- I do check most every day... But have been so distracted and tired lately.

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