Sometimes I Think Pipe Smoking is dying...

[KennethR]

Also, as a side note, it means that folks that participate on here are sort of famous outside of here also. When I went to the New Orleans Pipe show, I was walking with my wife around the Quarter and I'd run into these guys who would ask me, "Are you Cosmic?" Of course I was all flattered and signing autographs and shit, but when I would ask them what their handle was on the forum, 90% of the time they responded that they weren't members, but just watched the forums. So be weary that posting and contributing here is seen far and wide outside of just the normal peanut gallery of members here.

Have there ever been moves to make this forum inaccessible to casual viewers and require membership?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Have there ever been moves to make this forum inaccessible to casual viewers and require membership?

I have not been privy to any such discussions if there were. I just don’t see a reason for that, outside of people posting when something drops. But, I am a mere hall monitor… you’ll have to talk to our CEO about sort of thing. But, I don’t think much will come of it. Kevin works hard to make sure PMForums is in the first results for any search results concerning pipes. Why would he want less inclusion?

 

[brian64]

But, I am a mere hall monitor

Just curious...can you list 5 things you've accomplished in the last week as Hall Monitor?

 

[Brad H]

Just curious...can you list 5 things you've accomplished in the last week as Hall Monitor?

its not list 5 things you accomplished, its 5 bullet points..... lets be correct here.

 

[BingBong]

Have there ever been moves to make this forum inaccessible to casual viewers and require membership?

That would be deeply unappealing to sponsors, I think.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

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[Snook]

barely anyone here? What time do you look at the forum? It always seems pretty active.

Yeah I'm honestly surprised at the daily turnout here.

 

[KennethR]

That would be deeply unappealing to sponsors, I think.

Too true.

 

[KennethR]

II

Yeah I'm honestly surprised at the daily turnout here.

I'm on this forum way to much and have learnt plenty as a new pipe smoker.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Mostly bots. They even look at profiles.
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What the heck!

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

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[anthonyrosenthal74]

Most pipesmokers just come home, pack their favorite apple cinnamon bon bon tobaccos and smoke in the privacy of their homes without participating in any forums or anything else pipe related.

Wait.... there's a cinnamon bon bon blend???

 

[InWithBothFeet]

We in the know call it "the cinnabon blend".

 

[jpberg]

That's what moderators are for!

Yeah. The mods get paid to deal with a 24/7 shit show.
Oh wait, mods don’t get paid.
Forums are forums, people hang out on them or they don’t. Mods keep things between the rails because they like the forum and want to keep it flowing.

 

[abecox]

Yeah I'll pipe in (heh) if it wasnt for the SEO on this fourm I wouldnt have found my way back here after looking up how to prepare a flake as I was getting back into it so sometimes those guestbots are just little sheep on their way back to the fold.

 

[wyfbane]

I was just attempting humor (I'm only an amateur comedian). I'm pretty sure it was my first ever attempt at bot humor, so I'll try to refine it.

As a Luddite, I didn't understand it anyway... lol

 

[Dave760]

Sometimes it is slow, sometimes it is booming on here. Unfortunately, it booms when someone posts something stupid or controversial that brings out the shark feeding frenzy. When people just want to get real help, or rationally discuss a blend, it gets very slow.

Are you calling the Secret Santa thread "stupid or controversial"?!?

 

[Brad H]

Are you calling the Secret Santa thread "stupid or controversial"?!?

im game for a secret Santa this year =]

 

[BriaronBoerum]

Gotta be a pipe smoker.

The grim piper?

 

[bullet08]

Pipe smoking will never die. Too cool to go away. Others just don't get it.