LOOK!!!!! Before Asking Questions

[kiwijw]

I have been involved on a few gold forum sites over the years & frequent a lot more as a "lurker". It amazes me at same questions that are asked time & time again & the lazyness of people. The answers are usuakly right there in the first place if the person BOTHERS to have a look around the site. HELL....they might even find a whole lot more interesting stuff & info & god forbid....they might even come across some more answers to other questions they have in mind.
Steve is a busy person in the first place & it must frustrate him to hell to keep answering the same old questions. The GMT/MXT question, for example, is answered only 10 odd posts down.
So come on guys take a tour of the site first before asking a question because very often you wont be the first to have asked that quetion you have in mind.
Human nature I guess.

Happy golding

JW

[Double D]

My bad just new to the metal detecting world . Sorry Steve for bothering you I really respect your imput. I hope this forum welcomes others a little better than it has me.

[Steve Herschbach]

Hi JW,

That's a bit harsh. Some people are simply new to forums and or the internet. Truly, Double D, it is no bother. I'm still in the just happy to see people posting here mode. If duplicate questions bothered me I'd be a bad cadidate for setting up a forum as it is inevitable. And if you get right down to it there are few questions that have not already been mulled over a hundred times on the internet as a whole so we can all quit posting and just google and read. But then we'd all be lurkers and the forum would die so I'll take extra posts over none any day.

Really, all the worry over this detector or that is a bit much as about any good detector made these days can find gold. The trick is putting yourself where it will work. The Garret Ace 250 is just an inexpensive little general purpose detector usually used for coins and jewelry. But a gal used one to find a large gold nugget at Ganes Creek. There are nuggets there large enough and shallow enough any detector will find them. You just have to be the person to get the coil over the nugget first.

But if you are in a location where the largest nugget weighs one grain (480 grains to the Troy ounce) you'd better have a detector that can get a signal from a one grain nugget or you are just wasting your time.

[kiwijw]

Hi there Steve & Double D, My appologies. Going back over it it was a bit harsh & on the nose. I didnt mean to offend anyone so sorry about that. It was ment to be a general comment about finding the possible answer to a question by doing a bit of scouting around the forum, which is all fun anyway & how we get to know what the forum has to offer & the other neat things & people that are on here as well. You then get a feel for what certain people are more into & if it is up your alley then you can check out what they have to say. That is all. So appologies again & hope all is well.

Happy hunting

JW

[Vance in AK]

JW, you are right in that there is already an amazing amount of great stuff on here!
I really appreciate your contributions

[chickenminer]

John,
Your point is well taken though. People seldom use the SEARCH feature on a forum. Which is a shame. Easier to ask the question. The trouble is after a while the regular contributors to any forum get tired of answering the same 'ol questions.
A "sticky" thread at the top urging folks to use the search feature seems a good idea.

[kiwijw]

Hi there Vance & Dick, Thank you for your comments & suppot. I appreiciate it as I thought my fat mouth might have shot me in the foot.
I'm off up a creek so will report later on how things "panned out". Ha Ha Pun intended

Happy hunting

JW

[Double D]

It,s ok, no worries. I hope all you nugget hunters find a big fat nugget on your next hunt and God bless. .

[Jim Hemmingway]

Hi Double D, and a warm welcome to the forum. We are delighted you have joined us here. With Steve at the helm, there is a no better learning environment.

I understand the frustration that experienced members may feel about repetitious questions, and the use of the search mechanism. However, things do change. New developments in technology, new ideas or approaches concerning how or where various prospecting tools are used and so on...make asking questions a good idea. Different users, differing experiences and viewpoints may come into play as to answers you may see. What gold hunters might provide you will differ from what I might offer because we hunt different minerals under different conditions.

The only stupid question is the question not asked. This is how we progress and ultimately add to the knowledge pool. As pointed out above, questions drive forums...without which there would be no forum in existence today. We all had to start somewhere, and that meant asking questions, considerable reading, and applying ideas in the field.

Despite anything said above, JW and I would be the first guys on this forum to relish answering your questions and shooting the breeze about prospecting. We have a great bunch on this forum, and behind some of the bluster we may see on occasion, are sincere, generous men who would give you the shirt off their backs. More than enough said, other than, fire away as much as you like.

Jim.

[Paratrooper]

I would think that as more and more folks get on here the "question to answer" time will be shortened . More informed people = more folks that can answer a question therefore it will be answered sooner . When in college the ones that showed a spark of promise were "encouraged" to tutor other students . When I asked the Professor why this practice was used he told me something that I have always remembered . "If you want to REALLY learn something , TEACH it ". It opens up a whole new world of understanding . It goes back to the pickle jar , rocks , gravel , sand and water .