An appeal to all non-posting members

ariel · 1st June 2006, 11:51 PM

Folks,
I just glanced over the roster of our members: there is a lot of people who just sit on the sidelines. Some joined as recently as 2-6 weeks ago.
I would like to invite all of you to be brave and to post!
I have been a "newbie" and know how frightening it is to post for the first time: I felt I would say something that would cause universal laughter at my expence. It did not happen.
No matter how new and unexperienced you are, no matter how shy, please take a deep breath and plunge in!
Some of our posts are naive or just outright dumb ( I have contributed my share

), but the main pleasure in this enterprise is to exchange knowledge: everybody here will be delighted to offer help, advise and encouragement. I promise you: if you ask a question you will learn something new.
Even more importantly, I am sure that many of you know things about arms and armour, decoration, customs, ethnography, languages, history or mythology than none of us do. Please, contribute!
You are not only welcome, you are invited!
On the count of three, jump in!
ONE.... TWO... TWO AND A HALF... THREE!!!

1st June 2006, 11:51 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	An appeal to all non-posting members Folks, I just glanced over the roster of our members: there is a lot of people who just sit on the sidelines. Some joined as recently as 2-6 weeks ago. I would like to invite all of you to be brave and to post! I have been a "newbie" and know how frightening it is to post for the first time: I felt I would say something that would cause universal laughter at my expence. It did not happen. No matter how new and unexperienced you are, no matter how shy, please take a deep breath and plunge in! Some of our posts are naive or just outright dumb ( I have contributed my share ), but the main pleasure in this enterprise is to exchange knowledge: everybody here will be delighted to offer help, advise and encouragement. I promise you: if you ask a question you will learn something new. Even more importantly, I am sure that many of you know things about arms and armour, decoration, customs, ethnography, languages, history or mythology than none of us do. Please, contribute! You are not only welcome, you are invited! On the count of three, jump in! ONE.... TWO... TWO AND A HALF... THREE!!!