paul wheaton

got an email question

... ...  laundry soap, gear I ought to bring (hatchet, clothesline, other tools), and the like?  

For laundry soap, some people have brought some but most people just use what we provide.

Clothes lines, clothes racks and pulleys are provided.

this is part of what i am advocating for with gertitude

(the image is kinda broken, but you get the idea)

William George Paul wrote:How many apples does it take to get into Cider Press forum? It looks like I have 3. Thanks.

It looks like you have 43 posts and zero apples.  

I think most people that get to 43 posts have 10 to 15 apples.  Really great people have almost as many apples as posts.  

43 posts and zero apples has some REALLY powerful subtext here.  Not good.


https://permies.com/wiki/52882/apples-forum-kind

William George Paul wrote:Thanks for the feedback. Much to learn here...

How to I find information on how to do respectful self promotion? Obtaining apples?

Thanks. WGP

Start with becoming part of the community.  Look at the existing threads and talk about the things we talk about.

If you go to a catholic mass, you will have to kneel, and stand, and kneel, and don't yawn ...   and other stuff.  You go with the flow.    You don't wait for a minute to pass and say "Hey!  You up there!  Shut the fuck up for a second and tell me how to get these fuckers to look at my stuff rather than listening to your prattle."

https://permies.com/forums

I wish to be part of permies.com.

That is nice to hear.  

So you enjoy the idea of talking to people about growing parsnips.  Or maybe about building with slip straw.  Rocket mass heaters?

Maybe find a dozen posts where a new user is trying to understand how to garden/build something and offer a few guiding tips?


If you want to talk about philosophy or social justice, then that goes to the cider press.  You will need to build your apple count before you are allowed to post there.  


Far too many people come here to USE us and our site for their own benefit.  And they don't give a flying fuck at why the site exists or why we work so hard here.  

At the same time, thousands of people come here a dozen times a day because they enjoy being part of this community.  




It would seem the spam filter is working perfectly.  Perhaps rather than trying to find a way around our spam filter so you can abuse this site for your spam ....   instead ....   you learn a bit about our community and how to be a part of it.   In other words, rather than getting us to comply with your spam efforts, I would like you to comply with our community building efforts.

William George Paul wrote:Question: How do I get around your spam filter? Suggestions are needed please. Thank you.

So rather than being part of our community, you need the cheat codes so you can use our community for your benefit?  

Yuck.