Ideas for stickys for New Airsofters

[Downslide]

In light of/because of the recent diarreha that was laced with "We should do 'this'" or "WAA should do 'that'", I want to put together information for new airsofters in WI to help get them up to speed and get the most out of the sport.

Would people be willing to post their personal T.O.& E. (Or at least the 'Equipment' part of "Table of Organization and Equipment")? The purpose would be two fold. 1. to serve as a point of reference for what people around here find what works to take to the field. 2. People who list their loadouts and inventory would (hopefully) be willing to field some questions about the hardware they own and have put thru the paces.

I will be collecting links to reviews of guns and gear, as well as doing some of my own.

A number of people in the past week (and apparently for a long time previous) have stated the need for good information for novice airsofters and more. At the same time, everbody is saying that somebody should step up to the plate and handle it, but no one really is. I realize that I am probably biting off more than I can chew, but I am going to make the effort, and I'm asking the veterans (in comparison to me, that's pretty much all of you ;) ) for help in putting the info together.

-Mark

[RTO]

These topics have been opening up and going on since the boards opened. People come and new ideas sprout and they voice them. If the mods feel they should be stickied because they are good, then they will.
As far to my knowledge and liking, the boards are a place of game intel, information exchange, and buying and selling information. VARIOUS other websites have places for reviews, what the players loadouts is (which btw, you put in your profile), pictures of the player and their gear, and other misc. stuff.

I'm just kinda wondering why we'd want to be like every other stie?

I'm not trying ot rip this apart or antying, but is it really worth it? Half the time questions are asked w/o searching, because nobody likes to read through posts.


I THINK its a great idea downslide, I just don't know if the greater population of our boards would end up searching for the information they'd like because they wish not to search, and read a little, they want a direct answer.

[Downslide]

I guess what I'm trying to do is help the WAA put together information. Maybe a thread or forum based arena isn't the best place for it. Maybe the FAQ's and "typical loadout" descriptions and things like that should be shifted on to some information pages on the main WAA site. I guess I was trying to get something going organizationally for the Association. Would it be a waste of time, or a benefit? Do "WE" (meaning ALL of the airsofters in Wisconsin) want to try to organize some sort of knowledge base or “help, and how to” list, or a “Dos and Don’ts” column? I got the impression from the boards in the last week or so that there should be something like that. That and some sort of organized structure for informing the uninformed, or tutor/teaching those that want to learn, or that need to learn the “right” way to enjoy the sport.

Thanks for the response RTO. Yeah, I know the list of a.g.s owned is in the Profile. I was kind of asking for the next step of info beyond that though. Such as vests, belts, ammo pouches, etc. We could save people some bucks (both newbies and veterans alike) by having a rundown of what stuff is good (gear wise) and what stuff to stay away from.

[RTO]

Like I said, its a good idea, but one... Our "Guns and Gear" section is kind of geared towards that, and two, our search button is great for times like that, BUT, nobody uses that one. So good effort, I just don't know if it'll work at all, in my opinion.

[SPANKY *AK-47*]

WHAT!?!?!? We have a search button???