Missing members

[jaf1]

Brit from ATL

Used to occasionally see her around town,but it's been awhile.

 

[BIKER13]

sometimes it is good when they ghost away

 

[jstegman1]

I’ve noticed this too and I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. You start seeing patterns if you look hard enough, which maybe isn’t healthy, but here we are.

First it was just fewer posts, right? Like, fewer people chiming in on the usual threads. Then the usernames you expect to see just… stop. Not banned, not deleted. Just inactive. And not in a “life got busy” kind of way either — more like unplugged mid-sentence. I checked one guy's profile and his last post was literally mid-discussion about optic height and then nothing. Who leaves in the middle of a point about reticle distortion? No one normal.

Also — and I don’t want to cause alarm — but I swear the same thread keeps appearing, slightly different every time. It’s always something like “Best carry gun for rainy days” or “If you had to bug out with only two calibers,” and the OP is always a new account with one post. You read through it and it’s all responses from accounts I’ve never seen, talking in circles. Like simulation filler content. One guy recommended carrying five extra mags for a revolver. I asked him how that worked. He never replied.

There was a thread last week titled “DO NOT EAT THE PEACHES” and it was gone within three minutes. No trace. Not cached. Someone screenshotted it and posted it to the Firearms chat, and their account got locked for “abnormal login activity.” Could be unrelated, but I doubt it.

I also noticed there’s been a strange uptick in people asking about “non-serialized” things. Not guns. Just... vague. “Non-serialized containers,” “non-serialized light sources.” What does that even mean? I tried to look it up and ended up on a Czech website that played a siren sound until I closed my browser.

And if we’re being honest — the classifieds feel off now. I saw someone selling a “gently used memory of a range trip” for $25. Shipped. The thread had six likes and a “PM sent” within seconds. I messaged the guy to ask if it was a joke and got a reply in binary.

Maybe it’s nothing. Maybe I’m just spending too much time here. But I miss when people used to argue about whether 10mm is “back” and if cerakote voids the soul of a rifle. Now it’s just silence and strange energy.

Anyway, I don’t have answers. But if you’re reading this and you’ve gone missing, come back. Or at least log in once so the rest of us know it’s safe.

Also if you see a thread titled “THREAD DELETED BY AUTHOR” but there’s no author listed — don’t open it. Just trust me.

You got too much free time

 

[BDR1]

I’ve noticed this too and I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. You start seeing patterns if you look hard enough, which maybe isn’t healthy, but here we are.

First it was just fewer posts, right? Like, fewer people chiming in on the usual threads. Then the usernames you expect to see just… stop. Not banned, not deleted. Just inactive. And not in a “life got busy” kind of way either — more like unplugged mid-sentence. I checked one guy's profile and his last post was literally mid-discussion about optic height and then nothing. Who leaves in the middle of a point about reticle distortion? No one normal.

Also — and I don’t want to cause alarm — but I swear the same thread keeps appearing, slightly different every time. It’s always something like “Best carry gun for rainy days” or “If you had to bug out with only two calibers,” and the OP is always a new account with one post. You read through it and it’s all responses from accounts I’ve never seen, talking in circles. Like simulation filler content. One guy recommended carrying five extra mags for a revolver. I asked him how that worked. He never replied.

There was a thread last week titled “DO NOT EAT THE PEACHES” and it was gone within three minutes. No trace. Not cached. Someone screenshotted it and posted it to the Firearms chat, and their account got locked for “abnormal login activity.” Could be unrelated, but I doubt it.

I also noticed there’s been a strange uptick in people asking about “non-serialized” things. Not guns. Just... vague. “Non-serialized containers,” “non-serialized light sources.” What does that even mean? I tried to look it up and ended up on a Czech website that played a siren sound until I closed my browser.

And if we’re being honest — the classifieds feel off now. I saw someone selling a “gently used memory of a range trip” for $25. Shipped. The thread had six likes and a “PM sent” within seconds. I messaged the guy to ask if it was a joke and got a reply in binary.

Maybe it’s nothing. Maybe I’m just spending too much time here. But I miss when people used to argue about whether 10mm is “back” and if cerakote voids the soul of a rifle. Now it’s just silence and strange energy.

Anyway, I don’t have answers. But if you’re reading this and you’ve gone missing, come back. Or at least log in once so the rest of us know it’s safe.

Also if you see a thread titled “THREAD DELETED BY AUTHOR” but there’s no author listed — don’t open it. Just trust me.

Well said bother.. place is super weird now for sure…this is probbly not along the same line as this conversation but I know one of our long members got a visit by the FEDS.. so yes we’re being monitored every thing we do… and no te feds have not visited me
YET

 

[BIKER13]

You got too much free time

I'm retired so yes I have time to bitch and moan like the rest of You

 

[jstegman1]

I'm retired so yes I have time to bitch and moan like the rest of You

I was talking about Obese Alberto's essay on tin foil hats

I fit my bitching and moaning in when I can. It's the least I can do to support this community

 

[basstracker89]

🤣
I can relate to that. I guess I just don't pay any attention to it really. I think I have gotten to laid back in my older years.

Nothin wrong with being laid back. The world would be a better place if more people were

 

[Blue bio balls]

I’ve noticed this too and I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. You start seeing patterns if you look hard enough, which maybe isn’t healthy, but here we are.

First it was just fewer posts, right? Like, fewer people chiming in on the usual threads. Then the usernames you expect to see just… stop. Not banned, not deleted. Just inactive. And not in a “life got busy” kind of way either — more like unplugged mid-sentence. I checked one guy's profile and his last post was literally mid-discussion about optic height and then nothing. Who leaves in the middle of a point about reticle distortion? No one normal.

Also — and I don’t want to cause alarm — but I swear the same thread keeps appearing, slightly different every time. It’s always something like “Best carry gun for rainy days” or “If you had to bug out with only two calibers,” and the OP is always a new account with one post. You read through it and it’s all responses from accounts I’ve never seen, talking in circles. Like simulation filler content. One guy recommended carrying five extra mags for a revolver. I asked him how that worked. He never replied.

There was a thread last week titled “DO NOT EAT THE PEACHES” and it was gone within three minutes. No trace. Not cached. Someone screenshotted it and posted it to the Firearms chat, and their account got locked for “abnormal login activity.” Could be unrelated, but I doubt it.

I also noticed there’s been a strange uptick in people asking about “non-serialized” things. Not guns. Just... vague. “Non-serialized containers,” “non-serialized light sources.” What does that even mean? I tried to look it up and ended up on a Czech website that played a siren sound until I closed my browser.

And if we’re being honest — the classifieds feel off now. I saw someone selling a “gently used memory of a range trip” for $25. Shipped. The thread had six likes and a “PM sent” within seconds. I messaged the guy to ask if it was a joke and got a reply in binary.

Maybe it’s nothing. Maybe I’m just spending too much time here. But I miss when people used to argue about whether 10mm is “back” and if cerakote voids the soul of a rifle. Now it’s just silence and strange energy.

Anyway, I don’t have answers. But if you’re reading this and you’ve gone missing, come back. Or at least log in once so the rest of us know it’s safe.

Also if you see a thread titled “THREAD DELETED BY AUTHOR” but there’s no author listed — don’t open it. Just trust me.

We can all agree that cerakote voids the soul of any firearm.

 

[shootin4fun]

Im sure there's other threads/posts about missing members but, I get frustrated with the search options.
Has anyone heard from Bear44?
Who else has gone missing ?

Bear44 gave me a Leupold Spotting Scope during Covid. Nice guy!

 

[rhaney02]

I'm retired so yes I have time to bitch and moan like the rest of You

But isn't that all you ever do?