Changes are coming to the Discussion Group

[Michael Kim]

I'm Michael Kim, formely known as mikeyolympic.

I am adhering to Ran's request to use our real names.

Since some of you have asked who the hell I am... here I go...

I'm a 19 year old college student at UCSD. I'm majoring in history, which is ironic because I attend a science school. My favorite golf course is Olympic, but ironically I have never played it. If you get to know me, my life is filled with irrationalities and inconsistencies.

Well, hello world...

I hope to get out to Olympic this summer during the Junior am to take some pictures of the course.

I also hope to get out to Bel-Air in the fall during the Senior Am to take pictures.

I have developed a fondness to take photographs, as you could tell from the photos I've posted, especially the Riviera photos.

Hopefully, I'll post more soon if I find some good golf courses to take photos of.

[John Moore]

I posted on Monday
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Good to know that the discussions and especially the archives will remain open to all. The board and overall site are a great resource for anyone interested in learning about gca and there has been talk on some threads of creating two discussion groups. This is an excellent solution.

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The above was poorly written. I'm glad the discussion board and archives will remain open to be read by all even if everyone isn't allowed to post. A two board solution is not a good idea.

Best,
John Moore

[Tom Dunne]

Hi GCA,

Well, I guess this proved to be the thread that brought this longtime lurker out of hiding. I've been following GCA for almost a year now and greatly enjoy the topics here. It has been a real pleasure learning about architecture from such an interesting assortment of posters. I've seen some fun debates and amusing surprises, too....(nice to see Dyker Beach, a muni I'm all too familiar with, for better and worse, get a GCA thread all its own   ).

Anyway, I live in NYC and work for a golf magazine here. I wanted to put up a post before slipping back into "lurk-mode"--hopefully I will slip under the 1,000 member wire!

Thanks to Ran and friends for a great site---some of the best things about the game of golf truly flourish here. And for an armchair traveler such as myself, there's really nothing like GCA. To visit even a handful of the great unsung courses you all bring to light would be a real pleasure.

Cheers and all best,

TD

[gookin]

As a new participant on this site I have made posts from the perspective of the Green Chairman at Fox Chapel Golf Club.  It has been a great place to get the benefit of diverse ideas as our club deals with the continuing "restoration" of our Seth Raynor gem.  If I don't make the cut as a participant, I hope some provision can be made to get other qualified participants to start helpful threads on my behalf.  The time I have spent on this site during the past few months has been a great education. I would hate to lose access. Some provision needs to be made for those like me to be able to ask their questions.  This site should be mandatory reading for Green Chairman and their committee members. With that said the changes seem logical to me.

[SPDB]

I've noticed that the register function has been turned off. Please fasten your seat belts.

[TEPaul]

David B. Gookin;

Don't worry about making the cut on registration here. If the green chairman of Fox Chapel wants to participate and can't register what the hell would this site be all about? I think it's terrific you're on here and willing to participate. Green chairmen, architects, superintendents etc are the most valuable participants and contributors we could possibly have.

[Dr._Katz]

Mr. Randolph Morrissett --

Randolph (if I may be so bold), your judgment has improved dramatically in the years since your therapy sessions ended.  The changes you are making to YOUR (!!!!) site are uniformly positive.  My only suggestion would be for you to further reduce the number of eligible contributors from 1,000 to something approaching 20.  By separate post I will inform you of the people who should retain their eligibility.

At any rate, thank you for thinning the herd.  People who post under other than their real names should find their own amusement elsewhere.  The poster who uses the pseudonym Patrick Mucci is especially annoying.  If we see that name again, we can be certain your new system is in need of further adjustments.

For continued mental health,

Katz  

[Patrick_Mucci]

Dr Katz,

I see that you'e escaped again.

Or, are you participating in an experimental work release program, a temporary furlough from confinement ?

Please advise as to your location, interested parties are searching for you.

[Paul Richards]

Ran:

I am SO excited to finally have read your post here!

I am one of the long-time guys who has really spent less time on here lately since so much animosity has been rampant on this site.

I also have always believed that people posting here should sign their own names, so another good change.

Cheers!!!!!

[Patrick_Mucci]

Paul Richards,

It took a while, but all's well that ends well.

I look forward to seeing you and many, many other familiar posters on the site in the near future.

[George Blunt]

Randolph,

As an Aussie, and long standing, once-bitten twice-shy lurker, do my statistical chances of making the cut improve due to geographical bias?

This could be called the 600 - 400 rule. I am not trying to be witty.

BTW - somebody mentioned "the staff" at GCA - there is no staff, it's just Ran.

Regards,

George
(As usual, no architectural reference!)

[guesst]

It will be interesting to see everyone's "A" manners for a change . . . the loss of anonymity is the reason pedestrians don't carry horns.  

As far as the dreaded departure of Gyrogolf goes, the Beloved Armenian has been through so much he's lucky to come out with even one personality intact.  And even Gib won't mourn the death of Arthur Gumby, Gyro's evil twin.  

The only down side for me is that it will take me some time to figure out who you all are.  Please introduce yourselves by your "New Official AKA" when next we meet.  And if you'd put your old nickname in your signature, that would help me out as I make the switch from your true to your legal names.  

Finally, if there is no more room for posts by an interested lassie with strong opinions, know that I have enjoyed your discourse and will continue to lurk . . . and learn . . . at the base of the tree.  

Thank you for allowing me to be your *Guesst.*    

[THuckaby2]

Darva:

Anonymity must be kinda fun - I mean, it was a hoot for all of us when Tommy N. pontificated on here how he was the only one who knew who "guesst" was - but the truth shall set us all free - even Armenians with multiple personalities.

 

So welcome back, and don't be a stranger.  Good lord do we need you here....

Now, and always,

Tom Huckaby

[Steve Lang]

 

Go Ran Go..

Please take off the number of posts from member areas, keep it as an admin tool only.. I do not believe posting is next to godliness or goodliness as proven here.

[THuckaby2]

"Member" Steve:

Envy is not an attractive trait.

"God" Tom

 

[Steve Lang]

 

Good God Tom, Lordy you're right,.. ..

But if this is going to be a merit shop, then, well,.. let's let the numbers game caste system be history too.  Its completely unnecessary..

Folks are going to ignore folks or insane babble or irrationality, talk to others on a specific basis, and if no one wants to talk to you or your topic or thread's point, there's nothing you can do about it, god or not god..

Face it, TEP wins going away.. notwithstanding run on sentences!!

[Cory Lewis]

Ran,

Congrats on the positive changes you are making.  Hope I make the cut of 600 in the US.  If not I'll still be on here everyday reading about architecture.  Thanks.

Cory Lewis

[Doug Siebert]

A tip for those trying to figure out who is who with all the name changes.  If you mouse over the name of the poster and look at the link on the bottom of your browser window at the very end you can find the username.  For example, if you mouse over Darva's post, it will show "user=guesst" at the very end.

This will tell you the name the user registered with, so it isn't always the same as the name you knew them by (Tom Huckaby shows up as THuckaby2 because that's apparently what he used when he registered)  But at least it'll solve the mystery for some of the strangers now populating GCA

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