Welcome to all of you folks who are visiting this Forum for the first time, and to all of you who regularly visit us, but have not become members yet.
Instead of telling you that this is the Best Muzzleloading Site on the Net, I will just say, why don't you Join us? No, I don't mean just read all of the information here, I mean become Members.
There are several things you are missing out on.
If you are not a member, you can't post questions and comments and make new posts about new subjects. That's obvious. But, did you know there are several different areas that you cannot see when you come here?
Here is a list of what members have access to that Non Members do not:
* Forum Announcememts: Mainly information about the forum in general.
* Using the Forum: Answers questions from members about problems they may have with getting things to work, or about the meanings of symbols and other user type questions.
* Muzzleloading Links: One of the most comprehensive listings of books, muzzleloading suppliers, Manufacturers, Tent makers, General information, Photo Web sites where you can post your pictures free...(the list goes on and on) anywhere on the Web.
These have selectable Hyperlinks that get you right to the source without disconnecting you from the Muzzleloadingforum site so you can go visit and return at your discretion.
* Muzzleloading Rifle Competation: Members can participate in a Monthly Postal shooting match. All it costs you is the price of a 3 X 5 index card, an envelope and a stamp to mail it in. Oh, and enough powder, caps/flints and balls/bullets to shoot a good 3 shot group on your target.
* Surveys: Monthly surveys asking interesting questions.
* Photo Forum: Look at the Guns/Camps/Places/Events... of photos that the members have posted and Post your own.
You also can customize your member site to change the color of the display, to add the little picture you sometimes see when members post (this picture can be anything you can post to a Photosite, or select one of hundreds that are available to everyone).
You can send Private Messages to other members.
And, there is more.
If you have visited this site before, and read the posts you may have noticed that you don't have to be a master of spelling so seldom if ever is someone corrected for things like that. If a member becomes too picky about others grammer or spelling, he/she is politely reminded that this is not a classroom and errors will be tolerated.
We recognize that typeing is not easy for some people and I suspect that is why some people don't post their questions or comments. After you join, I would like to urge you to post as often as you can though, because it adds more information to the site and permits you to feel like your really a part of our group.
OK, you say, what's the catch?
There is no catch. There is no cost. No hidden agenda. No SPAM. We don't sell your name, address, likes or dislikes, or anything else.
The only thing this Forum knows about you is your Login Name (that you can make up), your Display Name if you don't want to use your real name (so folks know what to call you) and your E-Mail address so we can send you your first password after you join. Claude (the owner) also sends information to members about new Forums and features as we add them to the ones currently available.
How do you join? Click on the NEW USER button at the top of your screen.
Read the Board Rules and poke the "I Agree" button.
Fill in your selected Login Name, Display Name and E-Mail address.
You will be sent an E-Mail which has your computer generated password.
Log back in and enter your Login Name and Password. You can change your password to anything you want, or just let the one which was sent to you live on.
Welcome to the Fun.
Instead of telling you that this is the Best Muzzleloading Site on the Net, I will just say, why don't you Join us? No, I don't mean just read all of the information here, I mean become Members.
There are several things you are missing out on.
If you are not a member, you can't post questions and comments and make new posts about new subjects. That's obvious. But, did you know there are several different areas that you cannot see when you come here?
Here is a list of what members have access to that Non Members do not:
* Forum Announcememts: Mainly information about the forum in general.
* Using the Forum: Answers questions from members about problems they may have with getting things to work, or about the meanings of symbols and other user type questions.
* Muzzleloading Links: One of the most comprehensive listings of books, muzzleloading suppliers, Manufacturers, Tent makers, General information, Photo Web sites where you can post your pictures free...(the list goes on and on) anywhere on the Web.
These have selectable Hyperlinks that get you right to the source without disconnecting you from the Muzzleloadingforum site so you can go visit and return at your discretion.
* Muzzleloading Rifle Competation: Members can participate in a Monthly Postal shooting match. All it costs you is the price of a 3 X 5 index card, an envelope and a stamp to mail it in. Oh, and enough powder, caps/flints and balls/bullets to shoot a good 3 shot group on your target.
* Surveys: Monthly surveys asking interesting questions.
* Photo Forum: Look at the Guns/Camps/Places/Events... of photos that the members have posted and Post your own.
You also can customize your member site to change the color of the display, to add the little picture you sometimes see when members post (this picture can be anything you can post to a Photosite, or select one of hundreds that are available to everyone).
You can send Private Messages to other members.
And, there is more.
If you have visited this site before, and read the posts you may have noticed that you don't have to be a master of spelling so seldom if ever is someone corrected for things like that. If a member becomes too picky about others grammer or spelling, he/she is politely reminded that this is not a classroom and errors will be tolerated.
We recognize that typeing is not easy for some people and I suspect that is why some people don't post their questions or comments. After you join, I would like to urge you to post as often as you can though, because it adds more information to the site and permits you to feel like your really a part of our group.
OK, you say, what's the catch?
There is no catch. There is no cost. No hidden agenda. No SPAM. We don't sell your name, address, likes or dislikes, or anything else.
The only thing this Forum knows about you is your Login Name (that you can make up), your Display Name if you don't want to use your real name (so folks know what to call you) and your E-Mail address so we can send you your first password after you join. Claude (the owner) also sends information to members about new Forums and features as we add them to the ones currently available.
How do you join? Click on the NEW USER button at the top of your screen.
Read the Board Rules and poke the "I Agree" button.
Fill in your selected Login Name, Display Name and E-Mail address.
You will be sent an E-Mail which has your computer generated password.
Log back in and enter your Login Name and Password. You can change your password to anything you want, or just let the one which was sent to you live on.
Welcome to the Fun.
