Well i'm new to Posting here,but i'm not new to Joe Dio's.I've lurked here for a pretty long time,heck i can almost tell by looking at a pic' who made it.Now that i've got off my lazy behind and registered,i plan to start getting some shot's up of my own.I've got a bunch of good ideas from looking at all the great Pic's here,i just hope i can do half as good as most on here.I'm guessing when Summer kick's in it will pick up,at least i hope so.

dawg, engage!

I'm in the military. I just finished up annual evaluations, and we just changed shift schedules and systems, we took three crews and combined them into two, so alot of changes really fast for me. Additionally, being a dad takes up a good amount of time. I try to post as often as I can, though sometimes it's only pics. For the most part I generally comment on the photos.

I agree with Mysterious Stranger. My involvement here has been primarily on the photo side. The forum allows some interaction with other GI Joe fans/fanatics and a great deal of reenforcement for my ability and ideas.

I am not interested in starting an arguement or pointing fingers at anyone because I'm not aware of all of the "inside" backstory and honestly have tried to stay clear of what appears to be disputes on the site. But lately there seemed to be some antagonism going on on the site. This might have scared off some of our fellow members or caused them to drop into "lurker" status.

Sonnelion also hit on a point; a lot of the new postings are 25th Anni. related. Personally I like the new sculpts but don't really see them having a place in my dios. However, there has been a great deal dialog both positive and negative about the 25th Anni.

a very good point. i myself have stayed out of threads because i knew it would end badly. im sure a lot of others are now starting to state their thoughts due to things like this.

Same here with school. I just finished a 15 credit hour semester that included my Capstone project to finish off my BS, along with working two jobs, but I try to stop by when I can.

the 25th and bbi is what got interested in joes again, which also led me to this site. i think it's just s slow point right now you see all the time in different hobby web sites

Well, for me, there isn't much to talk about. I'm disgusted with the 25th anniversary molds and that's not gonna go away. Hasbro is Re-making the line from 1982- on and I already have the ARAH figures, so to me it's no big deal. The Movie,...I'll wait and see. I've gotten too excited about a book or series that was gonna be made into a movie only to see dissappointing results. It's like reliving 1982 - on but with crappier figures. When they come out with figures they never had before, I might get excited.

And there's all the work that's been keeping me as busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest!

I've lost interest in taking pictures of toys for now. Part of that's lack of interest in 25th Joes and but more of it is finding collecting unfufilling if not a hassle.