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Weatherby Nation => Around the Campfire (General Discussion) => Topic started by: BB340 on February 20, 2019, 04:14:38 PM
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Just seen this picture posted on Weatherby Inc facebook page. Plus a post saying they are having a Moving Sale on apparel and collectable on their website. But I couldn't really see much of a "sale" on there. It was mainly womens apparel that was discounted.
Anyway looks like the move may not be all that far away...
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And yet again the Facebook club gets to see it first. That BS is getting REALLY OLD FAST! Maybe Weatherby should make a limited edition Facebook rifle since we're still rating second even after they said they're going to include us in the loop.
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Never wanted a facebook account and doggoned glad I never opened one especially with all that is coming out lately.
Does that make me a second class Weatherby citizen?
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What's facebook?
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
X2, and he's doing a far better job than anyone is at Weatherby
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
X2, and he's doing a far better job than anyone is at Weatherby
X3
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I just got back from a snow goose hunting trip which culminated at the NWTF national convention in Nashville. I stopped by the Weatherby booth at the convention center and asked a young gentleman working there when he thought Weatherby would be moved in to their new facility in Wyoming. He said they thought they would all be moved in within a couple weeks. So, hopefully the move goes well and Weatherby will all be settled into their new location soon.
I sure wish more businesses in California would do the same.
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I just got back from a snow goose hunting trip which culminated at the NWTF national convention in Nashville. I stopped by the Weatherby booth at the convention center and asked a young gentleman working there when he thought Weatherby would be moved in to their new facility in Wyoming. He said they thought they would all be moved in within a couple weeks. So, hopefully the move goes well and Weatherby will all be settled into their new location soon.
I sure wish more businesses in California would do the same.
The problem is that they are moving and invading Nevada just like they did Oregon. They are driving the cost of living up and now we are a blue state for the first time in many years. Two counties/population centers are determining the political status of he entire state. These two counties are the only two counties in the state that are blue, the rest are all red and a very bright red I might add. Our problem is that these bright red counties combined do not have the population that has come from California because of companies moving out of California and bringing their bright blue employees with them. It sucks and we have no means to turn it around. Voting does not help, we need an electoral college so that we have equal voting power.
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That's a tough deal.I think Texas could fall to the blue in the next 10 years if not sooner.
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I just got back from a snow goose hunting trip which culminated at the NWTF national convention in Nashville. I stopped by the Weatherby booth at the convention center and asked a young gentleman working there when he thought Weatherby would be moved in to their new facility in Wyoming. He said they thought they would all be moved in within a couple weeks. So, hopefully the move goes well and Weatherby will all be settled into their new location soon.
I sure wish more businesses in California would do the same.
The problem is that they are moving and invading Nevada just like they did Oregon. They are driving the cost of living up and now we are a blue state for the first time in many years. Two counties/population centers are determining the political status of he entire state. These two counties are the only two counties in the state that are blue, the rest are all red and a very bright red I might add. Our problem is that these bright red counties combined do not have the population that has come from California because of companies moving out of California and bringing their bright blue employees with them. It sucks and we have no means to turn it around. Voting does not help, we need an electoral college so that we have equal voting power.
HDH, that's a very valid point and an astute one at that. Hopefully some of the corporations and employees felt trapped in a liberal state and felt they had to put up with the, to coin a phrase, galactically stupid that were in control. Probably many of those migrating people are dyed in the wool blue, but theres got to be a lot of good people that don't necessarily swallow all the liberal garbage that's spewed in liberal states. Businesses understand capitalism and can help influence their employees, as we "hope" Weatherby has done with their employees. The sign is up "We are Red".
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King is correct about Texas. We have droves of lefties moving here from California and bringing their stupid liberal baggage with them. They are fleeing their state because they ran it into the ground - now they want to destroy other states they land in that didn't invite such B.S. Austin succumbed to the liberal invasion years ago and now the entire state is in danger of being ruined by these delusional idiots if they keep coming. There have been anti-gun bills being introduced here recently by these commies - we can only hope none of them pass. Then there's Robert "Beto" O'rourke trying to create a disaster of our state. Don't even get me started on that worthless a-hole.
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King is correct about Texas. We have droves of lefties moving here from California and bringing their stupid liberal baggage with them. They are fleeing their state because they ran it into the ground - now they want to destroy other states they land in that didn't invite such B.S. Austin succumbed to the liberal invasion years ago and now the entire state is in danger of being ruined by these delusional idiots if they keep coming. There have been anti-gun bills being introduced here recently by these commies - we can only hope none of them pass. Then there's Robert "Beto" O'rourke trying to create a disaster of our state. Don't even get me started on that worthless a-hole.
I recently heard an interview with Lt. Colonel Allen West, former US Representative and author of ‘Hold Texas, Hold the Union.’ He had some interesting statistics concerning Texas’ Beto near miss. While on one hand it was a bit alarming, on another it gave me some hope.
The numbers he had seen indicated it was an alarming number of young(ish) native Texans driving Beto’s success and a surprising number of “implants” and actually voted the typical Texas conservative way.
It seems Beto may have been very much a product of where the last two generations stand politically in general and, and this is a BIG and, the natural consequence of a very charismatic, superficially appealing politician. Say what you want about Robert O, and I mostly have negative things to say policy wise, but he knew how to play his hand extremely well in that election. Thank goodness it wasn’t enough.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear a much higher number of “out of staters” than I had expected had decided to vote for what made them want to come to TX in the first place.
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While that sounds encouraging, the huge number of Beto signs I saw last October in both the Houston and Dallas areas was scary to say the least. Enough that I was pretty concerned in November of that tool possibly winning.
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While that sounds encouraging, the huge number of Beto signs I saw last October in both the Houston and Dallas areas was scary to say the least. Enough that I was pretty concerned in November of that tool was actually winning.
100%. We gotta hold the line.
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
Haha yeah I wish they were! I wouldn't say no if they offered to pay me Weatherby rifles and merchandise lol
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
Haha yeah I wish they were! I wouldn't say no if they offered to pay me Weatherby rifles and merchandise lol
You could head up and train their social media department on how to post on this site.
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Glad you are here to keep us informed Brett. Weatherby should be paying you. Or are they? 8)
Haha yeah I wish they were! I wouldn't say no if they offered to pay me Weatherby rifles and merchandise lol
You could head up and train their social media department on how to post on this site.
I wish could get that job i guarantee the nation members would be the first to know.
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The amount of info posted on FB by Weatherby is huge. I still do not understand why they keep us in the dark, and why Wby doesn't post on here. It doesn't take much to post here, specially since this forum is owned by Weatherby. >:(
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I just saw a post by Adam on Facebook that he is on an podcast episode of Muley Freak.
https://muleyfreak.com/2019/02/16/episode-074-expo-shorts-adam-weatherby-and-kevin-wilkerson/
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Ah we've been thru this not long ago. The Nation is old school now sorry to say... It is just so much quicker and easier to pop things up on Facebook, instagram etc. Yeah it's a shame because this was the original Weatherby Social Media site. But alas those days have gone. As I have said before, I much prefer this site than their Facebook one. I post much more on here than I do on facebook. And it takes much longer to get on here and then upload photos. But on here it is much more personal. I feel like I know you blokes, and the odd gal when they show up, and it just feels a lot warmer talking on here than Facebook. Yes Yes I know I'm a big softy at heart.... :-* ;D
P.S. I didn't start this post to put Weatherby down for not showing things on here. I just knew some of you guys wouldn't have seen the sign so thought I'd share it.
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Thumbs up Brett, just a little grumbling here. Hopefully Adam remembers us first for the next big announcement. I think the main problem now is JP is gone and we don't have a moderator we can look up too. Maybe they should ask Roger to take over and give him a Bat Phone to Adam, that's my suggestion anyways.
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+1 from here. I've said this before, but many of us old school old farts spend far more on firearms and related items annually than most of the facebook kiddies do and could afford. Marketers are often too young to get it. The whole marketing dept. at my company are all under 35.
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Thumbs up Brett, just a little grumbling here. Hopefully Adam remembers us first for the next big announcement. I think the main problem now is JP is gone and we don't have a moderator we can look up too. Maybe they should ask Roger to take over and give him a Bat Phone to Adam, that's my suggestion anyways.
I think Roger would fit that bill just nicely ;) ;D
It is very strange JP left without saying anything.... Or did I miss his post saying he is leaving?
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I just got back from a snow goose hunting trip which culminated at the NWTF national convention in Nashville. I stopped by the Weatherby booth at the convention center and asked a young gentleman working there when he thought Weatherby would be moved in to their new facility in Wyoming. He said they thought they would all be moved in within a couple weeks. So, hopefully the move goes well and Weatherby will all be settled into their new location soon.
I sure wish more businesses in California would do the same.
The problem is that they are moving and invading Nevada just like they did Oregon. They are driving the cost of living up and now we are a blue state for the first time in many years. Two counties/population centers are determining the political status of he entire state. These two counties are the only two counties in the state that are blue, the rest are all red and a very bright red I might add. Our problem is that these bright red counties combined do not have the population that has come from California because of companies moving out of California and bringing their bright blue employees with them. It sucks and we have no means to turn it around. Voting does not help, we need an electoral college so that we have equal voting power.
I don't want to hijack this thread, you raise a good point and I'm not sure over taxed and over regulated business owners leaving California is causing the "blue" problem in surrounding states.
Our country is changing and there will come a point in time, every state is controlled by dense population centers because they will have the most voters. I would argue, many of those big population centers currently, tend to be "blue". Historically speaking, I would argue, we as a nation have become more liberal as time goes by. (my definition of liberal) The government has more regulation and control over our lives now than they did 100 years ago and it isn't going to change for the better. We need only look at the evolution of people in other countries who have been around longer than we have to see the writing on the wall.
What I want to see happen in California is a total economic collapse brought on by their own stupidity. They need to be the shining fiscal example of what not to do. Sadly, they cannot be taught, nor can they see the problem with their legislative direction. The Federal government should provide no financial bailout and should force them to fiscally fix themselves by changing their policies. More so, than the "austerity measures" imposed in Greece.
I am truly sorry some people will be hurt in this process but the legislators in California have to learn you cannot tax your way to prosperity and you cannot raise a group of people up by bringing another group of people down. The "groups" I am referring to are the top 50% of wage earners in this country who pay 100% of the Federal tax bill while the bottom 50% pay nothing.
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I said it time and time again it's painfully obvious that Weatherby doesn't give a rat's a## about the members here or this site. What I find absolutely hilarious is they post all the stuff on Facebook which is so anti-gun that they close pages down if they have even the slightest hint someone's trying to sell a gun or anything gun related. The level of censorship over there is off the charts and yet Weatherby chooses to post over there. To me that kind of rates up with hiring a pedophile to run a preschool. They're moving from California to Wyoming because of the anti-gun climate of California yet they're posting stuff to the internet equivalent of California, Facebook, on a regular basis yet leave THEIR OWN SITE in the dark. I can only imagine what Roy would say about that, I'd bet anything he'd make sure the info was put here also if not first. It's not hard to post on both sites, hell they could copy and paste if they wanted to be lazy about it. This burns my feathers to no end and to the point that I'm reconsidering my next rifle purchase, it WAS going to be another Weatherby but with all the broken promises to us over this site I think it's time to give some serious thought to going with one of their competitors.
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I don't have facebook (because I despise it), so I have not seen this personally, but if 99.9% of Weatherby's attention is there (tactical business mistake), it's only a matter of time before this site comes down. People aged 50-65 have the most disposable income (not millennials). Even though most of us have enough rifles and shotguns to serve us for decades, we like to buy new ones, so it's in any company's best interest to maintain a good impression with their core customer base. This seems to be eroding in this case, especially given that Weatherby's most loyal, long-term customers are here. Facebook's credibility has also been eroding, particularly in the past year. Web hits there are not necessarily indicative of actual sales. I've been in advertising and marketing for decades, so I'm not talking out of my butt on this. I also never saw any goodbye from Jameson.
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I also do not have a Facebook account. I closed it a few years ago after attending a counter intelligence briefing...switched web browsers too. Anyway, lots of seniors I know use Facebook to keep in touch with their kids and grandkids. So, it may still be beneficial to Weatherby as one of its marketing platforms.
Regardless, I see this site as a "free" (funded by Weatherby) forum to communicate with other Weatherby owners and engage in some social internet fellowship. I have no expectations Adam Weatherby or his marketing department will post here with any regularity, nor do I expect them to do so. I've already seen more interaction from Weatherby on this website than I have from any other manufacturers of any other firearms on any other websites. That's good enough for me.
No offense or disrespect intended to anyone but I really think some folks are taking this too personally.
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I also do not have a Facebook account. I closed it a few years ago after attending a counter intelligence briefing...switched web browsers too. Anyway, lots of seniors I know use Facebook to keep in touch with their kids and grandkids. So, it may still be beneficial to Weatherby as one of its marketing platforms.
Regardless, I see this site as a "free" (funded by Weatherby) forum to communicate with other Weatherby owners and engage in some social internet fellowship. I have no expectations Adam Weatherby or his marketing department will post here with any regularity, nor do I expect them to do so. I've already seen more interaction from Weatherby on this website than I have from any other manufacturers of any other firearms on any other websites. That's good enough for me.
No offense or disrespect intended to anyone but I really think some folks are taking this too personally.
+1, I agree with you a 100%!!!
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Social Media, Facebook, Twitter, et al. are where Weatherby needs to be to establish brand recognition with potential new customers. The problem I encounter with those sites is it's propensity for unsolicited comments from basement dwellers. On the "Nation", we are a relatively small group of individuals with a much broader range of actual product experience. In essence we are or at least could be a reliable extended R&D sight for Weatherby. I have yet to see anyone coming here for help and not getting good solid advice which is rare in any venue.
So while I understand why other forms of Social Media are currently more attractive, this forum is also rich with viable information regarding the Weatherby products. I'm hoping that when the dust settles from the move and they begin to pull their marketing team together, the R&D team will get someone to moderate this site.
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While I don't think there is anything wrong with companies having a presence on facebook, it is not the end-all, be-all ultimate everything many believe it to be. I guarantee the people on this site are far more serious consumers of Weatherby products than the casual facebook visitor, including the aforementioned basement dwellers.
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I humbly disagree with Stacy because when Weatherby started this site and promoted it they said join and be the first to get the info. I'm the guy who expects people to live up to what they say, especially Weatherby since they said it themselves. To take that a step further a few months ago when this exact same thing happened someone from Weatherby posted on here they're sorry and we won't be left behind again. Well here we are with the exact same situation again and I'll be bold enough to predict that someone from Weatherby will come on here yet again and say the same thing, sorry we're in the middle of moving and are working to prevent this from happening again. Sorry to say it but that song's old and I'm tired of hearing it. If they're not going to post info here then man up and say it rather than making people mad here. Maybe I'm old school but integrity and living up to your word means something and something I expect.
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I humbly disagree with Stacy because when Weatherby started this site and promoted it they said join and be the first to get the info. I'm the guy who expects people to live up to what they say, especially Weatherby since they said it themselves. To take that a step further a few months ago when this exact same thing happened someone from Weatherby posted on here they're sorry and we won't be left behind again. Well here we are with the exact same situation again and I'll be bold enough to predict that someone from Weatherby will come on here yet again and say the same thing, sorry we're in the middle of moving and are working to prevent this from happening again. Sorry to say it but that song's old and I'm tired of hearing it. If they're not going to post info here then man up and say it rather than making people mad here. Maybe I'm old school but integrity and living up to your word means something and something I expect.
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Thumbs up Brett, just a little grumbling here. Hopefully Adam remembers us first for the next big announcement. I think the main problem now is JP is gone and we don't have a moderator we can look up too. Maybe they should ask Roger to take over and give him a Bat Phone to Adam, that's my suggestion anyways.
I think Roger would fit that bill just nicely ;) ;D
It is very strange JP left without saying anything.... Or did I miss his post saying he is leaving?
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Whoa, nope not me. We know nothing to my knowledge about why he is gone Brett.
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Roger, I think they meant that you would be a good moderator. ;D ;D
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Whoa.Nope.Not me. I would hate to have to kick myself off here. ;D
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Whoa.Nope.Not me. I would hate to have to kick myself off here. ;D
Yeah, if there’s one thing I’m certain of when I sign on here, it’s seeing risqué posts from Terminator over and over again! ;D ;D
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Whoa.Nope.Not me. I would hate to have to kick myself off here. ;D
You'd be a good go between with Weatherby, Roger!!! Just somebody they would inform about announcements and then you'd let us know. Let me do the house clearing, then Badsection would be the first to go!! But oh wait he's already gone, Maybe?
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Guys...What forum are we discussing this on? Don't you realize that they know they already have us.They are after new buyers on facebook.
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Guys...What forum are we discussing this on? Don't you realize that they know they already have us.They are after new buyers on facebook.
They got me for sure, just rambling along and trying to find a replacement for JP!!
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Face it guy's we're old. LOL. Adam hunts with his buddies, we hunt with Sherpa's.
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This line of coversation seems to come up a decent amount here lately. I 100% acknowledge why it does and completely see what both Chris and Stacy are saying.
I Really appreciate WBY Nation b/c we can have two members asserting differing points of view but doing so while respecting each other and (I’m almost 100% certain) still staying WBY friends.
So with that being said, I’ll reiterate something I’ve already expressed, I find this place special b/c of the members on here. I’m very grateful for WBY Nation, and that graditude comes form the quality of the people who gather here.
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Here Here DW5. My thoughts exactly.
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What does amaze me though is the amount of members on here and so few actual say anything. Look that this thread, it's been viewed over 400 times but there are only us handful commenting on it.
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Here Here DW5. My thoughts exactly.
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What does amaze me though is the amount of members on here and so few actual say anything. Look that this thread, it's been viewed over 400 times but there are only us handful commenting on it.
Let's look at this thread
It started out with you posting about the new sign. Great news, it means they are really close to opening and getting back to business as usual!! All good stuff, thank you for posting that information
Than it turned into,, how come, and why, like a lot of other threads.
That's when l stopped reading it until this morning. Than l went straight to page "3" to see if it was the same thing
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What does amaze me though is the amount of members on here and so few actual say anything. Look that this thread, it's been viewed over 400 times but there are only us handful commenting on it.
Let's look at this thread
It started out with you posting about the new sign. Great news, it means they are really close to opening and getting back to business as usual!! All good stuff, thank you for posting that information
Than it turned into,, how come, and why, like a lot of other threads.
That's when l stopped reading it until this morning. Than l went straight to page "3" to see if it was the same thing
+1 I rarely commit on these types of threads, I don't have facebook and other social media, I don't like it, but I also don't care if weatherby chooses to use them to alert people of their news and products frist. It's good business, on their part, they need to keep new customers coming.
Rob
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Just cause they said they would keep us informed here is the irritating thing! We usually find out from another source before any news from Weatherby. :)
EXACTLY my point and it was only a month or two at most since they last said it. I also agree that we can disagree with each other about whatever and remain diplomatic and respectful to one another. That's one of the great things here, unlike other sites where when people disagree it almost instantly turns into personal attacks rather than discussing the opposing points of view.
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Just cause they said they would keep us informed here is the irritating thing! We usually find out from another source before any news from Weatherby. :)
EXACTLY my point and it was only a month or two at most since they last said it. I also agree that we can disagree with each other about whatever and remain diplomatic and respectful to one another. That's one of the great things here, unlike other sites where when people disagree it almost instantly turns into personal attacks rather than discussing the opposing points of view.
Wait, hold my beer... I'll be right back..
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Just cause they said they would keep us informed here is the irritating thing! We usually find out from another source before any news from Weatherby. :)
EXACTLY my point and it was only a month or two at most since they last said it. I also agree that we can disagree with each other about whatever and remain diplomatic and respectful to one another. That's one of the great things here, unlike other sites where when people disagree it almost instantly turns into personal attacks rather than discussing the opposing points of view.
Wait, hold my beer... I'll be right back..
Done, let's see what happens, might not see anything until Monday.
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I agree with you 1000 percent Chris. I'm also old school, and because of my military background I'm a true believer in integrity. Don't say something that you are not going to do, and don't throw scrap at us to keep us happy. That is the part that I do not understand, and continues to frustrate me. I get it, we are Weatherby "fanatics", and Weatherby is trying to reach out new customers. But, don't forgot those loyal customer who own more than just one Weatherby. Don't forget those loyal customers who stand by Weatherby, and who defend the company from attacks like if it was our own company they were attacking. Don't forget those loyal customers who give out sound advise when there is a problem with a Weatherby, and in some cases act as customer service reps. All I'm saying to Weatherby is, don't forget who your loyal customers are. I'm done, and will get off my soap box.
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Exactly my point. I've been in law enforcement for just shy of twenty one years and a volunteer firefighter for thirty one years and in both you're integrity and reputation is everything. Many of us including myself are fiercely loyal and extremely protective of Weatherby and help others with any issue we can to help them and the company out which realistically saves the company money and frees up employees to do other tasks. That's something very few companies can say about their customers. We don't do it expecting to get paid or rewarded but because we love the company and their products so when we get mad because they don't do what they promise it makes lots of us mad to say the least.
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Great points Para and Chris!! We are the true believers and faithful customers of Weatherby! It cannot be that difficult to release News on more than 1 platform simultaneously, can it? No matter what, I am a Weatherby fan for life and I may not post as much as most of you but I check in every day and really enjoy what goes on here.
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This is not going to change how I value & view my Weatherby rifles or the company at all. I'm a loyal fan, customer, and have been an admirer of Weatherby since I can remember. That is exactly my point wby4ever, release information in multiple platforms, it can not be that easy. After all, this is their forum, which in my view should be the one receiving first crack at news, product releases, etc, etc. My apologies for posting again on this topic.
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As I've said before, this is my favourite forum. I check in here almost every morning whilst having my breakfast. I won't look at Facebook until tonight when relaxing on the couch.
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Para45 there's no reason to apologize for commenting and it is very easy to post info to multiple sites especially for computer savvy people. Once they have the info they can post it faster than it took me to type this post. Also there's nothing wrong with being a loyal fan, admirer, and customer of Weatherby as the extreme majority of the members here are including me. In my opinion loyalty should be rewarded and respected because loyalty is earned not automatically given and as such by not doing what you promise will definitely erode it. Also once loyalty is in question it's not easily earned back.
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Para45 there's no reason to apologize for commenting and it is very easy to post info to multiple sites especially for computer savvy people. Once they have the info they can post it faster than it took me to type this post. Also there's nothing wrong with being a loyal fan, admirer, and customer of Weatherby as the extreme majority of the members here are including me. In my opinion loyalty should be rewarded and respected because loyalty is earned not automatically given and as such by not doing what you promise will definitely erode it. Also once loyalty is in question it's not easily earned back.
+1 ;D Well said!
+2 I don't go to Ranchers.net for Weatherby news I come here, I have no problem with them using Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or Smoke signals but post it here at the same time so the faithful know what's going on. :(
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Para45 there's no reason to apologize for commenting and it is very easy to post info to multiple sites especially for computer savvy people. Once they have the info they can post it faster than it took me to type this post. Also there's nothing wrong with being a loyal fan, admirer, and customer of Weatherby as the extreme majority of the members here are including me. In my opinion loyalty should be rewarded and respected because loyalty is earned not automatically given and as such by not doing what you promise will definitely erode it. Also once loyalty is in question it's not easily earned back.
+3 no reason to apologize!!