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[Exile]

Hail to all! I've started this Thread Topic for kite fliers in Montana. If there are any fliers out there who know of good places to fly in the state of Montana, please post here.

It would be nice to organize some meets, and with Great Falls being one of the windiest cities in the country, there is no reason for people NOT to come and fly in Big Sky Country.

Look forward to meeting fellow fliers!!

[Exile]

Currently, I don't know of any other kite fliers in Montana. I've been told that there are a few Power Kite fliers around, but I have yet to be able to make contact with any of them to see if the do any other sort of flying. I've only once ever seen a stunt kite in the sky, other than my own. If there are any fliers out there that live in Montana, or plan on driving through Montana, Please!!! Please let me know, I've been out of the kite community for a great many years now, and it would be nice to meet up and fly with people once again. I look forward to hearing from anyone out there.

[JasonOsteo]

According to the member map (http://www.revkites....orum/membermap/) there is someone near Boise.

[Exile]

Sadly, Driving to Boise ID is almost like driving out to Portland OR, and if I'm going to spend that much time on the road, I'd much rather spend the little extra, and go all the way to Portland. Thats why I'm trying to find fliers/members IN Montana. Thanks much for the heads up though!

[Reef Runner]

Howdy Exile & Welcome, I feel your pain, as I rarely have anyone to fly with, either.

See Post #14 >

http://kitelife.com/...dpost__p__26039

[Exile]

Howdy Exile & Welcome, I feel your pain, as I rarely have anyone to fly with, either.

See Post #14 > http://kitelife.com/...dpost__p__26039

Thank you for the welcome! Greatly appreciated. It's good to know people still reach out to others, especially in a community I haven't been apart of for so long. I thought there would have been and "Introduce yourself" section in the forum. Ah-well. Nice to make your acquaintance!
Your Link didn't work though..

[--Pete]

I'm on a lot of forums with "introduce yourself" sections. After a while they get boring. (Most introductions boil down to "Hi. I'm me," with maybe an interest or location indicated. There are exceptions, but they are rare.)

Much better to make your first post(s) in a topic where you do have an interest and do have something to say. That really says who you are.

The downside is that this may result in a lot of "lurking", where people read the forum, but never (or only after a long time) actually post.

So, welcome to the Rev forum, Exile.

Not quite sure why Nick's link didn't work. Did you click on it, or copy-and-paste it? (Within a post, the link may be shortened, but clicking on it - or right-clicking and choosing Open in a New Tab/Window, if you don't want to lose your place in this forum - should work.)

BTW, if you haven't checked out Kitelife.com (just looked - you have - never mind)...

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Special message to Lurkers: pick a topic, or a thread within a topic, and POST A REPLY! You really are welcome - here, and on any other forum where you may be lurking.

Most forums show something to indicate how long a poster has been a member and/or how many posts they have made. Other readers will know you are a newbie to the forum, and if you happen to ask a question that most readers already know, they will be able to see that you are new and will answer your question, or respond to your post with that in mind. No one wants you to leave; the more active people, the better it is for the forum and its readers.

[Exile]

Yeah.. I did ultimately get the link to work, but just clicking on it gave me a 404 page not found error. Good point, and you are right about the intro thread. So I can understand why they don't have one here. I was just trying to find people in Montana, and thats normally a quick and easy way to find people. Trying to find a thread to talk in, can be hard, because most often, someone else has already stated what I want to say, and theres no point in repeating it. But then I'm used to forums with snottier people I guess. So I myself tend to be a lurker.
Thank you for the welcome. LOL, Yeah, I've found KiteLife from Johns posts. I'm a member there as well. Figured if the more places I go, the more likely I am to find someone close to me.

Unless you guys wanna come visit here! LOL!

[--Pete]

... But then I'm used to forums with snottier people I guess. ...

I've run across a few of those; also forums where people are thoughtlessly cruel to each other and to strangers. It doesn't take me long to bail out of those places. I generally go back and delete all my posts if possible; if deletions are impossible, I edit them to blanks. (I don't like to be associated with places like that.)

I have to say, I am thinking of adding politics, both external (public) and internal (to the forum), to my list of reasons to leave a forum. My mother always used to say, "For a successful party, No Politics, and No Religion." I suspect that it may also be true for forums.

[Kitelife]

Aye, such destructive interaction simply isn't tolerated here on the public forums, or on Kitelife.

Kites, wind, good times, camaraderie, learning, that's what it's all about.

No Statler and Waldorf allowed, unless it's in good fun.

[Exile]

Good to know. I've been peeved a few times when I've asked a question, and some Smart *** calls me a noob, and tells me to search the forum for the answer.. Sorry! Reading disability here! Trying read through dozens of thread, hundreds of posts, possibly 1000s, would take me a month to find what I'm looking for. If I ever found it. Or there are these cocky little tweens/young teens, that when ever you ask something treat you like your stupid, and only have to say "thats easy to do." The guys that try to instigate confrontation, drive me up a wall.

So it's nice to know that it's not going to happen here. Good to find a place that I still might not exactly fit into, but at least know that I'll be accepted.

[Kitelife]

Yeah, that cold "use the search n00b" line doesn't fly here... We may suggest a search sometimes if it's a broad topic, but more often than not, we actually post the appropriate search link, a direct reference link, or answer the question outright (again and again).

This is the friendliest forum bunch in the kiting community, imho.