Educational Forum signup list for regular members

[Tim Vasquez]

Any regular members who want to participate in the Educational Forum may request posting privileges by responding here.

To participate you must commit to:

(1) Participate regularly, and

(2) Treat ALL participants with the absolute highest courtesy. No question is too dumb to ask in the Educational Forum. It is not a place to bring up controversial topics or criticize other chasers.

It may take anywhere from 1 to 7 days to get you added.

There are no restrictions on reading the forum, so we ask that you don't request posting privileges unless you really intend to use them.

Tim

[Greg Higgins]

Tim,
I would be very much interested in this endeavor!

Greg Higgins

[Jerry Prsha]

Almost everyone has questions.. This is a great idea!

[Eric Flescher]

Is it just to ask and answer questions? Any guidelines or directives needed or what can and cannot be posted?

[David Drummond]

It's a place where new chasers or aspiring chasers can ask any question they want and get it answered by experienced chasers, and not feel too intimidated as they might posting in the general forum, or feel like they might face some ridicule for posting a question on something very basic.

The idea is to have a mentoring type area for those experienced chasers that wish to help mentor new folks, while allowing those that don't want to be able to avoid it.

Lots of new folks have a lot of basic questions they would like answered. Stuff experienced chasers know by heart now, sometimes forget it was once new ground for us too.

My hope that this will help foster relationships between more experienced chasers with new people coming in to the hobby, much in the same way that ham radio helps "elmer" (a mentor) new hams. Hopefully this will extend in to the physical world allowing new chasers someone to learn from in the field as well.

I had the thought that this might be a good approach to introducing new people to the world of storm chasing through a teaching philosophy, rather than a preaching philosophy.

[Chris C Sanner]

I would definitely like access for both answering and asking I'm a 'expert' novice or a novice intermediate or somewhere in there. After 5 years I've chased quite a bit to answer the basic questions but I still have a ton of questions of my own to be asked ;)

[Shane Adams]

Sign me up...I'd love to answer chasing questions.

[Laura Hedien]

Hoo-rah!! I'm in. Love to learn- can never know enough.
Sign me up please?
Thanks.
Laura

[Danny Neal]

Sign me up....I can lend a helping hand as well as contribute questions that will benefit the whole community.

[Verne Carlson]

Great idea Tim and mods, I mentored a middle school student this summer and her questions made me learn as well - sign me up!

[Dustin Wilcox]

I often run into cases when I could use some clarification on a rather simple subject, also would be willing to help folks out when they need clarification on something I fully understand. Sign me up!!

[Brian Emfinger]

sign me up. I can help and certainly need help sometimes as well.

[Bob Hartig]

This is a great idea! But do I qualify? I'm not a newbie, but neither am I an old pro. I've been chasing a while and have experienced modest success these past two years, but I still have a lot to learn about forecasting. This year I finally participated in some of the forecast and post-op discusssions, but I've felt a bit intimidated, knowing how much I still don't know. Would this forum be for me too? If so, sign me up.

[David Poch]

I am pretty new to chasing and would like to sign up to be able to ask questions and learn.

Thanks!
David

[Maggie Kahman]

I am pretty new to chasing and would like to sign up to be able to ask questions and learn.

Thanks!
David

Me too, Thank you to whoever came up with with this thread. Great Idea:) I also would be willing to answer questions as well. If i dont know, I will look it up and we can both benefit

[Mike Krzywonski]

I'm excited to hear about this forum. Please sign me up. Thanks.

[Tony Laubach]

I'd like to get in on this as well! Always fun to lend some advice to the newbies... I think its safe to say most of us were there at one point or another! :)

[Aaron Kennedy]

Sign me up. Thanks!

[John Diel]

Please sign me up for this one.
John Diel

[Shawn Hiebert]

Yes, please sign me up also. Thanks!

[Eric Flescher]

Thanks David about that extra info,

Will all that information and questions take place on one thread?
how will this work as people are signing up etc? (maybe I missed something?)

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It's a place where new chasers or aspiring chasers can ask any question they want and get it answered by experienced chasers, and not feel too intimidated as they might posting in the general forum, or feel like they might face some ridicule for posting a question on something very basic.

The idea is to have a mentoring type area for those experienced chasers that wish to help mentor new folks, while allowing those that don't want to be able to avoid it.

Lots of new folks have a lot of basic questions they would like answered. Stuff experienced chasers know by heart now, sometimes forget it was once new ground for us too.

My hope that this will help foster relationships between more experienced chasers with new people coming in to the hobby, much in the same way that ham radio helps "elmer" (a mentor) new hams. Hopefully this will extend in to the physical world allowing new chasers someone to learn from in the field as well.

I had the thought that this might be a good approach to introducing new people to the world of storm chasing through a teaching philosophy, rather than a preaching philosophy.

[James Siler]

I would like to be signed up as well please. Thank you.

[Laura Duchesne]

How regular do you need to post? Once a week? 2 times a month? Or just tackle any questions when I've got an answer? It's a great idea, btw.

Sign me up please... been out in the field since 1998. Man how the years fly!

Thanks.

[Chad Cowan]

Sign me up. I have some questions that even Haby Hints can't answer.

[Melissa Moon]

Yes. I would like to contribute for anything I have the knowledge to contribute with (or any question I might have abotu anything else)

[Jeremy Bower]

Sign me up as well. I'll be willing to contribute any knowledge/experience I have.

[Angie Norris]

Sign me up too, please. I may not know the answers, but I've got a nice bookshelf and more than willing to help!

[Chris Foltz]

Sign me up as well please.

[Greg Stumpf]

Tim, count me in too!

[Chris Wilburn]

Count me in as well. I was once a newbie just like everybody else here and would love to help out.

[Glen Romine]

Add me as well please.

[Tim Samaras]

Getting old-n-cranky...but never too old to learn something new..

Please put me down, as well.

Great idea.

Tim

[Terry Tyler]

hey, let me post in there...

i talked to david drummond about it too, so hey!

let me in!

[David Wolfson]

Count me in as well!

Similar mentoring forums I've been in have often assigned or designated areas of expertise to participants. While I have opinions and observations about some things I'm certainly not the best one to give them. My areas of relative expertise are in the zen of model interpretation, traffic and transportation issues, data archiving, and southwest US weather.

[Eric Flescher]

David
That listing of topic ideas is a good one so (1) those who have questions can know the target question range ; (2) where the questions would go (possibly overlapping ); (3) would help the answerers targeted to people who ask questions

will there be several parts of the this thread or just one (I have not look elsewhere on this thread - sorry about duplication)
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Count me in as well!

Similar mentoring forums I've been in have often assigned or designated areas of expertise to participants. While I have opinions and observations about some things I'm certainly not the best one to give them. My areas of relative expertise are in the zen of model interpretation, traffic and transportation issues, data archiving, and southwest US weather.

[David Drummond]

Just FYI, as soon as I can get a little time, I will get everyone here added to the area. I only have a passing moment right now. (Unless Tim gets to it first.)

[Mikey Gribble]

I'm no expert, but I know enough about meteorology and chasing to help out answering questions from time to time, so I'd like to be added too.

[david diehl]

I have both questions and answers, lock me in please.

Thanks

[Rich Thompson]

Count me in.

Rich T.

[Jeff Miller]

Count me in, I'd love to help!

[Josh Richardson]

I'm sure I could help as well plus have some questions of my own. You can count me in.

[David Drummond]

Ok, I just added everyone that posted in this thread thus far.

I am excited to see the response from this! :)

[Shane Adams]

Submitted my first post a while ago, just waiting to be approved ;)

[Dan Robinson]

I'll give this a shot.....

[David Drummond]

I went through all of them that were posted before my last post Shane and added them to the group. Can you not post there?

[Shane Adams]

No, I'm able to post but when I submitted it, a window popped up that said it was waiting for approval. Before you added me, I saw a "lock" on the forum indicating I couldn't post, but once you added me the lock disappeared. So my impression was that posts had to be approved.

[David Drummond]

Hmm, I don't see anything waiting to be approved either. You might just have to make the post again, I don't know what happened to it.

[Robert Dewey]

Throw me in the loop as well :)

[Mikey Gribble]

I posted this morning and it said waiting to be approved too.

[Scott Taylor]

Tim/David,

Count me in as well.

Thanks!

[David Drummond]

Ok I believe I got the permissions set now so the posts won't be moderated for members of the group. Also added everyone up to this point.

[David Drummond]

Ok, scratch that. It had some unintended consequences. More investigation needed...

[Karen Politte]

Hey David,

Go ahead and add me. I'm not a met and I've never been to school for it - but I'd like to think I could maybe held with some of the more in-practice chase-related questions......

Should be fun...

KL

[Carrie Halliday]

Always wanting to learn more...this sounds great!

[Bobby Eddins]

This is a great idea so add me in.

[Jay Cazel]

Go ahead and put me on the this David...I can always learn more.

[Cris Schroeder]

Please add me to the list as well. I won't be much help for answers, but I sure have plenty of questions.

[Ryan Shepard]

I would like to participate

[mike scantlin]

im full of questions. sometimes. please add me to the list.

[Brandon Brown]

i would like to be added to the list as well. like alot of others, i'd like to learn alot more!
thanks guys...

[Jeff Miller]

I attempted a response to Greg Higgin's post on upper level systems and heights and it disappeared, never to be seen again.......

[Jon Miller]

I'd like to sign up for the educational thread too - I'm an "old goat" (62)but am always learning and occasionally have Wx questions. Thanks for adding this thread - I think it will be of great benefit to us non mets.

Jon Miller
KT8NDO

[Patrick Martin]

I'd like to sign up. Please add me as well.

[fplowman]

Please add me. Thank you..

[Benjamin Smith]

Please add me to the list.

Regards,

Benjamin

[Shane Adams]

Just an FYI, I just posted to the Educational forum and I got the same "waiting approval" message as the first time. Is this a standard procedure? Seems like once you're approved the first time you'd be good to go.

[Terry Tyler]

Just an FYI, I just posted to the Educational forum and I got the same "waiting approval" message as the first time. Is this a standard procedure? Seems like once you're approved the first time you'd be good to go.

ive run into a similar problem...

maybe some people just arent allowed to be in there...

[David Drummond]

As I said in my previous post... I tried to change the permissions so it wouldn't do that (require moderation). When I changed it for that forum, for some reason it allowed the mod/admin forum to be visible as well, which is obviously not acceptable. Thus it was changed back. I didn't set the area up, and can't figure out why it's doing that, so I am waiting for Tim to come along and take a look since he set the area up.

So please stop looking for something sinister to be offended about Tyler. It's simply a technical glitch that will eventually get worked out. Sometimes it really is just a glitch.

In the mean time, go ahead and post there. As myself or the mods come by they will approve all posts there.

[Anna Lindstrom]

Great idea I would like to be added.

Anna

[Shane Adams]

As I said in my previous post... I tried to change the permissions so it wouldn't do that (require moderation). When I changed it for that forum, for some reason it allowed the mod/admin forum to be visible as well, which is obviously not acceptable. Thus it was changed back.

I guess I either didn't see that post or forgot about it, LOL. In either case, thanks for the reply.

[Mike Hollingshead]

Add me whenever it's working properly again.

Thanks

[Terry Tyler]

please stop looking for something sinister to be offended about Tyler. It's simply a technical glitch that will eventually get worked out. Sometimes it really is just a glitch.

aw, it aint even like that david...sorry if you took my comment the wrong way...

i just wasnt sure if it might be something wrong in there, i was just pointing out a possibility...

[Gerrit Gulden]

I would like to Be Involved with this Forum as well. Mostly to ask questions and also Answer those that I have knowledge of. Forum is going to be a Huge Resource for any new chaser or weather watcher. Looking forwArd to it.

[David Draun]

Hey, I'm still a learner myself. There will be questions I might ask. Please sign me up Tim!

[Helge Tuschy]

Ahoi,
I would love to participate. Please sign me up when you've some time left.

Helge

[David Drummond]

Ok, everyone that posted in this thread up to this point has been added. I am still trying to work out the "moderated posts" issue for that area.

[David Drummond]

Ok, I think I have the moderated posting fixed. If someone that is already approved for this area could let me know it's working for them. I was able to test it ok with a test user account.

[Dave Gallaher]

Please add me to the list.

Thanks for all of it.

[Bobbi Andrzejek]

I'd like to be added, too. I hardly ever post, but I read almost everything. I'd like to have to ability to ask questions if I want to.

[AndrewFabel]

Please sign me up as well.

Thank you.

[j_r_hehnly]

Please add me to the list.

[Mark Farnik]

I'd like to be part of this. I'm an experienced novice and have plenty to share, but I also still have plenty to learn as well. Sign me up!:)

[David Drummond]

Ok, everyone to this point has been added.

[George Tincher]

Might as well sign me up too. I have been studying weather for years but I still have so many questions (especially pertaining to forecasting) that I don't know where to begin. So hopefully I'll be able to help answer basic questions and get some answers to advanced questions which I will have.

[jason kissam]

please add me as well. i have many questions as well for all aspects of what we do.

[Scott Roberts]

Please add me as well...I have much to learn, and believe I can offer quite a bit, too.

Thank you!

[Donald Giuliano]

David,

Please add me to the list as well.

Thanks!

[Forrest lambert]

Hey david, sign me up also, i could learn more as well.

[Mickey Ptak]

Please sign me up.

Mick

[John Wetter]

Sign me up too!

-John

[Bill Tabor]

Newbie chasers and storm enthusiasts are always amongst the most excited and passionate about the topic. I'd love to join in. Sign me up.

[Paul Austin]

Me too, please. I certainly have a few questions, and maybe an answer or two.

-Paul

[Paul Knightley]

I'd love to be added, please. Although I still have a fair few questions to ask, I think I can offer a number of answers too!

[Darrin Rasberry]

I'm a newbie for sure, but a mathematician by career; although my main field of study is noncommutative algebra, I enjoy numerical modeling, so viewing the forum would be an interesting project for me during the down-times.

[Howard Robinson]

Sign me up, I could learn a ton from that forum.

[Mickey Ptak]

How long does it take to change a few zeros to ones? It has been over a week since I asked to be added.

Mick

[David Drummond]

About the same limited amount of time I had on here to deal with the bickering that went on between some members here yesterday.

[Mickey Ptak]

I can take that punch in the face David but I still have no answer to my question or more to the point - have no access to post. I all to understand the "limited time" factor but you have posted many posts in the past week all while we could have been added a little sooner.

Not criticizing I just want to be able to post.

Mick

[David Drummond]

The point was, I have very limited amounts of time to do things on StormTrack. When that time gets taken up dealing with stuff like happened yesterday, and then someone complains because I didn't get something else done they wanted me to do, that's a kick in the groin.

Keep in mind we have lives too and we all volunteer whatever time we work on here. Between the 10 emails I had in my personal email box about someone going crazy on ST, the two Instant Messages about in on my Yahoo, and then having to figure out what the hell was going on (which thankfully Jeff had already been working on), I spend well over an hour with that little spat yesterday. When valuable time is wasted on BS like that, other cool things I would like to work on get pushed aside.

So what, I am now no longer supposed to make a post until I have taken care of whatever anyone else wants me to? Takes me seconds to post. It's a little more than changing zeros to ones to add people to that forum.

And to be specific, it was EXACTLY a week ago you posted asking for access, not over a week.

[Mickey Ptak]

Keep in mind we have lives too and we all volunteer whatever time we work on here.

100% understand. Thank you for voluntering. I truely appreciate it. Really!

BUT


So what, I am now no longer supposed to make a post until I have taken care of whatever anyone else wants me to? Takes me seconds to post. It's a little more than changing zeros to ones to add people to that forum.


Yes, If you volunter do the job first.


And to be specific, it was EXACTLY a week ago you posted asking for access, not over a week.

Thank you for the correction.

Again I just would like to be added. Although my desire and reasons to post now has been covered already or dampened by this.

Mick

[David Drummond]

Everyone added to this point.

[Brandon Sullivan]

Hey.. I would appreciate being added.... Please!! :D

[Tim Vasquez]

Added up to this point.

[D. Hayes]

I got plenty of questions and always looking for tips and pointers. So add me if you don't mind.

[Chris Nuttall]

I would like to be added to this list please. I'll answer questions as best as I can.

[Phil Kurimski]

I would like to be added as well...I tried replying to some posts but it would not let me :-(.

[Evan Bookbinder]

Please add so I can rebutt anything Phil posts :D

Evan

[Darren Needham]

I would like to be added as well.

Thanks,
Darren

[Dennis Sherrod]

Sign me up also Please!

[Bill Hark]

Please add my name to the list! Hope I can help.

Bill Hark

[Dann Cianca]

I would also very much like to be added. Thank you.

[Paul Stofer]

If you would please add me to the Education Forum, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you

[Brian Stertz]

Please add me on to this list. I am all about educating new chasers and helping out.

[Nathan Truninger]

Please add myself to the list. This will be my first chase season, and I want to learn from the best!

[Darren Addy]

Please sign me up. I've got a lot of really dumb questions to ask and I've needed an outlet like this. :)

Seriously, great idea!

[David Drummond]

Sorry for the delay, I have been incredibly busy lately. Everyone added to this point.

[Chris Strahan]

Please sign me up.
Thanks!
Chris

[Elinor McLennon]

Excellent idea. Please sign me up. Thanks.

[Dean Baron]

sign me up too please!

[Tim Millspaugh]

Tim, I would definitely be intersted.
Thanks for the invite

[Travis Davis]

Seeing how I have been trying to learn to better forecast stuff and having a lot of questions, sign me up too.

Thanks

--Travis

[JP Santiago]

I've been a Stormtrack lurker/occasional poster for sometime now and would love to be a part of the Educational forum as there have been a number of times that I've had questions that I didn't want to clutter up ST with.......

[Darrin Rasberry]

I'm sorry; I missed this thread! Although I've sent PMs to the moderators, I would like to still follow procedure here and ask permission to post in the forums, with the caveat that I am likely to ask more than reply (since I'm still a rookie).

[David Drummond]

Actually you didn't, you requested (and were given) access back on page 10.

At any rate, everyone added to this point.

Just a note, if you have Junior Member under your username, you should already have posting access to the edu area.

[Jason Harris]

Hello, I'd like to have the educational forum posting privileges--questions continue to arise.