12-02-2026, 10:25 AM
One of the questions people often ask is, I signed on to the forum, now what? What should I post about?
Great question. There are a lot of forums out there (not just this one) and the vast majority of people register, sign on once or twice and never return.
Surveys suggest the one of most common reasons for this is that they don't know what to say.
Here are a few suggestions:
1) Think of the forum as a place for show-and-tell ... something that is often hard to do at a club meeting. So, start off by showing us something from your collection. Anything will do. No deep analysis is required. It doesn't have to be a perfect example. If you want, no pressure, you can add a line or two about why you like it ... the design? It's a new acquisition, it's something I've had for a long time, It evokes a memory. Anything at all. If you feel so inclined, tell a story. But that's up to you. Start out simple. Show us somethig you like.
2) Play a game or start a theme .. show us a stamp with, for example, a train and invite others to join in.
3) Post a cover or stamp that has a postmark from today's date.
4) Start a thread called, for example, Korean Stamps ... and then post a stamp from your collection every day.
Have fun. Jump in. Just pretend we're all your houses guests and you're showing us your collection. We're all happy to pull up a chair.
And, if you see something others have posted, feel free to comment on it. Do you like it? Do you have something similar? Did it make you think of something? Do you have a question? This is a friendly and supportive space to let your inner stamp collector out to play.
Cheers, Hugh
Great question. There are a lot of forums out there (not just this one) and the vast majority of people register, sign on once or twice and never return.
Surveys suggest the one of most common reasons for this is that they don't know what to say.
Here are a few suggestions:
1) Think of the forum as a place for show-and-tell ... something that is often hard to do at a club meeting. So, start off by showing us something from your collection. Anything will do. No deep analysis is required. It doesn't have to be a perfect example. If you want, no pressure, you can add a line or two about why you like it ... the design? It's a new acquisition, it's something I've had for a long time, It evokes a memory. Anything at all. If you feel so inclined, tell a story. But that's up to you. Start out simple. Show us somethig you like.
2) Play a game or start a theme .. show us a stamp with, for example, a train and invite others to join in.
3) Post a cover or stamp that has a postmark from today's date.
4) Start a thread called, for example, Korean Stamps ... and then post a stamp from your collection every day.
Have fun. Jump in. Just pretend we're all your houses guests and you're showing us your collection. We're all happy to pull up a chair.
And, if you see something others have posted, feel free to comment on it. Do you like it? Do you have something similar? Did it make you think of something? Do you have a question? This is a friendly and supportive space to let your inner stamp collector out to play.
Cheers, Hugh
Hugh MacDonald, Wolfe Island
Member: BNAPS. PHSC, Auxiliary Markings Club, Postal Stationary Society, British Postmark Society,
AMG Collectors Club, Military Postal History Society, China Stamp Society, France and Colonies Philatelic Society
ArGe Deutsche Feldpost: 1914-1918 e.V.
