Thread: steve ford

Originally Posted by Gumby

Sorry but using this forum to recruit members to another woodworking forum just doesn't sit right with me. I'm not looking in.

Maybe it's dumb but I'm a bit protective of what I consider to be home turf and figure there's a loyalty thing here.

Am I right or wrong here ?? :confused:

Dunno Gumby. I know where you're coming from. I guess if Steve was a competitor in Neil's field I'd have a loyalty problem too. However, he's in a different but related field (woodie) and I can't see the harm. To me its another source of information (though there are only 39 registered members) and cross pollination isn't a bad thing.
Am I right or wrong? He's also apologised for his method of encouraging new members to his forum. Let's give him a go. Maybe the last word should come from Neil, after all he's our host.
Cheers

Originally Posted by steve ford

So delete this thread if thats how you feel.

How ? I'm not a moderator or anything else but an active member of these forums. :confused:

Originally Posted by steve ford

You got my apoligie what more do you need. Kick me if you wish. But what's that really acheive.

I didn't throw your apology back in your face and I made no mention of the emails which caused the problem initially.

Originally Posted by steve ford

Your members are watching you is this the way you would like to finish things gumby. I certainly don't

I think so. Bye.

Originally Posted by Gumby

Sorry but using this forum to recruit members to another woodworking forum just doesn't sit right with me. I'm not looking in.

Maybe it's dumb but I'm a bit protective of what I consider to be home turf and figure there's a loyalty thing here.

Am I right or wrong here ?? :confused:

Sorry Gumby, but as for myself, I need all the help that I can get.
Being an absolute amateur / hobby woodworker, with a large shed, and a few Triton tools, this site has been very helpful.
But if another site comes along, that maybe can give me different answers to my questions, I fail too see what is wrong with using it.
I was also a rank amateur home brewer, but after being on four (4) different homebrew forums I have gained enough knowledge to create some interesting, tasty & drinkable brews, without going down the professional All grain path (Maybe in the future).
I can never get enough knowledge / ideas into this slightly pickled 55 year old brain.

Normell

I tend to agree with Gumby.

I am not suggesting that other BB's haven't got anything to offer, I am sure they are useful to some people. I too feel uneasy using this BB to advertise a similar BB. If it was offering something specialised not addressed here or something quite different then I would not feel uneasy.

Others may see it differently but I see it in a similar light of one TV station advertising on another TV station.

I don't use any other BB's as I find this one offers me more than what I can digest. I have looked at other BB's and found them cluttered and a bit stiff upper lip in that they seem to relish making newbies or those asking more basic questions feel uncomfortable.

I wish Steve the best with his new board as anything to encourage and help others in woodwork is a great thing.

What's with the Geelong connection, two Bulletin Boards from Geelong?:confused: