Thread: Taking a break

Lets face it Steve ..... Your a wanted man in spite of what some other person may have said


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Originally Posted by Hermit

I received a very offensive email this morning from a fellow member, telling me that my opinions and suggestions on woodturning are not welcome by anyone here and that I should pull my head in, since I don't know what I'm talking about.
In the light of this I've decided to take a break. Not happy, but if that's how it is, that's fine. I have broad shoulders. Have fun all.

So you will leave, and admit to the truth of what he/she said (in his/her mind). That's just plain wrong, and will only reinforce that persons beliefs. Offensive posts, PM's or emails, are not condoned, or allowed, on this forum. So I would suggest that you forward the email to the mods, so that this person can not be offensive to anyone else on the forum.

Why you would even consider leaving over this, is beyond me.

Steve you have quality and an eye for detail with your work as I have seen first hand, it doesn't matter what stage your at, there will always be questions. I enjoy seeing your work and ideas.

Hi hermit,
I am sure the moderators would be on it already
That,s what they do , nobody needs to put up with
crap like that , don, t let it bother you !

Steve,
I have been stuck at home for a few days and nights unable to go into my shed due to the OPPRESSIVE heat and humidity here in Townsville so I have read almost every post and reply that I would normally only give a cursory glance or not even open the thread up. I have seen a lot of replies from you, but none have raised my eyebrows at all and from someone who has been on the receiving end of some downright nasty replies and PM's, just ignore it and keep posting and replying because we need all the alternative views possible, that's what's so great about this forum.
We don't want just the sterile and sanitized views like some of the other forums I use.
Please stay and participate.
Rgds,
Crocy.

Steve

Sounds like one person wants you to leave and everyone else wants you to stay.

He or she just got outvoted mate.

Danny

Just tell all who this a----h is and let him stew in his own cowardly Sh--t

Hermit,

I read almost exclusively the woodturning - general section, usually every day and have not read anything by you that I would consider bad advice.

There are people in the world who think they know how everything should work and are quite free with their unsolicited advice. I find them quite tiresome and mostly ignore them.

Possibly the person who sent the critical email had been celebrating the new year too much and was not his or her usual self. Maybe the person was his or her usual self, now you know their true character.

We all have personal experience with wood working and this is the place to relate them. Anyone is free to use or ignore what appears here.

Any bad or dangerous ideas have been jumped upon by contributors or moderators. I have not seen that on any of your posts.

Don't leave us, you have contributed much.

Stay on Hermit. We need a variety of opinions and talents other wise forums become stagnant and biased towards a small collectives view of the world.

Sadly I think he is gone for good. I have been in touch with him a few times off the forum since this thread started and I dont think there is any talking him round. I am saddened that it has come to this and he feels his actions are what must be done.

Hopefully we can all learn a lesson (not saying anyone here is guilty of wrong) that words can cut deep. It is good to think what we are saying and how it might be interpreted.


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Steve, why leave because of one narrow minded so and so. We all have differing opinions on how to do a job. You maybe on the early stages of your turning journey, but you are getting into fields that I have not explored yet, so as you learn, so am I ans alot of others.

So stick around and enjoy the ride.

PS, flick the offending email thru to the Mods and let them deal with it.

You could publish the content of the email here without the sender's name and see if they have the bollocks to own up to it.

There would appear to be a river of replies heading downstream and not even a ripple going the other way. Others have voiced their opinion more eloquently than I ever could so I will agree totally with those opinions. Could I add I would be a shame to lose a good contributor to a sniper!!! Jay

I cannot for the life of me understand why a person in their right mind would anonymously attack a person who has been so generous with showing their work from their humble beginnings, and allowed us to follow their journey thus far to reach very high standards. From what I have seen, you go to the enth degree to produce the best outcome you can achieve. Never have I seen you say anything that could possibly offend anyone.
The type of behavior exhibited by this anonymous person is akin to the coward attacking an old age pensioner to steal their wallet/purse.
There was a similar attack on the toymaking forum not long ago. At least that one was done in full view on the forum and was dealt with by members in the most appropriate way. We are here to support each other on our various journeys.
Please reconsider your decision and come back quickly as the rest of us value your input and support. Your title says "Taking a break", so hopefully that is all it is.