[TheForge] Off-topic vs on topic....

Tue Jun 3 00:29:01 2003

Phlip:

I was polite in my request. You seem to lack that ability in disageement with my simple request of asking you to inform readers your post is off topic. I was under the impression this forum was about blacksmithing, not a chat room.

My request made perfect "sense," but you got your feelings hurt so you did what you thought best... launch a cruise missle. 

Why not just try disagreeing without being impolite?

Rob, I was at Ironfest for four days. If all you got out of that experience was reciting to the world what you had for lunch and that there was weather, then you missed a fine demonstration by Mark Pearce. It is rare a classically trained smith comes to the U.S. to do a demo. That is worth talking about and sharing. Yes, I am writing about it and it will be on my ABANA chapter's web page this week.

Lighten up you guys. All I requested was that when you make a post unrelated to blacksmithing, then let other readers know. Your post, Phlip, never mentions techniques, tools, material, design. Just why would the forum be interested in everyone elses weekend excursions? Just because you mention the word blacksmith, doesn't mean everyone wants to read your post if it offers nothing related to the craft or skill.

I didn't attack your character or impeach your worth as a person, Phlip. I would be glad to read your postings, as they are literate. I just want them to be related to smithing. 

 --- On Mon 06/02, Phlip < [email protected] > wrote:
From: Phlip [mailto: [email protected]]
To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:09:41 -0400
Subject: [TheForge] Off-topic vs on topic....

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu... > Phlip: > > Many of us get off topic a bit at times. A little banter can be fine. However, verbose narratives unrelated to smithing, tools, marketing etc., which include descriptions of meals, weather, fond memories and other subjects unrelated to blacksmithing are, well, not cherished by this reader. The rest snipped, due to utter lack of good sense. Reynolds, I don't know what planet you come from, or who peed in your Wheaties, but the last I heard, a description of a blacksmithing event on a List dedicated to the blacksmithing community is not off topic. We are not just a bunch of hammer arms pounding iron- if we were, we could set up the 25 lb Little Giant List, and let the machines talk to each other. Instead, we are mostly a group of friends who share a passion for the steel and the events we enjoy together, and, unless I'm sadly mistaken, it's the community we share that draws
 us together. If all we wanted was information, we could stay home with a matalurgy manual. Unless Dave objects, and tells me so publicly, I will continue to post about my involvement in smithing events, and impressions and experiences I have. If you don't like my postings, please feel free to delete them- or better yet, fold them 5 ways and forge weld them to your prominent arse. Phlip If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a cat. Never a horse that cain't be rode, And never a rider who cain't be throwed.... _______________________________________________ http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge theforge mail list group photo site is http://www.photoaccess.com Login: [email protected] password: anvil ___________

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