[TheForge]Help a sinking ship?

[magichammer]

Bob, I think that is a really good idea, and you should follow through 
with it
My voice is no louder than anyone else's concerning what goes into the 
publications.
Some of you cats need to write letters to the editors, voicing your 
concerns. Collectively you may have a very loud voice in this matter.
dave m

Rob Edwards Anvil's Ring
thering at sebastianpublishing.com <mailto:thering at sebastianpublishing.com>
Sebastian Publishing
P.O. Box 1849
Georgetown, CA 95634
530-333-2687
Fax: 530-333-2689
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Brian Gilbert Hammer's Blow
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3404 Hartford
Chattanooga, TN 37415
423-876-9990

Schade wrote:

> It doesn't seem like such a big deal to me if Abana was to make 
> mention in the next AR or HB that anvilfire.com could use some help. 
> It wouldn't be that much different than the AR including news of a 
> members shop fire so that members who were so inclined could send a 
> $20 or whatever amount they could to help out.
>
> I know that anvilfire is a commercial enterprise but come on it's not 
> Walmart.
>
> I don't go to anvilfire.com often but I have looked thru the site from 
> time to time and thought there was a lot of value there. I think I'll 
> check it out now and go to the forums and see what is going on. I 
> might even send a few dollars to help keep them afloat and failing 
> that to at least let them know that their efforts have not gone 
> un-noticed.
>
> As far as Eds mention that anvilfire was "mismanaged" I know nothing 
> of this and as far as I know they are mismanaging their own money 
> which is their business not mine. Ed also mentions that anvilfire is 
> "a bit arrogant".
>
> It  seems to me that they are not the only ones.
>
> Bob
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>
> On Mar 21, 2005, at 6:52 AM, Ed Thomas wrote:
>
>> Keenjunk, under new management, is thriving just fine as 
>> "forgemagic", with
>> the same look and feel.  Iforgeiron is back online and has a FAR 
>> superior
>> format to both anvilfire and forgemagic.   I personally find 
>> anvilfire to be
>> clumsy and dated, and a bit arrogant.  I almost never go there except 
>> in the
>> usually vain hope of getting info on a calendar event.  I think the 
>> idea of
>> ABANA supporting such a board is an affront to those folks who set up 
>> and
>> maintain the official ABANA board.  The traffic on the ABANA forums 
>> is not
>> high as you said.  Perhaps it would be higher if you would encourage 
>> posting
>> on the ABANA board instead of diluting the wealth by going elsewhere...
>> especially while using an ABANA resource; this email exploder.  I don't
>> appreciate encouraging the squandering of my ABANA dues on such a 
>> mismanaged
>> enterprise as anvilfire.  If you like the board, give them your 
>> money, not
>> mine.
>> Ed Thomas
>>
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