On 11/19/2013 12:56 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
I participate in about 10 newsgroups. For most of this year, the wreck
has been the only one with any traffic. And even it has gone from almost
100 posts a day down to 15 or 20.

The woodworking content has gotten even less. Most of the messages are
tea party members reinforcing each others paranoia.

To all of you who have provided good woodworking advice in the past,
thank you. I've even enjoyed, and taken part in, some of the more
civilized political discussions. Thanks for those as well.

But I think it's time to bite the bullet and look for a different online
woodworking community. I'll probably start at Yahoo groups since I
already am a member of several groups there. But if anyone has some
other woodworking group they like, I'm open to suggestions.


I have been disappointed too that the "wood content" has been lean
around here this week. I guess it comes in streaks.

I occasionally visit the sites sawmillcreek.org and lumberjocks.com.
The traffic is Huge at those sites though. When someone shares a project
at lumberjock there is very rarely ever any criticism. It's mostly
"Nice job", "Atta-boy" kinda stuff. I'm not interested in twittering my
way to woodworking!

Good luck and don't wander too far!

Bill