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Keith Nuttle belched:
On 11/19/2013 2:30 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/19/2013 12:29 PM, Bill wrote:
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


I have been on here since the late 90's at least once each year the
traffic has slowed and people come and go.

I find this group is like a group of people with common interest
meeting for breakfast. Someday the only topic that they will
consider is someone's new project or tool, or a problem that someone
is having with their current project. Other days the world comes in
and political things get discussed. Some days you agree with the
discussions and some days you want to figuratively kill the next
person who opens his mouth.
HOWEVER, I enjoy the information, the banter, and the political
discussions. As for me, I will continue to meet with all of you for
breakfast.

+1
such is life