Ever Considered Your Own Site?

[Bamby]

I know there are a lot of individuals who frequent here that have a deep passion for there hobbies. And it's a wonderful thing that you want to share it with all of us. Have you considered making your own page to widen that ability. On another site I frequent the site master is building sites on here http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo and his hope is to draw more traffic to his forum. He's built 4 to 5 already and got them out there hoping it helps. I've got one reserved myself and gathering material now to put in it. And I'll will include a link back to here for Doc. Doc stated in a thread here how he also would like more exposure for this site. If interested check it out it's free and you can even make some money off it.

 

[The Tourist]

As a matter of fact, I have thought about a site, or perhaps a section in an existing forum. The problem with this is simply offending many people. Let me explain.

I don't know why, but the subject of knives and sharpening seems to quickly sink into an "us vs. them" debate, then flaming, then into angry divided camps with their own websites. And they are intense, insulting entities.

One forum exists because the fighting got so involved that a cluster of members broke off and started their own site. And the spectrum of collectors and sharpeners covers a pre-teen to retirement age demographic.

One 'expert' claims all historic Japanese swords have convex edges despite the fact history books document 800 year old examples. Another polisher still believes that folded and welded layered blade blanks cannot be described using the term 'laminate.' It's akin to being in a room of squalling children.

A public discussion means you put the welcome mat out for a twelve year old with a Chinese knock-off and crock sticks to graybeards with one-off customs costing thousands of dollars.

If you frequent martial arts forums you'll see a parallel. If one guy excels and develops a following, then just as quickly he will also create a following who denounce him.

So here is my odd, cold, counter-productive response to knife related forums.

Until someone with a strong personality, not driven by advertising dollars and owning skin as thin as a rhinoceros is allowed to develop a site where adults can come and share their joy--while quickly deleting noisy bratty trolls who also own knives--a knife and sharpening forum is an absolute waste of time.

 

[Bamby]

I don't know about the knives part. Though I do know the joys of using a well sharpened instrument. Used to do a lot of coon hunting years ago. And have no idea how many 100's of them I've skinned. I also frequent a boating forum that was totally destroyed by politics. And it was a real shame to. Never posted much there myself but enjoyed all the banter back and forth and there and there were always good jokes. That forum is on life support now and don't know if it will make it. I'm into boating now any opportunity I can find to be on the water. I feel the same passion about boats as some on this forum do about snow cats. Here I'd never get any use out of one of those machines though. But up there they probably barely thaw out enough to use a boat. I still enjoy seeing there work though it is interesting enough. Right now I'm working on a boating site I'm putting together. It's going to be monetized some but I want to put good useful format and reading into it. And since it's my first experience at doing anything like this it's also a struggle. But I'm learning a lot in the process so in a since it's worthwhile.

 

[Deadly Sushi]

Used to do a lot of coon hunting years ago.

What in the hell is THAT? (Im a city guy)

 

[Bamby]

I hope coon wasn't racist Naw It wern't meant that way. Sushi coon is slang for raccoon. You probably have them running around your neck of the woods to. Used to shoot a lot of them just outside city limits. They thrive around towns.

 

[Deadly Sushi]

I hope coon wasn't racist Naw It wern't meant that way. Sushi coon is slang for raccoon. You probably have them running around your neck of the woods to. Used to shoot a lot of them just outside city limits. They thrive around towns.

They tend to shoot themselves. Gary Indiana has the highest death rate. 51 last year. Not ONLY is it disgusting..... it is SAD! How could these people do that to each other!?!?! Why cant they find just ENOUGH humanity to NOT kill each other?!?! I read there was a father that beat his OWN CHILD to death in multiple blows to the HEAD!!! I want to (not kidding) toss my cookies thinking about the suffering that occurs there. Wasted minds.

 

[Trakternut]

Sush, Bamby's talking about hunting raccoons........the aminal..........ring tailed critter with the mask face..........not the African American variety of which you speak. Raccoons don't tend to shoot themselves.

 

[ddrane2115]

is this thread off topic already? hell I aint even a mod and ............ok

what about some plain english about this site, do they take any site build, money, it mentions for a good cause.

 

[Bamby]

Thanks to Sushi I just had the best laugh I've had in a Long, Long Time. And wonderful comeback taternut that was delightful.
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About the site I've only opened mine and have not done much with it as of yet. I'd post a link or two from other forum as examples but afraid mods here would be upset. It's free and they post some adsents sort of advertising. They keep 45% for site upkeep donate 5% charity. And the other 50% is up to you to decide. If you want a example link P.M. me and I'll get them to you. http://www.squidoo.com/whybuildalens Another link may help with more info.

 

[Deadly Sushi]

I enjoy emu meat.

 

[Mith]

I enjoy emu meat.

I thought that kinda thing was illegal....

 

[Av8r3400]

My own website??

Ummm, no, well maybe.

My FIL either.

(I made them on front page and published through GoDaddy.)