I joined this forum in August of 2009. Many things have changed since then. The Tormek unit itself has become much more versatile with new jigs and components. Looking at the forum statistics, the forum has changed, also. Sadly, we have lost several valuable members. However, the forum has grown. When I started, the ten posts with the most replies had around twenty replies. Those don't even come close to today's top ten. Jeff Farris was the only one who had broken the "day" barrier for time online. The member with the most new topics had seventeen. (He is still in the top ten.)
Our longer threads seem to stay closer to the original topic, or at least related topics. True, we do have some humorous "chatty" posts. These have been within reasonable limits and have provided some leavening to the discussions.
I believe we have benefitted many members, myself included.
In my opinion, the one major loss is not having Jeff as our moderator any longer. His role in this forum has been invaluable. In many ways his leadership is irreplacable.
The question is, what now? Personally, I believe the forum has enough value to try to keep things together through the rough patch. There will certainly be some bumps in the road until we hopefully get a new order established. I believe it will be worth the effort and would hope my fellow forum members will remain positive and patient.
Ken
Our longer threads seem to stay closer to the original topic, or at least related topics. True, we do have some humorous "chatty" posts. These have been within reasonable limits and have provided some leavening to the discussions.
I believe we have benefitted many members, myself included.
In my opinion, the one major loss is not having Jeff as our moderator any longer. His role in this forum has been invaluable. In many ways his leadership is irreplacable.
The question is, what now? Personally, I believe the forum has enough value to try to keep things together through the rough patch. There will certainly be some bumps in the road until we hopefully get a new order established. I believe it will be worth the effort and would hope my fellow forum members will remain positive and patient.
Ken