Derek:
This is a month or so late; I got really busy last summer. But you wrote the
following:
"I’d post links to my furniture builds, but these do not seem to fit in here -
they fit in better with forums, where visual information is easier to include in
a post."
I'd encourage you to post them. One of the treats of this list is seeing what
people have made. I especially enjoy yours, Scott's, Ed M's and John's.
The whole thing is, of course: a) the people, and b) the moderation. You and I
, Derek, first emailed each other many years ago when a web forum operated by a
major magazine was still a really interesting place (remember our island friend
the high-end plane maker and his troubles with an unscrupulous American?).
Later, due to a complete lack of moderation and also to budget cuts, that forum
came to be overly influenced by obnoxious people, so I stopped looking in and
have never gone back.
That has never happened to the list. We have good people -- the flesh and bones
of a good on-line community -- and good moderation that keeps out flaming and
politics.
Joseph Sullivan
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