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263330 "Joseph Sullivan" <joe@j...> 2017‑09‑19 Re: Concern for the list
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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