Welcome!
Does whoever runs this place regret making it "Canadian"? Though I do find the members here more awesome than usual...I wonder if a bigger audience would help.
There is a forum history if you want to know how it all came to be.
Clearly our Calgary roots show through.
I enjoy having folks from other countries as members - if for no other reason than to add an international flavour.
But I also like the Canadian flavour very much. We have different issues in Canada - not the least of which are material supply and tool availability, used equipment, rules & standards, etc etc.
I belong to several US forums that I enjoy too for different reasons like experience, broader perspectives, bigger audience, more members, etc. etc.
But truth be told, CHMW has become my goto forum for many reasons not the least of which is the blend of great humour, the colour of the comments, the availability of good aluminium advice, the fact that many members are neighbours, and last but not least the Canadian "ou" spelling of all the above.....
I would not vote for any deliberate attempt to expand our focus. Practical Machinist fills that role just fine.
Perhaps it might help to put it another way. I would never dump CHMW in favour of Practical Machinist or any other more international forum.
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