• Scam Alert. Members are reminded to NOT send money to buy anything. Don't buy things remote and have it shipped - go get it yourself, pay in person, and take your equipment with you. Scammers have burned people on this forum. Urgency, secrecy, excuses, selling for friend, newish members, FUD, are RED FLAGS. A video conference call is not adequate assurance. Face to face interactions are required. Please report suspicions to the forum admins. Stay Safe - anyone can get scammed.
  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Ontario GTA West area meetup is planned for Saturday April 26th at Greasemonkeys shop in Aylmer Ontario. If you are interested and haven’t signed up yet, click here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

Some drama on the forum

Janger

Janger

(John)
Vendor
Premium Member
Hi Members and Friends,

Today I banned a member for the first time (other than spammers - they don't count). We've been remarkably problem free and don't see the flame wars you see on practically any public site - read the comments in a newspaper lately? :rolleyes: However - people are stressed and may be saying things they wouldn't in another year. If you find yourself replying to another member in a heated manner - just stop. Don't post. And members - if you disagree that's fine - people have different experiences and please acknowledge you both could be right. Directly contradicting another member is just not helpful. Try not to start a flame war and end up banned.

Abraham Lincoln had an interesting coping strategy. Go write a hot letter and don't mail it. I've used this myself lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/opinion/sunday/the-lost-art-of-the-unsent-angry-letter.html
 
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If there is someones posts you would rather not see you can use the forum feature "Ignore Member". Click on the name link for the person just under their picture and press the "Ignore" button. Any content from that member is no longer visible to you. Sometimes you just don't get along with somebody. I've hit that button.

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