He was frustrated by some of rude and crude postings and felt he couldn't put up with it anymore. At least that the way I interpreted his post to Martin to be removed. Too bad, I'll miss him, but he acted on his principles.

 

Darn, he sure is a nice guy. Thanks for answering Gary.

 

double post

 

never got the chance to converse with him - but it sucks people are leaving

 

It does suck that they are leaving just because a few made a mess of things, I guess one bad apple really does spoil all the fun.

Oh well, I am here and I will start posting more and learning a lot more than I have found on other sites.

Keep up the good work Martin!!!

 

Yeah people are leaving becuase their are to many whiners on this website that have nothing better to do then complain about people.

 

Dang it. People are leaving and I just got here. bummer!

 

"Dang it. People are leaving and I just got here."

Then that means people are coming, too

 

A commercial business has too much to loose being associated with what has transpired here in the last couple of months. They need to make the best possible presentation, especially in this economy. He probably felt he could no longer risk offending any potential customers who might see his business here. Women make most of the decisions about home decor. I imagine that is a big part of his wood business. One potential customer being disgusted by what she saw here is Long Yankee Green out his pocket.

 

Actually, though I am not at liberty to speak for Rob, he was/is my friend. I got the impression that it was not the "rules" of Lumberjocks that frustrated Socal, but rather the lack of common courtesy; including "misrepresentation of facts" and "mischaracterization of people/members. " He will of course be missed. PS It might behelpful ant this junture to know that Rob contacted me before the Coffee Lounge was closed and said he would be leaving L/Js.

 

I'm indeed saddened by our loss. Rob was a super nice guy and a jack of all talents in the woodworking world. Rob: if you're somehow viewing this please shoot me an email. shovelhead@pbtcomm.net

 

It,s going to take more then a few nude pics to make me leave LJS

 

Please don't infer that Rob left L/J over pics. I didn't mean to give that impression.

 

I certainly hope the nastiness of the last few weeks is behind us. This has been a great site and I, for one, want it to continue to be a great site. Martin should keep a close eye on it for a while.

 

rivergirl that was actually the impression i got from Rob that night . no one eles ;-)

 

Keep on trucking ahead, Full Steam MR. MARTIN, we can get over this hump !!!

 

What would be great is if we had a way of blocking someone who is being inappropriate from posting to pages to send a message that "if you're rude or inappropriate and can't respond in a civil manor then you can no longer reply to my posts." You can block people on Facebook, why not here.

I'm sorry to see the guy go.

 

Chris:

You CAN block people here, in the very manner you described.

You click on THAT person's home page, and then look under their picture for a "block" option.

Click that.

After that, they cannot post to YOUR threads, or send YOU Private Messages.

 

Well that's a real shame. Rob is a heck of a good guy.

 

I agree whole heartedly Abbot et al.

 

I haven't been on much for a while . . . I don't feel like getting censored on what I can and can't say . . . especially when a post just gets deleted. I used to moderate a few online boards and mailing lists and it's a pain to deal with somethings, but it's just as easy to put up your own blog area, friend people on Facebook and skip the drama.

 

If my recollection serves me correctly, Rob posted something like "Martin, get me out of here, now!" in the comments to the wooden dildo project post.

 

Oh crap!

 

Charlie: Who posted something about a wooden dildo…..I missed that one!!!!!! )

 

Yeah, I missed it too.