[ThomasPowers]

Glen *every* family had the one item that was just right for cutting biscuits, etc for their family. Often these very plain and mundane items became fought over "heirlooms".

I will say that sometimes it's tough to refrain from giving folks chaff over "pretentious" user names. I try to rein myself in when I see a new person with a name like *smith when they have never even made such an item before and are asking the most very basic of questions on how to get started. It does often indicate that they are *young*---probably not what they wanted to appear as.

[youngdylan]

nakedanvil, on 04 March 2010 - 08:10 PM, said:

Hey Glenn! You know me, I enjoy pushing the bound while staying within them. Never mean to offend.

gotta agree, sailing close to the edge is always were the fun is.

[TimB]

ThomasPowers, on 04 March 2010 - 12:22 PM, said:

I try to rein myself in when I see a new person with a name like *smith when they have never even made such an item before and are asking the most very basic of questions on how to get started.

How's about "green"smith, or "tinhorn"smith,
I thought of one of them handles but it'll be a few years before I earn the title.

I'm getting pretty good at making some things though, like smoke, pot hooks, divots in my soft homemade anvil and once I made a red hot piece of metal disappear....never did find that thing either...

[Cavala]

Your rating system is meaningless to me for I am a robot. Your human emotions are far to fragile to many feelings.
If the need to convey the inflections of sarcasm or jokes perhaps an emoticon should be employed I personally would not being a machine and devoid of emotion 101001011011101010101010100111010

Robot

[ThomasPowers]

Domo Arigato Mr Roboto!

I don't like emoticons myself; too cutesy in my book; but others can play as they like.

[beth]

it s ok y-dylan - no apology required - just pointing out the facts and i like the faces - saves any misunderstanding

[ThomasPowers]

Perhaps an "Oops-Smith"?

OO-S Object Oriented Smith?

SDS Self Deprecating Smith?

What I don't do well with is "Death Smiter the soul sword smelter" who then asks---"how do I light the forge?"

[TimB]

I know watcha mean, had the same thoughts myself

Some think big and try to rise to it.

[Tim McCoy]

IMHO,

This has turned out to be a very interesting thread ... my last post here garnered me a "Fatherly" warning from Glenn. Mea Culpa! Never meant to be mean, but ratings mean different things to everyone and braving the waters by posting seems to include getting some kind of response to whatever you put on the page. I have seen responses that are clearly done with kindness and some that are tongue-in-cheek humor and some are none too complimentary. When I was in school, very long ago, some students never asked questions or offered comments - they couldn't stand taking a chance on the reactions of others. Others of us don't care what reactions we generate, we just want to learn. There can't be any stupid questions. Just because someone explains the how and why of something, doesn't mean that the student fully understands. Perhaps that's why the apprentiship programs worked so well. Everyone learns differently.

I appreciate everything I have learned here. It's just amazing. And I can't wait until I have more time to put that knowledge to more work. I don't have decades of experience and don't have many tools, but I am smart and can learn, just like many of the other folks here who don't actively participate. Carping about the rating system, is okay ... it's a forum and everyone should be able to share their feelings - as long as they play nice of course.

I use the name my mother gave me. If I chose another name to use here, I wouldn't understand why it would need to meet the standards of others. Names mean something to the bearer first, then to others. Sometimes we have to grow into our chosen names as well as our given names. Who knows why someone wants to call themselves something? I saw the movie "The Vikings" when it first came out. I was 11 and thanks to modern technology I still see it every year or so. In another life I would be Ragner, or perhaps Einar and have a shield and some maille I had taken from a dead foe and might come over your wall one night ... but for now I am Tim and I have to stay home with the wife, so everyone is safe.

Whether we like the rating thing or not and in spite of our feelings about it, it's part of the system we have here. Perhaps it's time to close this thread. Sorry to go on so long.

Thanks for letting me be part of this and I apologize for any offense presented here.

Tim aka "Ragnar the Terrible"

[markb]

ThomasPowers, on 05 March 2010 - 12:45 PM, said:

Perhaps an "Oops-Smith"?
OO-S Object Oriented Smith?
SDS Self Deprecating Smith?
What I don't do well with is "Death Smiter the soul sword smelter" who then asks---"how do I light the forge?"

I see a kid in his room w/a video game and a fantasy..."The Sword Smelter" a few cliks and maybe I can do this.
How do you light the fire? Responce , and out to the garage. or

No responce , back to the game.

Close the thread? 2900 hits.

[youngdylan]

ThomasPowers, on 05 March 2010 - 04:34 PM, said:

Domo Arigato Mr Roboto!
I don't like emoticons myself; too cutesy in my book; but others can play as they like.

Thomas

Can't help but noticing you're collecting a few of these little red speeding tickets. Me, I'm getting plenty ... musta upset some of the delicate old ladies ....and gents ...sculking around in the shadows out there. You been a naughty boy too?

[youngdylan]

Tim McCoy, on 06 March 2010 - 04:34 AM, said:

IMHO,
Tim aka "Ragnar the Terrible"

Dunno quite why but it does put me in mind of the "rabbit scene" in Monty Pythons Holy Grail when I hear names like "Thor Hammer of the Gods" etc etc etc

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2k6u6vEkhX0

[Tim McCoy]

Youngdylan -

That's funny! I had forgotten that movie ... I saw it when it first came out too! Touche'.

Tim

[youngdylan]

Sure is, you just can't go wrong with Monty Python. Even the humourously challenged, more po faced 'mongst us gotta titta at the mighty mighty Python

[youngdylan]

Dave at UnicornForge, on 30 December 2009 - 12:00 AM, said:

You are still young, and while still young is the best time for people to learn good behavioral and mental health skills

Someone want to tell me what "mental health skills", good or otherwise ,are? And how on earth do we learn good "mental health skills". Smells like psychobabble to me.

[ThomasPowers]

I haven't noticed when I've been down rated---I really don't even look at that and don't usually go back and check my older posts.

I do know that I get crabby when my blood sugar gets low and try to watch my posting (you should see the ones I write and delete without sending!); but I do get frustrated at times at getting the same questions I answered 3 times earlier the same week. Would be nice if folks did their homework. Frosty took over some of the heavy lifting as when he posts I will often not as we give much the same type of advice. Though sometimes if there has been some misinformation posted I will do a "what he said" post to emphasize the *good* stuff.

I generally like to say that some information is bad not that the person who posted is a stupid idiot who doesn't know squat; as many times people will post stuff they have heard rather than stuff they have experience with.

Thomas who got to fire up Sunday and work on his medieval styled stake anvil---did the hammering of the 2.5" sq stock shaft at a shop with a *big* powerhammer and now am dressing the tenon to hold the head to fit the hole in the head.