Could someone explain

[devonwoody]

Why anyone would set up a woodwork forum such as this, is it a commercial venture or is it for some altruistic reasons and purposes?

 

[wizer]

DW: are you talking about this forum, or the new 'splinter' forum? If you are talking about that other forum.... Then as far as I can see there is no commercial reason. I think you'll find that the people who setup that forum where disillusioned by this. That does not mean that all the members there are disillusioned with this forum. A Moderator of this forum once said that both forums could exist in parallel.

Does any of that make sense?

 

[mr]

Do you mean forum in general terms? As in Why would anyone set up a forum? If so the answer is surely in order to fill a perceived void or possibly in support of a commercial enterprise or product.

Cheers Mike

 

[Fecn]

I reckon this forum was set up for altruistic reasons - After all, it's nice to be able to chat with likeminded folk and get help and advice.

The other splinter forum is most definitely paid for by advertising... I particularly like the way that the adverts try to sell you whatever the thread's related to. The whole business model for that ProBoards place seems to be based on making thier money from Google Ads... Get your forum for free as long as you don't mind incessant adverts all over the place... Pay if you want the adverts to go... Perhaps I should get into that market too.

 

[mr]

Get your forum for free as long as you don't mind incessant adverts all over the place... Pay if you want the adverts to go... Perhaps I should get into that market too.

Adblock plugin for firefox works for me. I see no ads at all - hurrah.

Cheers Mike

 

[wizer]

I particularly like the way that the adverts try to sell you whatever the thread's related to.

Hmm this thread is trying to sell me McNuggets?

 

[Fecn]

Hmm this thread is trying to sell me McNuggets?

Mmmm... Chicken.... Hot and greasy chicken... Now you've made me hungry!!

 

[mr]

Is this thread turning into a google ads experiment ?


Cheers Mike

 

[devonwoody]

I dont object to adverts, do you?

 

[mr]

I certainly do object, I take the view that if I want information about a product I will take action to find it, I don't want adverts served to me particularly ones which jump about, flash, obscure parts of the site I'm trying to use, hijack my browser, pop up, pop under yada yada yada. Adverts? No thanks.
Cheers Mike

 

[devonwoody]

I certainly do object, I take the view that if I want information about a product I will take action to find it, I don't want adverts served to me particularly ones which jump about, flash, obscure parts of the site I'm trying to use, hijack my browser, pop up, pop under yada yada yada. Adverts? No thanks.
Cheers Mike

Yeah could agree with some of your comments but, supposing it a completely new product never seen on this planet before do you still object to being informed and suppose its a new supplier who is competing against the big boys and cant afford to advertise his product in the traditional way?

 

[woodbloke]

I certainly do object, I take the view that if I want information about a product I will take action to find it, I don't want adverts served to me particularly ones which jump about, flash, obscure parts of the site I'm trying to use, hijack my browser, pop up, pop under yada yada yada. Adverts? No thanks.
Cheers Mike

I'm with Mike here, I detest adverts as well - Rob

 

[Fecn]

I certainly do object, I take the view that if I want information about a product I will take action to find it, I don't want adverts served to me particularly ones which jump about, flash, obscure parts of the site I'm trying to use, hijack my browser, pop up, pop under yada yada yada. Adverts? No thanks.

I'm right there with you on all of that - Adverts are just plain annoying to me. I've stopped watching broadcast TV because the advert breaks are so long, I forget what program I was watching and go and do something else instead. I've been using Firefox + AdblockPlus for a few months and it's a great solution, but every now and again, I accidentally open a site in another browser and then the ads bug me again.

 

[Philly]

Why DW? You not thinking of starting your own forum, are you?
Now there's an idea...... :lol:
Philly

 

[devonwoody]

Why DW? You not thinking of starting your own forum, are you?
Now there's an idea...... :lol:
Philly

Am I getting the feeling you dont want me? mind you, you have never deleted a posting of mine. :wink:

 

[Fecn]

Why anyone would set up a woodwork forum such as this

I've been trying really really hard not to get drawn into that whole thread/spat/debacle and decided that I wouldn't say anything about it. Here's some nice pictures to look at instead.

Attractive Wooden Toys:

Anger:

Cot:

 

[devonwoody]

Why anyone would set up a woodwork forum such as this

I've been trying really really hard not to get drawn into that whole thread/spat/debacle and decided that I wouldn't say anything about it. Here's some nice pictures to look at instead.

Attractive Wooden Toys:

Anger:

Cot:

Thats one benefit of this forum, which one are you going to make?

 

[Philly]

Why DW? You not thinking of starting your own forum, are you?
Now there's an idea...... :lol:
Philly

Am I getting the feeling you dont want me? mind you, you have never deleted a posting of mine. :wink:

There's still time, John :lol: :lol:
Just joking,
Philly

 

[Philly]

FECN
Hmm..........there's almost a subliminal thing going on with your post :lol:
You're not a Sun reader, are you :wink:
Philly

 

[mr]

I just imagined DW was talking about the general whys and wherefores of setting up A. N Other web forum. No one would possibly be wanting to go back over old ground yet again would they - being contentious for the sake of it ? that would be plain daft.


cheers Mike