Me too! Though I didn't see the offending post (well said, by the way!), after seeing several of his other posts, before and after being edited, it's likely that he offered some unsolicited advice to the mods. He may have even given them some directions and/or instructions
.
Anyway, he's outta here. The odd thing is that he and others like him, if they used good judgment, could actually spend some time
being a part of the community here and eventually word would get around that he/they offer a certain service or sell certain products. And, they could do so without violating the TOS.
Folks like him just don't get it. He blew a really good opportunity and probably doesn't understand how it happened. I think that the main thing that he didn't
"get" is that it ain't
his forum. He had fair warnings, (in a polite manner, no less!), of what isn't allowed. He chose to ignore them. His loss.
Of all the forums that I visit, SMC is the best forum to learn techniques and to get different points of view about particular tools, how to deal with certain challenges in the shop, how to make jigs, etc., etc. There are other good forums on the net, but nothing comes close, in my experience, as a place to
learn. That's why I'm here!
It's also why I choose to be a contributor. Surely, my 10 or 20 bucks a year that I chip ain't gonna make a huge difference in the costs associated with keeping SMC up and running. On the other hand, it ain't gonna break me, either.
I can't count the number of times that people have gone out of their way to explain things to me, take photos of something to help me better understand how that something works, etc. They don't have to do it, they just do it 'cause they want to help someone learn. I've learned so much here, in fact, that now I'm able to return the favors, in my small way, not to the folks who've helped me but to others who are just learning. It's a
community in the truest sense of the word, IMHO.
Forgive me if I've gotten off topic. One thought leads to another with scatter brained people like me!