Rikon 10-345 Bandsaw

[Paul Johnstone]

That's not true at all. It just has to be factual.

Nope, if you post something critical of an advertiser, the mods will either question your credibility, delete the post, accuse you of not giving the advertiser a chance to "make it right", etc..
People have been banned from this board for criticizing an advertiser.
The mods will decide they are not credible and then that's it.
In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if this post is deleted.

[Keith Outten]

Nope, if you post something critical of an advertiser, the mods will either question your credibility, delete the post, accuse you of not giving the advertiser a chance to "make it right", etc..
People have been banned from this board for criticizing an advertiser.
The mods will decide they are not credible and then that's it.
In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if this post is deleted.

Paul,

You obviously have failed to read any of the rules you agree to when you joined this community. Besides our Terms of Service (TOS) we have a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) thread that provides more detailed information concerning our TOS. Let me help you out by sharing with you an excerpt from our FAQ that explains why we don't allow links to other forums.

Q8. Why can't we link to other Forums here at SawMill Creek?

A8. Links to other Forums are prohibited, the primary reason is content. The behavior that is tolerated at other sites will vary from mild to raunchy and often adult topics are discussed. Many of our Members are very young, and there are those who prefer not to experience flaming and other derogatory comments frequently found at other web sites. Forums are constantly changing and the content of what starts out as an informative thread can quickly change to something less than acceptable to some people. It is imperative that parents who have young children that are Members here feel their young ones are not being subjected to material that is adult in nature. Our Community is open to all woodworkers, young and old, male and female and this is why we are so stringent in our efforts to maintain a friendly and civilized atmosphere here at The Creek.

Most of the 66,132 registered Members here enjoy the way we manage this site and they know that we will not tolerate behavior that is anything less than friendly and respectful towards Members of this Community and the companies we patronize. You have stated yourself that we have not allowed various posts and threads to remain in public view because they criticized Grizzly and other companies. The whole truth is that some of the information provided was not true, half true or unfounded speculation that is often shared by people who don't even own the machine being discussed. Last but not least are those who try to pass on their opinions as if they were facts in an effort to conceal their personal dislike for a particular company.

There is another rule here that prohibits anyone from publicly attacking a member of our Staff. If you have a complaint you should use our Private Messaging service to address the issue privately. Our Moderators donate their time here and they don't deserve to be treated harshly or accused of wrongdoing when they are enforcing the rules that everyone agreed to when they registered.

James Hicks, I will clean up this thread and remove the posts that are off topic in a few days and I apologize for the interruption.
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[Dick Mahany]

Keith, Mr. Admin,

Thanks for enforcing civility. This is a class act.