This is a Great Web Site!

[Norm]

I have the same routine as most, get up help do dishes and then drink my cup of coffee while reading the posts here. I have long compared it to going to the local coffee shop but it's better because I can do so at my leisure without the drive.

I do read all of the forums here, some not everyday but most I do. I have learned so much it's amazing the depth of our members knowledge.

[Jeff]

Hey Thanks everybody and Happy New Year. I think its a pretty good Website too. Because of all of you. 

[DanG]

Well, I'm a relatively "new guy", since I've only made this my Internet home for a bit over eight years.  I am constantly amazed by the depth of knowledge that is shared by the members here, both old and new.  I find myself frequently prefacing some statement with, "I know y'all get tired of me talking about the Forestry Forum, but...", and getting the response, "Oh no, you tell us so many great things you've learned there!"  I don't understand why they don't just join up and share with us.

Jeff, I know you didn't intend for this thing to get to this level, and never dreamed that it would, but I must say that you have done a masterful job of guiding it to this point.  I well remember the days when you refused to take any kind of donation, even though it was costing you plenty of cash from your rather shallow pockets.  That, IMHO, is the mark of a truly honest man with a strong moral code, and one who knows the value of true independance.  Most of us know that this forum has long outgrown what a man of ordinary means can support out of his own pocket, and have seen the progression from that stalwart stance at the beginning to the recruitment of sponsors and the reluctant acceptance of donations.  Through all of this, however, you have maintained the moral code that you set out with, and with the help of your very able staff of voluntary Administrators, you have enforced it, for the betterment of all of us.

Having regular contact with you and some of the Admins, I'm fully aware of the aggravations that come with the territory.  There are times when all of you seem to be near the end of your rope, but you always come through and rebound even stronger than before.

And yes, it is because of the Membership that this is such a great website, but it is because of you and the Admins that we have such a great Membership.

[BcWoodWorks]

Well, I'm a relatively "new guy", since I've only made this my Internet home for a bit over eight years.

Dan, you aren't being modest again are you? 

This forum, is by far one of the best admin'ed forums on the World Wide Web. Go ahead, find a better one...I'll kiss my own DanG butt and call myself Charlie.

[Magicman]

Even though a lot of "trees" have grown up under my name, I consider myself a newcomer here.  Regrettably, I lurked for too many years.  I thank you for accepting me and for making me feel welcome....

I thank you guys, Jeff, and the Admins for being who/what you are.....and making Forestry Forum what it is.

[Tim/South]

This is a wonderful site, well Administered and Moderated.
I am the senior moderator on a very large horse site. I can testify that keeping any forum running smoothly is a full time job. It will never cease to amaze me at the amount of spam and nasty junk a forum is hit with. That industry is relentless.

If I had not found this forum I probably would have never have learned to saw.
Dad and I had bought the mill (used LT 40 Manual) and never really got into sawing due to his failing joints. It and a new Morgan edger sat stored and covered in the hay barn for 4 years. Dad loved the mill but never was able to run it himself and did not want me learning to operate with out him here.
After the Good Lord called him home I decided to set it up.
I did have a friend with an older LT 40 and that helped.
I have learned tips on band sharpening, heart check, stickering, dealing with customers and about any aspect of the business a person could imagine.

One of the huge advantages this forum has is members who are not afraid of work, members who have been there and done that. There are not any teens trying to step in with unproven theories. Members keep their ego's in check and are always willing to offer an opinion based on their experience and insight.

Members will always be the back bone of any online community. At the top of any backbone there is an attached head.
Luckily on this forum that head also comes with a brain.
Tipping my hat to all of those who keep this a welcome place to visit.