It has always facinated me why people "log on" but never start, reply or comment on threads??? 

Why log on just to lurk (i hate that term )

I often look at "whos on line" and their are heaps, but they remain inactive. 

Maybe its just me and i love to yak about things and be active, but i wish everyone who logs on/in would at least say "hi" or a "well done" or "good idea" or "My girlfriend is gorgeous" or "I have this idea" or "how dose that work" or "what if you done it this way" or Blah, blah, bla.

Get active Festoolians and stop hanging around in the shadows.  Stop lurking and start being active, even if its just to say G`day


Rant --- Over

I don't see any of the pictures if I'm not logged on.

Fred

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh my argument is shot     

But dosnt it feel nice just to say hello

I am gonna dig into a chunk of dark chocolate.

Don't tell my wife ... 

Teez, Well here in the states if you make a stupid comment on a forum and you have only a few posts you can get laughed at or ridiculed. Its just the way we work here. So for most guys they hang out for a good while learn what they can then start posting. A lot of times people only want to hear from the experienced not the newbie. Some forums if you don't do it like a experience guy does it then you don't know what you are doing. I understand we were all newbies once and heck I learn new things everyday and I have been around wood all my life...

Here she is.

She`l be right By jingoes their will be no argy bargy on my behalf here.
I kid you not, most of you blokes (except for the odd galah) are bloody good blokes and strangely enough not to many handbags here.

Most of you seem to be larrikins who id love to sink a half dozen pots with.  Struth, id even let some of you touch my Domino, but i wouldnt let you in a bulls roar ov the missus. 

She`s not a bad chic, and makes a mean lamington and pavlova, but is a bit of a rat bag. But boy can she sink some pi$$ But Ahhhhh  she packs a wollop when she been on the turps, so i have to be carefull not to give her any agro.

Well im gettin off the beaten track here and feeling a bit peckish. Good that the old girl has just woken up so now she can make me a toasted sanga. If she dosnt it will be on for young and old, like it was last night when she forgot to wash my daks and it made me late to get to the trots as i had a dead set cert on the 5th at Ballarat, but it ended up a real dud and it was a waste of a redback.

Half the nags their should have been runnin at the back of Bourke as they were as useless as titts on a bull.

Anyway Teds on the Ball apart from the "talkin in strange words" but i have to go as i have a bad case of the trotts and need to get to the dunny.... Tooda loo

Fred, You know the saying its never to late to get restarted.

Teez, Man I need to break out my oz dictionary ...

I "check in" ince or twice a day.

To be honest, I am here more to read what others post and absorb info. If I feel I can add something to the thread I will but their is nothing worse then reading three pages of thread with no useful info or people simply agreeing or disagreeing.

I used to post lots on the handtool forums and quit simply because it became very confrontational.

Guess I am now semi-retired from forums

Dan C

That is the way message boards are. A very small percent do all the posting, some post one or two and leave or lurk. I was a moderator at another board (non woodworking) that I left a few months ago. In a little over three years I had 30,000k posts. I was a little burnt out.

I thought woodworking was history for me then I discovered Festool and its dust collection capabilities. The 16th of this month to be exact I moved into a new house with no way into the cellar other than the stairs. Hot air heat so I was concerned with dust.

I am a disabled Vietnam Vet (agent orange), so I was forced into early retirement because of health reasons. I get to work approx 2-4 hours a day and it is very slow as I move around with a forearm crutch.

But I do get stuff done and have lots and lots and lots of time to be on FOG.

As one of the above mentioned members, I can only attest to the fact that:

1) My shop isn't a shop yet (basement converstion) and I am doing very little beyond the renovation
2) I only have 1 Festool (TS55) and love it
3) I am still building my woodworking experience and therefore (along with #1) don't have much to contribute
4) I visit this forum to gain knowledge on future Festool purchases (yes there will be many)

It's not that I am against posting or being social, I just don't see the point in responding to a post/conversation that I don't have anything original to contribute

Still love this place and hope to expand my participation as my workshop, festool collection and experience grows

Hi all,

Well, I just joined and I've already posted once. By contrast, I joined WoodNet and took at least 8 months before I was comfortable posting. I prefer to get the lay of the land first b/c there are quite a few 'aggressive' posters on these boards and I like to know who falls into what category.

Steve

G'day Terry. Watch what you wish for mate . . . . you might wake up the wowsers and yobbos, and then we'll be for it. 

Hey rjfarel, welcome.
Maybe members here have something to contribute to you. Whether it be about Festool in particular or another aspect of woodworking. Post away.