Okay, time to chill a bit. Let's break this down further.
Rick; From reading this thread and your conserns, I have come up with these conclusion. You think the majority of this sites members are thieves because they use other people's ideas that are posted for all to see.
Don't know where you came up with that conclusion. There have been ideas stolen and used by others, both commercially and privately. I often think of Curtis having posted his tutorial on Worthless Wood and think of how far that has been taken. And Curtis isn't even recognized for the contribution or the name.
We are all lazy because we use tutorals to gain knowledge.
Many people are like water or electricity in that they follow the path of least resistance. If a tutorial can make their life easier in getting to the result, so be it. There's no advancement of knowledge until someone goes beyond the original idea.
Knowledge should not be shared because it may cost one or two people a pen sale or two.
How many sales has copying cost Curtis? Or John U? And the list goes on.
Moderators should not be able to express their personal ideas because of their positions.
I didn't say that. Moderators and IAP staff should be cautious in what they say in threads as the thread sometimes requires moderation. If they've participated, it may take someone else to moderate the thread.
Than you go as far as to threaten them with reprimand from Big Brother.
Oh, that was a book I remember reading.
Now you go on to say " My final thoughts, I PROMISE ", yet I see at lest four more tweats from you on the subject.
Missed the winky face, huh.
Your answers, along with New London 88's, are getting farther and farther away from the original question.
No they're not, I'm just voicing an opinion that's bothered me for quite some time. I finally feel it's time for me to air the laundry.
For me, it gets really old to regularly hear people ask for tutorials. The voices asking can sometimes drive our membership away rather than deal with the harassment of being asked how to do something.
You had the right to express your opinion, but when you call other people names and threaten our moderators, you don't belong on this site !!!
I reread my posts and don't see where I called anyone names or threatened the moderators. I did see you Liking most all posts that agreed with your view point.
I think it's time to shut this puppy down !!!
Yep, it's about bedtime. :biggrin:
Jim S
Oh, and I missed one.
It was suggested that I've copied something. Hmmmm......
Don't know that I have. I use wood, acrylics, and blanks I buy. If making a Texas flag laser pen from a kit is copying, then mark me quilty. I cannot recall seeing some else's work and duplicating that.
But I'm about to. I saw someone had a Jr Gent pen that had a black cap and a white lower body. Sharp!!!! I want to make one.
The closest I've come to making my own segmented blanks is putting ooppps bands on problem pens. Bought all segmented blanks I sell.
Never cast my own blanks. Brooks and El Mostro do that too well for me to start anytime soon. But I may try later this year to see what al the hub-bub is all about.
And casting blanks with stuff in them? CaptG and Seamus do that very well for me. So, I don't know what I'll do with the baggies of watch parts I bought.
I can only paint the walls of the house, so I bought painted blanks from Classic.
I thought about getting the local nail salon to paint me a few tubes and trying to cast them. I could knock out a couple of firsts that way. :biggrin: