Is it just me or does the Bash seem more subdued this year?

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SMJ1957 said:
I've entered both every day. And got the (st)inky crossword puzzle in the first round. Just haven't caught on to the need for banter.
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Bantering is half the fun... Heck ... I have to watch my time on here as life is busy, so I picked the puzzles to be the one place to concentrate much of my fun on. (I'd love to do some of the other daily but don't want to get sucked into it ... And I think it's a great place for the newer members to have fun).

So I do the puzzles.. Harass the other players ... Goad people into playing (sometimes while pretending to chase them away). And if I win, great... But I'm doing it for the fun and will likely do something surprising if I do happen to get a prize.
 
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alphageek said:
SMJ1957 said:
I've entered both every day. And got the (st)inky crossword puzzle in the first round. Just haven't caught on to the need for banter.
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Bantering is half the fun... Heck ... I have to watch my time on here as life is busy, so I picked the puzzles to be the one place to concentrate much of my fun on. (I'd love to do some of the other daily but don't want to get sucked into it ... And I think it's a great place for the newer members to have fun).

So I do the puzzles.. Harass the other players ... Goad people into playing (sometimes while pretending to chase them away). And if I win, great... But I'm doing it for the fun and will likely do something surprising if I do happen to get a prize.
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Like donate it to me ----- that would surprise everybody...
 
Smitty37 said:
Like donate it to me ----- that would surprise everybody...
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You know something Leroy - done. I know as a moderator you and I have butted heads a bit, but theres no grudge from me. And I do appreciate what you do in the Bash, especially in the auctions.

If I win a prize in the puzzle auction (and I AM going to still TRY to win!) - you choose. I leave the choice of what happens to any prize I get in the bash to you.
You can
a) Choose to keep the prize
b) Choose to have it re-donated a different way for the bash.
c) Choose to have something done that I've seen you do before - I can make a pen from the material for your collection.
d) Something else you can think of

Now... that being said... If Smitty doesn't post soon, can someone check on him in case I just gave him a heart attack. :eek:
 
alphageek said:
Smitty37 said:
Like donate it to me ----- that would surprise everybody...
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You know something Leroy - done. I know as a moderator you and I have butted heads a bit, but theres no grudge from me. And I do appreciate what you do in the Bash, especially in the auctions.

If I win a prize in the puzzle auction (and I AM going to still TRY to win!) - you choose. I leave the choice of what happens to any prize I get in the bash to you.
You can
a) Choose to keep the prize
b) Choose to have it re-donated a different way for the bash.
c) Choose to have something done that I've seen you do before - I can make a pen from the material for your collection.
d) Something else you can think of

Now... that being said... If Smitty doesn't post soon, can someone check on him in case I just gave him a heart attack. :eek:
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I'm speechless.
 
Smitty37 said:
alphageek said:
Smitty37 said:
Like donate it to me ----- that would surprise everybody...
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You know something Leroy - done. I know as a moderator you and I have butted heads a bit, but theres no grudge from me. And I do appreciate what you do in the Bash, especially in the auctions.

If I win a prize in the puzzle auction (and I AM going to still TRY to win!) - you choose. I leave the choice of what happens to any prize I get in the bash to you.
You can
a) Choose to keep the prize
b) Choose to have it re-donated a different way for the bash.
c) Choose to have something done that I've seen you do before - I can make a pen from the material for your collection.
d) Something else you can think of

Now... that being said... If Smitty doesn't post soon, can someone check on him in case I just gave him a heart attack. :eek:
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I'm speechless.
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I think two of MY friends, just recognized that THEY are friends, too!!

This could be a BASH_MIRACLE!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 
ed4copies said:
I think two of MY friends, just recognized that THEY are friends, too!!

This could be a BASH_MIRACLE!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
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I don't know if it counts as a miracle. I do know that sometimes it can be hard to see past a moderator "hat". We try to be as impartial as we can, but being moderated can make it hard to see that. I'm hoping that Leroy sees the person behind the "title" ( especially since I'm just an assistant).

And hey.... As a bonus I just figured out how to make him speechless. :wink: :biggrin:
 
I am just happy reading the bantering that is there.I can't jump in with it cause I don't have what the experts call "social skills".Now back to the wall with my flower.
 
alphageek said:
ed4copies said:
I think two of MY friends, just recognized that THEY are friends, too!!

This could be a BASH_MIRACLE!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
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I don't know if it counts as a miracle. I do know that sometimes it can be hard to see past a moderator "hat". We try to be as impartial as we can, but being moderated can make it hard to see that. I'm hoping that Leroy sees the person behind the "title" ( especially since I'm just an assistant).

And hey.... As a bonus I just figured out how to make him speechless. :wink: :biggrin:
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That you did...we have had differences of opinion (and probably will have again) but that isn't any good reason that we shouldn't like each other.
 
Of course I've disagreed with all of the moderators from time to time sometimes all three moderators and Jeff ... I lost the argument - but they were still all wrong and I was right, but I don't own the site.:biggrin::biggrin:
 
As a newbie to the site and to pen turning in general I must say being my first BASH I'm a little scared to jump in. Don't know too many folks here yet, made too many pens to qualify for the beginner contest and no where near the skill level many of the rest of you are at. It's daunting to put your goods out, even if in fun, when you have very little confidence in what you put before experienced turners. My wife and mother say I do good work...but I still need to ask YOU all for advice or dig through what your experience already figured out to solve my next problem. The dynamics here may have changed due to member shift but it should even out again.
 
First Bash here as well. I have an entry in the Intermediate contest and thought long and hard about whether or not I should enter. I mean if you think about about it, my entry won't really inspire others. Most likely it will make turners hold their heads down in shame and may even cause some to give up turning alltogether. I hate that I may cause that to happen with one single pen entry, but I honestly feel it's worth the risk. :biggrin:

Seriously though, I'm anxious to see how I "measure up" to others in that category.
 
PenMan1 said:
Lately, the bash seems more like an infomercial that a celebration. I know times have been hard and we are all trying to make a living.... BUT, good grief, Charlie Brown:(

But then, I always liked racing better when it was just the "Daytona 500" better when it was just "Daytona",,,,,the Sprint Cup Challenge of the Budweiser Daytona 500 edition of ESPN speedweek, brought to me by NAPA.

Frankly, it makes me want to puke.
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I still call the July Daytona race "The Firecracker".
 
mbroberg said:
The Ugly Pen contest will return next year. There are a couple of reasons why it was omitted this year. The primary reason, in my opinion, is that the Ugly Pen contest is no longer what it was intended to be. It has morphed from "The Ugly Pen Contest" to become "The Grossest, Most Disgusting Pen I Can Possibly Make Contest". The original intent of the Ugly Pen contest was to display the pens you made during the previous year that didn't turn out the way you planned. Either through error or poor vision the pen, which was turned in good faith, turned out UGLY. Having pens that look like used tampons or turds made specifically for the contest is NOT what we want on the IAP. So the Ugly Pen Contest will return but with some clear cut guidelines as to what will be allowed to be entered.
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As the maker of the above mentioned turd pen, I'll guess I'll have to take a share of the blame bastardizing the Ugly Pen Contest. I would like to pose this thought though. There were three catagories to the Ugly Pen Contest last year and I believe one of the catagories was something akin to "Most Disgusting". If these types of pens are not what we want on IAP why was they a catagory for them? And furthermore why were both of the above mentioned pens award prizes in that catagory? Personally I like the Ugly Pen contest as it was and believe it will lose some of its popularity if it is whittled down to just pens you made during the previous year that didn't turn out the way you planned. Either through error or poor vision the pen, which was turned in good faith, turned out UGLY. I mean I remember all three of the prize winning pens (four actually, there was a tie for third place if I remember correctly) in the disgusting catagory and I think even who made them(3 of the 4 anyway), but I can remember one pen in catagory that was akin to the original intent of the contest. But maybe I'm in the minority on this.
 
D.Oliver said:
As the maker of the above mentioned turd pen, I'll guess I'll have to take a share of the blame bastardizing the Ugly Pen Contest. I would like to pose this thought though. There were three catagories to the Ugly Pen Contest last year and I believe one of the catagories was something akin to "Most Disgusting". If these types of pens are not what we want on IAP why was they a catagory for them? And furthermore why were both of the above mentioned pens award prizes in that catagory? Personally I like the Ugly Pen contest as it was and believe it will lose some of its popularity if it is whittled down to just pens you made during the previous year that didn't turn out the way you planned. Either through error or poor vision the pen, which was turned in good faith, turned out UGLY. I mean I remember all three of the prize winning pens (four actually, there was a tie for third place if I remember correctly) in the disgusting catagory and I think even who made them(3 of the 4 anyway), but I can remember one pen in catagory that was akin to the original intent of the contest. But maybe I'm in the minority on this.
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Oh, I don't think you did anything to the Ugly Pen Contest that wasn't intended, or frankly, wasn't done much worse before! All the past Ugly Pen Contests were my little contribution to the Bash, thought up in my own little head, for purposes known only to me. Finally the nefarious nature of the contest became just too much, and it became passé. Not a bad thing actually. With each successive Bash the Ugly Pen Contest fell further and further from the spirit of the rest of the Bash. Now the Bash is a respectable affair, and the Ugly Pen Contest is hardly respectable! I don't know why anybody would want it to return. But please don't think you did anything to push it over the edge. It was already over the edge long ago. :cool:

Scott.
 
D.Oliver said:
mbroberg said:
The Ugly Pen contest will return next year. There are a couple of reasons why it was omitted this year. The primary reason, in my opinion, is that the Ugly Pen contest is no longer what it was intended to be. It has morphed from "The Ugly Pen Contest" to become "The Grossest, Most Disgusting Pen I Can Possibly Make Contest". The original intent of the Ugly Pen contest was to display the pens you made during the previous year that didn't turn out the way you planned. Either through error or poor vision the pen, which was turned in good faith, turned out UGLY. Having pens that look like used tampons or turds made specifically for the contest is NOT what we want on the IAP. So the Ugly Pen Contest will return but with some clear cut guidelines as to what will be allowed to be entered.
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As the maker of the above mentioned turd pen, I'll guess I'll have to take a share of the blame bastardizing the Ugly Pen Contest. I would like to pose this thought though. There were three catagories to the Ugly Pen Contest last year and I believe one of the catagories was something akin to "Most Disgusting". If these types of pens are not what we want on IAP why was they a catagory for them? And furthermore why were both of the above mentioned pens award prizes in that catagory? Personally I like the Ugly Pen contest as it was and believe it will lose some of its popularity if it is whittled down to just pens you made during the previous year that didn't turn out the way you planned. Either through error or poor vision the pen, which was turned in good faith, turned out UGLY. I mean I remember all three of the prize winning pens (four actually, there was a tie for third place if I remember correctly) in the disgusting catagory and I think even who made them(3 of the 4 anyway), but I can remember one pen in catagory that was akin to the original intent of the contest. But maybe I'm in the minority on this.
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Mike Broberg will be soliciting everyone's impressions of this year's Bash, and suggestions for next year. Your suggestion could certainly be "bring back the Ugly Pen Contest and make sure there's a category for pens made from fecal matter". I guarantee that everything will be considered. Heck, we might even run some polls on the ideas that don't have a clear answer.
 
Have I told you we have "horse" smell ink? Yes, it IS a commercial product.

I thought it would smell like leather (saddles, bridles, etc). Nope, smells like HORSE!!
 
I have a Noodlers Ahab that smells like it came from the wrong competition. I can't figure out how people use those things. I opened the box and about vomited. Can't even use it.
 
There could be an "Ugly Pen Maker" contest. No wait. Some of you would get a plastic surgeon to make you even uglier than nature could just to win. ;)
 
maxwell_smart007 said:
Curly said:
There could be an "Ugly Pen Maker" contest. No wait. Some of you would get a plastic surgeon to make you even uglier than nature could just to win. ;)
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Others of you get the same effect without the surgery! :biggrin:
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Geesh! I couldn't win an ugly contest even with plastic surgery - I'm even beautifuller than Mohammid Ali.......
 
Ok, after being new last year, I was really looking forward to this year, but it just didn't work for me. Probably my fault for not taking more initiative to try some of the knowledge contests - but didn't think I had the knowledge. Wanted a patch, but they were all gone by the time I discovered them. No smocks yet. Too experienced for the Beginner contest, didn't have anything that had not already been shown for the Intermediate contest. Not a caster yet. I appreciate that the vendors donate a ton of great pizes, but last year I bought several things on Bash vendor discounts, was looking forward to getting even more stuff this year, but mostly same vendors this year, so that didn't get me started. Don't know my woods well enough to even look at that contest. I keep checking every day. Maybe something new will pop up that I can get excited about.

I always enjoy looking at the contest entries and making sure I have seen all the best tutorials. Definitely a highlight of the year and I appreciate all the planning and hard work that went into it, I just haven't connected this time on any of the fun stuff -- so far...
 
I suppose I'm lucky really - I only found this site last March so this years Bash has been a wonderful revelation and inspiration for me. It's been really special and I've enjoyed every minute of it!
Maybe it's just a bit of nostalgia kicking in for the old members - nothings ever as good as it was - for me also.
Regards,
John
 
Smitty37 said:
maxwell_smart007 said:
Curly said:
There could be an "Ugly Pen Maker" contest. No wait. Some of you would get a plastic surgeon to make you even uglier than nature could just to win. ;)
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Others of you get the same effect without the surgery! :biggrin:
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Geesh! I couldn't win an ugly contest even with plastic surgery - I'm even beautifuller than Mohammid Ali.......
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HEY SMITTY!!!

Cut this one out and save it----next year the "Tall Tale contest" is supposed to return---this is a SURE winner!!
 
jeff said:
Mike Broberg will be soliciting everyone's impressions of this year's Bash, and suggestions for next year. Your suggestion could certainly be "bring back the Ugly Pen Contest and make sure there's a category for pens made from fecal matter". I guarantee that everything will be considered. Heck, we might even run some polls on the ideas that don't have a clear answer.
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I'm actually considering this. As I run across comments about the BASH I've been cutting and pasting them into a planning document.

As Jeff said I will be posting a request for feedback after the BASH. When I do so please post any and all comments there even if you have posted them elsewhere previously (easier for me to find :smile:) Feel free to PM any comments or feedback anytime.

The Bash is for the members. We realize that we can't please all the people all the time, but our goal is to please as many members as possible, especially in February:biggrin::laugh:
 
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