Ponder Poll

[Ken Salisbury]

I am curious about what the imigrants' (Ponders) assessment is of this forum so far. Complete the above poll

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"It sure is hard to read ALL these messages"

[Ted Shrader]

Ken -

Aren''t all these new features/capabilities great? Just takes some "playin' with".

Ted

[Al Mann in Miami]

Ken, your poll is skewed just by the fact that it is running on this board. You are going to get responses mostly from people who have decided to come to the Creek. You'll get a less biased result if you ask this question on the Pond.

Uncle Al

[Tom Sweeney]

<p align="center"><font size="2" color="green"><b>SawMillCreek is shaping up very nicely<br> & I have decided to consider this my main home for WW'ing on the web.</b></font></p> Keith, Aaron & Jacquie(?) are doing an amazing job making this place comfortable. Also all of the really :cool: extras, like your poll, & listing who's birthday it is, etc.. are going to add to the forum. Just yesterday & today I've seen a jump in the people checking out the forum.</font><br>
With that I will also be spending time at woodcentral - Ellis also has been bending over backwards to make us feel at home.
<font color="maroon"><b>I just think there is more of a potential for SawMillCreek to become like the Pond - & there is no reason why Ellis should have to make woodcentral "like the pond" WC is a nice place on it's own merits.</b></font>
<p align="center"><font size="2" color="green"><b>Anyway I'll be visiting both spots but am considering this "Home"</b></font> :)

BTW I only need about 4 more posts to become a senior member :p

[Ken Salisbury]

Originally posted by Ted Shrader
Ken -

Aren''t all these new features/capabilities great? Just takes some "playin' with".

Ted
Yes they are -- haven't either found or tried them all --- but I am working on it --- and they keep making improvements -- what they have done in one week is amazing.

[Ken Salisbury]

Originally posted by Al Mann in Miami
Ken, your poll is skewed just by the fact that it is running on this board. You are going to get responses mostly from people who have decided to come to the Creek. You'll get a less biased result if you ask this question on the Pond.

Uncle Al I may do that tomorrow --- no posting on The Pond on Sunday.

[Dennis Peacock]

so they can keep you busy for a change!!!! :D

How are you feeling?

Dennis - in <b>very wet</b> Arkansas

[Ken Salisbury]

Originally posted by Dennis Peacock
so they can keep you busy for a change!!!! :D

How are you feeling?

Dennis - in <b>very wet</b> Arkansas

Feeling fine Dennis -- might go out to the shop this afternoon --- Thanks for asking

[Dennis McDonaugh]

I have been looking at the Oak, Wood Central, and Woodnet Forums since Wayne announced he was closing of the pond. It doesn't make any sense, but I never contemplated that would happen so I've kinda been reeling around trying to find something to replace it. I finally realized that's impossible because I had been visiting the pond since 1997 and knew the people there. Sawmill creek is new, but it sure seems more like the pond than the others I mentioned above so it looks like I may be landing here.

[Bart Leetch]

I'll be visiting both spots but am considering this "Home" :D Got my hands full eating b-fast. so I copied & pasted.

[Peter Lyon]

Ken,

I'm taking a wait and see approach.... I really appreciate the time and effort (and frankly, the technological improvements) offered on this board. However, whether I make this my "home" will depend on the traffic and quality of messages.

So far, all signs are positive and I'm hopeful that this place will live up to its potential. But obviously it will depend on us (the users) to make it ultimately successful.

[John Miliunas]

Like other before me have said, both boards have very skilled and generous moderators running them and both have their merits. Still, I enjoy having a place to call "home" and, even though Ellis is doing a bang-up job in trying to modify his site, this one is pretty much being built "custom" to the preferences of most who are entering as members. Sawmill Creek will be my home, but I hope Ellis and the gang at Wood Central won't mind my visiting from time to time.;)

[Dave Hammelef]

It will be here or WC but I like this format better, and this feels more like a new home, and not just invading someone elses house.

[JayStPeter]

I'll see what happens. I've liked WC for a while, so I have started posting there. It looks like a bunch of the pond will come over here, so I'll probably hang here also. Which one replaces the pond as my home page is TBD.

Jay St. Peter

[John Longwitz]

I didn't have a "home" to begin with, going back and forth twixt Pond and Oak, so change is not in the offing. I have met several local "Ponders" and plan to revisit some of them, as well as others, at a luncheon hosted by one of them on March 1st.

I have registered here, and at WoodCentral and will also continue to visit The Oak Factory. I mine each daily and contribute when I think I have something to offer. It is great to be in contact with fellow woodworkers and much can be shared on all the forums.

Ellis Walentine has been more than gracious to all from the Pond, on extremely short notice, so I will keep that in mind always. He also participates in the discussions from time to time.

This forum is new, and I hope it prospers well into the future. I have participated in several other type forums and chatrooms over the last several years and woodworkers are, for the most part, the most polite, helpful, and caring folks around.

[Kevin Graham]

I pretty much split my time between the Pond and WC before up until this point. I'll probably continue splitting between here and there once the 28th passes us by.

[W.C. Turner]

I'll do as I've done in the past, haunt several boards as time permits. Like the others, I think Ellis has gone out of his way to make everyone welcome, so I'll continue to visit WC forum. Too bad Keith wasn't able to get this place up before we all invaded Ellis at WC. To conserve time, I'll probably make this home when there's only time to visit one site. The Pond was always my first site visit, and most of the time, there wasn't time to go elsewhere. This old "Creek" has a lot of potential!

So, "Come on, Let's all go down to "The Creek"

W.C.

[Jim Fuller]

I had in the past, but mostly lurked at the pond. Only a few posts. I feel more inclined to answer folks here for some reason. It was my understanding that Wayne contacted Ellis before anouncing to the pond that he was closing it. I also think Ellis has gone above and beyond.

[John M. Cioffi]

Hi Ken,

I answered the poll & posted a response to your question when I became a member on Saturday.
Please read on page three.

Thank you for your pond post last week,which informed me of this new forum;otherwise I may not have known.

John

[Robert Simmons]

So far I like it here and it will be one of my 'homes'. I'll probably roam around a bit more for a while, though. When I've got roaming time, that is.

Robert

[Dr. Zack Jennings]

I'm still playing with all the features. In the end it will be where I find most of my old friends, especially those from Arkansas.

[Howard Barlow]

Glad you're doing well.

[Howard Barlow]

Great minds think alike. That's how I hide my ww'ing mistakes, too. Or are you just keeping warm? :D

[Michael Cody]

I have to admit, this is very nice software, since I am an original WC guy, I will have to have multiple homes ... I like both places, in fact the only ww forum on the net I avoid is "The Oak" and it ain't that bad..

[Rik Rickerson]

I like the format and the pond like atmosphere. I'm also very impressed with all the hard work that Keith and his staff have done to get this site up and running so fast. Kudos!

Rik

[Bud Duffy]

I 'll call this home!!!! No offense to WC but that format is a little to cluttered for me.

[Howard Barlow]

875 views, 102 votes. That's less than 12% voting.

It looks like a national election, too many undecided.:confused:

[Jason Roehl]

Originally posted by Howard Barlow
875 views, 102 votes. That's less than 12% voting.


Well, except that is Thread Views, I've probably added 5-6 to that myself--every time I look at a new post. So, in a way, it is an artificially high number. I would guess that the truth is closer to 50% voted. After all, there's only about 325 members who can vote so far.

Jason

[keith zimmerman]

I go to a lot of forums because almost everyone has something to say that is worth reading. I like to choose the subject to read and I have always found something interesting to read. If I find something I dislike, I just press the X or the Back button.

My $.02

KeithZ

[Paul Kunkel]

:p I.ve been hanging out On the Oak since getting banned from the Pond:confused: and they're a good bunch of guys & gals:) but there's already so many familliar faces here:D that I've decided to join in.