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I've been away for awhile, decided to pop in and see what's happening and boom .. this thread jumps out and screams read me! The main thing I noted is that this 422 guy could have gotten a lot of good help here. But, with exception to one of his posts he does not reference having read anything that was responded to him. I thought I was a grouchy, grumpy ol' codger .... but, dang at least I read all the responses when I first came on and had troubles getting my machine set up to my satisfaction. Dang ....................

Cool! Neat idea! Bob

Cool! Now folks will identify with you even before they read the words. Bob

Nice job, and I hope it brings you many more! Bob

A buddy of mine used to be in the tire bidness told me sometime back that Hoosier was out of business, but I see you sporting them here. NOS ya been hanging on to, or did I get misinformed? BTW nice looking rig, hope that you get bidness from the other racers. Bob

Yes, the paper works with any/all Oki LED printers, of which the 5200 is one. Unfortunately it does not give the deep, rich, glossy color that you get with sublimation. But, for those folks who don't have a large sublimation business it is a very great alternative. Matter of fact the OKI LED's offer alternatives to a lot of other than paper printing, with OEM toners. Bob

Jenny, If you ever want to do mugs again but don't want to mess with the upkeep of sublimation the Okidate LED printer combined with a special paper and mugs coated for laser work excellent. The mugs are cheaper than sub mugs as well. Good work. And I know that once ya do mugs they are in your blood. Bob

Sweet. Absolutely great!

My daughter hang out at the race tracks, knows a bunch of racers, dates a pit crew fellar, and she's why I bought the cutter to give her something that might help her make a better living to care for her rugratz. But she don't take advantage of it. That's nice work, someday I hope she takes the interest and I can post some stuff. This forum is a great source of ideas!

Cool. Constructive .. I like tying in state, city, etc., and of course you have done that with "LoneStar" but how about using the outline of the state of Texas instead of the oval. Split it similarly for color and the single star, with what you do in the other half of the state's icon just like in the oval. I'd also center the oval, or state between the upper and lower rockers. It's a great idea, not knocking it just kicking some thoughts, hope ya don't mind. Bob

Some really impressive work! Glad to see that you have a client that shows she values your talents. My wife is customer service manager at a local media print shop, I just showed her the work and what you got paid (although I think it should be more) and she freaked out. Most folks have a low opinion of an artists time and worth, thus the starving artist bit. Good work, hope that you get more of it!

Looks nice, every little success adds up to bigger ones. Keep up the good work. Bob

Happy B-day Joe. Are you gonna get one of them 2009 300HP 30mpg $22,000 Camaros for your birthday?

Ken sez: This is how I have approached things thusfar, which may be why this is such a great community. Bob replies: It is exactly why it is such a great community. Ken sez: The problem some members have is when racist or offensive material is posted based on a particular members view. May not seem offensive to the person posting it, and it may not be intended as malicious, but you raise a good point when you say that we are not face to face, which leaves more room for misunderstanding. Bob replies: I have seen racist comments made that nobody said anything about, and other comments that had nothing racist in them at all that were deemed racist by individuals who were not members of any minority. But I have yet to see a flame war even begin to burn on this forum. That indicates that with exception and personal prejudice or bias the average member of this great community has grown beyond that childish sibling rivalry. It is for the ones who feel slighted to tend to that which slights them. If someone makes a comment that insults me I will take it back channel (private message) to them and them alone. I would expect that the same would be done should I openly insult any person, race, religious background, etc.. Ken sez: Where do we draw the line? Bob replies: The line should be, IMHO, very basic, yet very defined. No vulgarity ... not hard to decide if one is vulgar or not, his/her body language has little to do with the vulgarity of language. A very enforceable rule that no one should have a problem interpreting. An occasional slip of the tongue may warrant warning, but we all know the difference between adult humor and vulgarity. And, this is not a Christian thing, it is just common decency and designed to make the adventure here more enjoyable. No personal attacks of any nature. Any personal, slanderous comments against any other member of this forum should be either not spoken, or done so privately to that individual not smeared across the forum in a search for support to belittle a member publicly. We are here for a common purpose, and we all have much to offer, and gain, from our mutual experience here. If someone posts something that you disagree with, respond with dignity, state your position clearly and with knowledge and links to support your stance. Or, simply let it go and train your thoughts on something more positive. Treat every member as the individual they are and as you would like to be treated and your experience here and in life in general will reap greater rewards than you can ever imagine. Beyond that, I don't think that there is much of anything wrong with this forum. The country is going thru the blahs, it's an election year that began 8 months or so earlier than normal, we are no different than the rest of society ... we are tired of it, we want it to be over, it's dragging on too long and it's not even begun. It's only natural that we are in the dumps. But, I truly do not believe that the forum is in any trouble. As for me, one final and important thought: I think that strict rules need to be created when banning someone and that it be a joint decision to be made by the vote of all active members, in a timely and dignified manner. Let the forum decide, you may find that those accused of racial insults and slurs are not as guilty as their accusers would like them to appear. Unban the banned let's get on with what this forum is all about .. being creative in one of the most versatile mediums in the world! Again, MHO, and if you don't agree, it didn't cost you anything. Bob

I have a few Ken. I have been on various nets/forums for well over a dozen years. Mostly military, some with more than 400 posts a day. Some with rules, some with none. This is as friendly a place as I have ever been, it is a joy to be here. But, once you begin to discourage or delete posts then you change the make up of this forum, and you change the people who post, what they post, how they post, and eventually the postings drop off. I have seen 400 post a day forums with several thousand active members dry up in less than a year after sanctions were put into place. You are dealing in a community of artistically minded people, they are free spirits, free thinkers, and placing blinders on them will only deter the overall performance of the net. One simple rule exists on all of the nets I participate. There is no need to ban an individual, delete or ban a subject. Let the individual members judge who and what they want to read. Individuals are very capable of ignoring and deleting what they don't care to read. Siblings get into terrible arguments, cat fights ensue. It is more likely to happen in a forum as one is not able to see the others body language, which speaks to about 70% of our communications. When that happens we misunderstand the posters intent, we question it, or we become defensive, or offensive, and minor riffs occur. The next day is a new day. Those who are trouble makers, who stir the pot, will simply fade away if they are ignored. Forums are special places, don't limit the potential. Bob