Not all "Yellow Forums" are created equal

[rooster]

About the "Yank" forums.

There are two "yellow" forums.

 

One is "moderated".

Carving Post Forum

 

The other was started by a carver that was "banned" for inappropriate comments. He then started his own "uncensored" version.

 

The recent "rant" on the "other" forum is by another carver also banned for inappropriate comments.

 

I apologize for these carvers as they are not representative of the many American carvers that I have associated with over the years.

 

I am a Canadian living seasonally in the US and I am "sorry".

[Gary Prentice]

there's no need for your personal apologies, nor for your countrymen as a whole. I'm sure no-one on Arbtalk would hold a grudge against a nation due to a rant by an individual.

[dervishcarving]

had a look at the link you gave, the forum

seemed friendly enough and some nice pieces but...how to put this gently? is it obligatory to carve bears? i struggled to find much else other than the odd eagle

i guess it is market-driven, bears sell so people carve bears

not knocking the skill, just a thought

[cornish wood burner]

This is probably a little off track but a couple of years ago my wife and I had a holiday in Canada and we thought the Canadians were the most courtious people we had ever come across. Still no change to that I see.

OP you have a great country, thank you but as said apology not necessary.

[TheJerBear]

About the "Yank" forums.

There are two "yellow" forums.

 

One is "moderated".

Carving Post Forum

 

The other was started by a carver that was "banned" for inappropriate comments. He then started his own "uncensored" version.

 

The recent "rant" on the "other" forum is by another carver also banned for inappropriate comments.

 

I apologize for these carvers as they are not representative of the many American carvers that I have associated with over the years.

 

I am a Canadian living seasonally in the US and I am "sorry".

Ooh wow. Now I want to read that censored forum! Is it the Pinske forum that separated from the main body? I have wondered why there seems to be about twelve different forum that all have the same posters and posts almost.

 

Dervish: yup there are plenty of bear carvings here in the states. When I first started this adventure into the great sport of chainsaw carving I thought that bears were the only thing some of these blokes could carve. As it turns out, they just like to eat.

 

Carvers carve bears because people buy bears. People buy bears because carvers carve bears. It's almost like a self-perpetuating cycle. The first successful working chainsaw carver I met sat me down and explained the facts of life to me: you can carve what people buy and make money doing it or you can be an 'artiste' and hold on to your old job.

 

I'm kinda half way in the middle of that artist/capitalist spectrum but I can't fault the logic.

 

Art Hard

J