Filling out your profile

I don't think that your favorite knife, interests, location and occupation is much to be worried about somebody getting a hold of.
 
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steelshaper said:
Hi my name is William Crump. I am a white male, 6' 1", 200 pounds, I am 30 years old. I like dinners by candle light a good book and long walks on the beach. I would like to know the best way to heat treat O-1.

:D

Sorry but facts are facts No matter who you tell them to.

If Bob from Boston or Ken from Kentucky ask the same question do they get two diferent answers? I would hope not.

I do understand the meeting people in your area thing but Blade forums is not so much a personals site as it is a question and answers / sharing info site.:eek:
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I'm with you on that.

I've been a long time member on several boards with several thousand accumulated posts and never have I looked at somebody's profile before answering their question.

I judge the question for what it is; if it looks like trolling I leave it alone. If there is enough information in the question to give an answer and it is a question that I can answer then I will answer. If it looks like the person genuinely needs help but inadvertently left some details out and it is a question that I may be able to help with, I may post asking for more details.

I've usually found the biggest problem to be with the questions themselves and the poster not including enough specifics.

If a question is worded correctly you can usually tell the experience of the person with the topic at hand. I.E. "My car runs funny, I banged on the muffler with a hammer and it still runs funny, what should I do?" or "when my car warms up to operating temp AND it is humid it runs really jerky under light throttle. I unplugged the tps and it did the same, unplugged the MAF sensor and it did the same, fuel pressure seems good as it doesn't jerk on heavy throttle where should I look next?"

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In the two examples of essentially the same question being asked by two different people with obviously different experience levels, then yes, the answers would be different for those individuals. In the first case the answer would likely be 'you should take your car to a mechanic at your earliest convenience.' In the second case, my answer would be 'if air and fuel supply are ok then start checking into the ignition; lots of miles? then maybe dizzy and rotor need to be replaced.'
 
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Well, it seems as if I may be in the minority here. I merely wanted to point out that just because someone chooses to not share personal info online does not necessarily mean they are kid, a troll, or are not serious about wanting to learn. People come here from all walks of life, and there are varied and (to them at least) valid reasons for wanting to maintain some anonymity. And as AcridSaint alludes to above, it's impossible to know whether or not what someone has put in their profile is even accurate or truthful to begin with.

What I tend to pay more attention to is how someone writes and conducts themselves, which is generally pretty easy to determine after reading just a few of their posts. I have always tried to be as respectful, honest, sincere, and appreciative of anyone taking the time and effort to help me, as I possibly can. I hope that this comes across in how and what I write, and how I conduct myself here, but I understand and respect anyone who sees things differently and chooses to pass me by when making the decision of whether or not to lend a hand.
 
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Hi friends,

The "three blind men describing an elephant" phenomena never ceases to fascinate. On the surface this seems like a fairly simple topic, but looked at from various perspectives via a number of different folks it becomes complex. It's not a requirement of the forum to fill in your profile, so you're free not to. Some folks have said they likely will be able to offer more assistance, on occasion, if the info is filled out. Others say they enjoy hobnobbing with others if it is more personal. Others say they feel more at ease posting to threads if they are anonymous. Others say they will be more likely to invest their personal time in responding to requests if they know something about who they are answering.

For me, I enjoy addressing folks by their name, but if they don't want to tell it to me, so be it. I enjoy knowing where folks are. I enjoy knowing if they are having a hammer in, or some one is visiting another's shop. But then I enjoy community and like vesting my time and energy into its creation. I've met and visited Indian George because I know he lives in Bumf_k, MASS (fairly close to where I grew up) and met a number of other guys while there. I hope to visit David Sylvester this summer when I visit my folks. I've purchased (for a song) stuff from Stacy Aplet and received gobs of helpful advise from him. Folks have looked me up because they know I'm in Hawaii, when they visit here. I've met and worked in Patrick Randall's and Eric Fleming's shops because I knew they were near my inlaws in CA. I'm sure glad I had these opportunites (and may others) and did not miss them due to anynomity.

If others don't mind missing that...that's cool. If others want to join in the party...consider yourselves warmly invited!

All the best, Phil
 
Well after reading the above i think I am not all aware of the pitfalls of the WWW. I do not know what 4chan is, not that I doubt what they do.
My kids asked me how I knew all these people on the internet, and warned me about this sort of thing as bad. This is the message they are getting from school, beware of strangers on the internet, I was a bit hard to explain that not all people on the internet are bad/evil, but it is sad that such a great thing is being wrecked by a few bad eggs.
Cheers Ron.
 
I have always been on Stacys side when it comes to profiles. I think we should all know the names of somebody we are talking to. I like the family atmosphere here on the forums and choose not to think my name will end up on a list of backstreet bad boys somewhere. If we conduct ourselves approprietly and respect each other I believe the chances are slim of that happening. I use my name for this reason and for the business end of this. I am a full timer and most of my customers come from here. As a wonderful benefit two of my best friends also come from here.
 
In addition to the points that Stacy mentioned, many of the posted questions are requesting suggestions to source materials, supplies, tool, or personal contacts for help.

Given the World Wide aspect of the Web, it is impossible to know where a poster is coming from. Australia, US, Canada, Japan, Europe....all are possible.

If the posters profile is filled out, it saves the mandatory "where are you" posts and replies, thereby speeding up the process; giving the poster the information that much sooner and saving aggravation for the others.
 
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has anyone figured out who I am yet? :confused::D

A few words,, if you ever want to sell knives you'll soon be known anyway. :)

unless you are an FBI agent or like wise I'd wounder why you'd want to hide your info?
" For reasons you won't get into," got ME wondering already :D

never the less, as the way the web is set up you can be found through your ISP don't think for a sec. you can't be found if someone wants to bad enouph .. be it japan or were-ever. even using yahoo or hotmail for an email addy.. the mail can be traced just ask them. big brother has made sure of it... your host (ISP# , Internet service provider number),, will supply the info with the right paper work, even tracing your computer with it's one of a kind number.. all this by way of all acounts set up along the way ment to do just this.. this makes you feel safer don't it . just food for thought :) purps are found this way every day.. not that anyone here is a purp. :D
 
Hey Dan,

I'm still hoping to get up your way...if the invitation still stands.

All the best, Phil
 
Dan, you're so right. I used to help run a very different forum, and I assure you all, you can be tracked down to your very doorstep if someone wants to bad enough. I don't care if you're logged on at the public library, running through a proxy.

Anyone that googles me will eventually find some skeletons in my closet. I've made mistakes in the past, and paid for them all. Whether they choose to do business or just hang out with me based on that, is their right.

I'm trying to start a business here, so I figure using my real name and letting people judge me as they may, is the easiest way to avoid BS later. I'm not ashamed of who I am :)

Like others said, I try to judge posts on content and don't often check profiles. But if I'm buying something from you, you bet I'm gonna check your profile and want to know your real name.

So, as always, your mileage may vary ;) It depends on what you want out of the forum, I guess.
 
I'm not trying to say that if you post all of your info bad things will happen. Just that it makes it a little bit more likely. Not much, but a little bit. Obviously I'm not too worried about it myself based on my profile and username. I want people to know who I am and how to find me. Not everyone needs that though. I just wanted to point out that there are some legitimate reasons for wanting to stay somewhat anonymous.

Personally I don't care what name someone uses. I know people by their conduct and personality. The name in front of a post doesn't have any effect on the content of the post or the history of the person posting it.
 
I just filled out my profile, as I'm in the IT field I'm all to aware of the dark side of the web.

As far as knife making goes I'm as raw a rookie as you can find.
With the time I have left, and I hope that is a lot, I hope to approach the
artistry I've seen produced by the smiths on this board.

I was given a home made machete by a friend of mine a couple years ago.
He's as good a friend as you could want, but that was one ugly hunk of steel. I left it out in my shed for years, it was as ugly in your hand as it was to look at it.

I've decided to turn it into a Bolo knofe like I used at JEST, Jungle Enviroment Survival Training, in the Phillipines.

This is the important part of my post.....

I pulled my bench grinder out from under the work bench, I hadn't used it in 18 or 19 months. I took it outside, mounted a grinding wheel and bolted it down to a table. Something made me stand to the side when I turned it on,
I don't remember if I read it here or somewhere else, at any rate I sure glad I did. It spun up and blew up in about 5 seconds. I was about five feet to the side and the only thing damaged was the table top. I was wearing safety glasses but I would have need some kind of armor if I'd been in line with the wheel.

I'm filing this under lessons learned.
 
Thought i would chime in:) I didnt have much in my profile just because i didnt really think about it. Im new to forums all together so i had never thought about someone checking out my profile before answering a question, though come to think of it I have looked at alot of your profiles. With that said I just updated mine because I think it is good to be able to put a person with a screen name, then it is more like talking with friends. Now that i have sold a couple (and plan to sell more:D) maybe ill change my screen name to my real name. Anyway this is really a great place to come and chat with friends.
BTW my name is Sean nice to meet you.
 
I just changed my location as a result of reading this thread, I got to thinking some of you guys may actually want to come by and pick up some G-11. Especially the large pieces I can not cut.:D

My name is my name, but my friends call me Jim, hope you all will too.
Jim
 
Filling out your profile is excellent. It really helps knowing someone's background and where they are located. I've met some great people on this forum and looking at profiles is where I usually start first. Thanks for starting this thread Stacy.

Eric
 
Hmmm... Never thought about it that much I guess. I do like people to use their real name... it's a lot easier to remember real people. I always have at least one guy walk up to me at a show and say, "Hi! I'm Matt from the forum." And I stand there staring at them, trying to place this Matt person... and then they'll say, "Oh sorry, you know! I'm polishsausagedeathranger from the forum, how are you?!?!?!" And it takes me 10 minutes to remember them.

I think it's cool when somebody has the info in their profile, just in case I'm curious... but can't say that I check it before replying to a question.

I don't know what 4chan is either... better google it :)

I have mine filled out because it's all part of my plan to be a superstar :p ;)
 
Hay dingleberryhackeroffer, thanks for answering my post.
Midnightwatooseslicer.

Maybe you see how i feel
jerry
 
Sorry, I never thought about filling out the rest of my profile after first entering the group;consider it done!

One thing is, when I started I didn't have a favorite knife, I can't afford anything other than cheap store bought crap. That's why I started making my own. From scratch. Tools too, if I have to.

There's something about your own blood, sweat, and tears (not always in that order) that has been breathed into something that you, yourself made.

It's one thing to clean a fish with a good knife that you bought :jerkit:. It's another to clean that fish easily with the fish and fowl knife you made :D.
 
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