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CNKS: I got home quite late last evening, checked my e mail,(saw your post as I do always click the box for notification) I was tired, so went almost directly to bed. I am truly sorry if my post offended you personally. My attach was clearly against the idea of changing the format of these forums. That is a thought shared by a good number of people, on either side of the issue. I used to be quite active on the Red Power forum. That all ended as I did not have the extra time required to sort through their new system. Red Power in my opinion was never as user friendly as YT. By clicking the e mail notification box on YT posts, I can come home check my e mail, and deal directly with it. By checking that little box, it tells me if anyone has responded to any of my posts all the way to page 10, or however many pages there are on that particular day. YT could improve that one with a dual notification system, 1st notify one of a direct responce to their post, 2nd notify one if there has been activity on the thread, one had posted on. Another factor on notification, it keep guys that post as much as you and I do, alert to any responces. Some of the questions you and I, and indeed others have answered many times, in fact the question becomes so natural, you answer and forget about it even being there. The matter that I am adamant on is keeping the threads in order by date and time. I think this is truly what has made YT such a great success. It gives the appearence that all are equal. You and I have seen a lot of new people come and go just in our time here. Many of them find a tractor is not for them, or fix the tractor up and are on their way until it breaks down. Another matter I believe in, but do not insist on is exposing of e mail addresses. I firmly believe, once one decides to address a public forum, he or she must subject themselves to public scrutiny. If you write a letter to the editor of one of the many news papers across North America, they will not publish unless you provide name and adderss, either e address or postal. I used to do a bit of writing on political issues. Government waste and corruption are issues I find hard to tolerate. Believe me I know the feeling of having a lawyer call telling me to back off or face legal proceedings, yes even had one guy suggest a visit to me by two men in a black Lincoln, with tinted glass was in order. I did back off on this type of writing, you cant cure those guys, they will be corrupt as long as the earth turns. I still make some snowballs, but someone else throws them. Finally Charles, I meant no disrespect by my post. When it comes to advice on this old iron, there is not too many opinions I would value more than yours. In fact I will go so far as to say, if a pole were taken re; the ten most helpful people at YT in any of the past 5 years that I've been here, CNKS would have to be on that list. I am not prepared to say where on that list, I would place you, nor am I prepared to say who 9 of my 10 nominees would be. The responce you received on your thread on rocker arms is proof of that. It was a good discussion, one clearly with a lot of involvment.
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